Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company
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The Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company was a motion picture
distribution company
that operated in the United States between 1910 and 1912. The company distributed almost 2,200 silent era
motion pictures over its three year existence.
Created to challenge the attempted monopoly of the General Film Company
, which was produced by the Motion Picture Patents Company
, both Universal Pictures
and the Mutual Film Corporation
grew out of the Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
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...
that operated in the United States between 1910 and 1912. The company distributed almost 2,200 silent era
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
motion pictures over its three year existence.
Created to challenge the attempted monopoly of the General Film Company
General Film Company
The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures....
, which was produced by the Motion Picture Patents Company
Motion Picture Patents Company
The Motion Picture Patents Company , founded in December 1908, was a trust of all the major American film companies , the leading film distributor and the biggest supplier of raw film stock, Eastman Kodak...
, both Universal Pictures
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
and the Mutual Film Corporation
Mutual Film
Mutual Film Corporation was an early American motion picture conglomerate best remembered today as the producers of some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies....
grew out of the Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company.
External links
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