International Pictures
International Pictures was an American film production company that existed in the 1940s. It merged with Universal Pictures to become Universal-International on October 1, 1946..
History
The company was formed in 1944. It was headed up by Leo Spitz, an executive at RKO, and William Goetz, vice president in charge of 20th Century Fox.[1]
In October 1943 Goetz announced International would start off making four films with an overall budget of $4.2 million, the films including Belle of the Yukon, Woman in the Window and Casanova Brown.[2]
In January 1944 International signed an agreement with RKO Pictures to provide four films for distribution.[3]
Following the merger Spitz and Goetz became head of production at Universal-International.
Select filmography
- Casanova Brown (1944) – distributed by RKO
- The Woman in the Window (1944) – distributed by RKO
- Belle of the Yukon (1944) – distributed by RKO
- It's a Pleasure (1945) – distributed by RKO
- Along Came Jones (1945) – distributed by RKO
- Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) – distributed by RKO
- The Stranger (1946) – distributed by RKO
- The Dark Mirror (1946) – distributed by Universal
- Temptation (1946) – distributed by Universal
References
- ANGELA FOX DUNN (Apr 20, 1980). "BILL GOETZ: THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL: MOVIES WILLIAM GOETZ: THE GREATEST". Los Angeles Times. p. o26.
- Schallert, Edwin (Oct 1, 1943). "DRAMA AND FILM: Child Star's Relatives Write Musical for Her William Goetz Announces $4,200,000 Budget for International's Film Slate". Los Angeles Times. p. 15.
- "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: RKO Gets First Four Releases of New International Firm -- 4 Films Due This Week". New York Times. Jan 24, 1944. p. 13.
External links
- International Pictures at IMDb
- International Pictures at Cobbles
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