Eagle-Lion Films
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Eagle-Lion Films was a British film production company owned by J. Arthur Rank
intended to release British productions in the United States. In 1947 it acquired PRC Pictures
, a small American production company, to produce B Pictures to accompany the British releases. The studio became one of the most respected makers of B-movies on what was known as Hollywood's "Poverty Row
." Eagle-Lion was also a film distribution company
under the name of Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited in the United Kingdom and Eagle-Lion Films Inc. in the United States
. The relatively small film lot was located at 7324 Santa Monica Boulevard, and has long since been demolished.
produced his own B-movies as support. In 1951 Krim was offered the leadership of United Artists
to improve their fortunes.
Eagle-Lion had acquired the film studio of PRC who had acquired the building from Grand National Pictures which ceased in 1939. In 1954 Frederick Ziv
bought the studio for his Ziv Television Programs
.
J. Arthur Rank
Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank was a British industrialist and film producer, and founder of the Rank Organisation, now known as The Rank Group Plc.- Family business :...
intended to release British productions in the United States. In 1947 it acquired PRC Pictures
Producers Releasing Corporation
Producers Releasing Corporation was one of the more lower-end Hollywood film studios on Poverty Row from the late '30s to the mid-'40s. PRC, as it was commonly known, made low-budget B-movies for the lower-half of a double bill. A few of its films have gained a respectable reputation over the...
, a small American production company, to produce B Pictures to accompany the British releases. The studio became one of the most respected makers of B-movies on what was known as Hollywood's "Poverty Row
Poverty Row
Poverty Row is a slang term used in Hollywood from the late silent period through the mid-fifties to refer to a variety of small and mostly short-lived B movie studios...
." Eagle-Lion was also a film distribution company
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
under the name of Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited in the United Kingdom and Eagle-Lion Films Inc. in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The relatively small film lot was located at 7324 Santa Monica Boulevard, and has long since been demolished.
Late history
From 1946-1949 Eagle-Lion was under the control of Arthur Krim who in addition to releasing films by Rank and David O. SelznickDavid O. Selznick
David O. Selznick was an American film producer. He is best known for having produced Gone with the Wind and Rebecca , both of which earned him an Oscar for Best Picture.-Early years:...
produced his own B-movies as support. In 1951 Krim was offered the leadership of United Artists
United Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
to improve their fortunes.
Eagle-Lion had acquired the film studio of PRC who had acquired the building from Grand National Pictures which ceased in 1939. In 1954 Frederick Ziv
Frederick Ziv
Frederick William Ziv was an American broadcasting producer and syndicator who is considered the father of television syndication and once operated the nation's largest independent television production company....
bought the studio for his Ziv Television Programs
Ziv Television Programs
Ziv Television Programs, Inc. was an American television syndication and production company, producer of popular syndicated TV programs in the 1950s.- History :...
.
External links
1947-1950 1950-1951- UK Eagle Lion