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'''Eagle-Lion Films''' was a British film production company owned by [[J. Arthur Rank]]. In 1947 it acquired PRC Pictures, a small American production company, and 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 distributor|film distribution company]] under the name of Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited in the United Kingdom and Eagle-Lion Films Inc. in the [[United States]]. |
'''Eagle-Lion Films''' was a British film production company owned by [[J. Arthur Rank]]. In 1947 it acquired PRC Pictures, a small American production company, and 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 distributor|film distribution company]] under the name of Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited in the United Kingdom and Eagle-Lion Films Inc. in the [[United States]]. |
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From 1946-1949 Eagle-Lion was under the control of [[Arthur Krim]] who in addition to releasing films by Rank and [[David O. Selznick]] produced his own [[B-Movies]] as support. In 1951 Krim was offered the leadership of [[United Artists]] to improve their fortunes.<ref>www.time.com/time/magazine/article</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:07, 29 August 2007
Eagle-Lion Films was a British film production company owned by J. Arthur Rank. In 1947 it acquired PRC Pictures, a small American production company, and 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.
From 1946-1949 Eagle-Lion was under the control of Arthur Krim who in addition to releasing films by Rank and David O. Selznick produced his own B-Movies as support. In 1951 Krim was offered the leadership of United Artists to improve their fortunes.[1]
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- ^ www.time.com/time/magazine/article