| LC control no. | n 85376707 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | First National Pictures, Inc. |
| Variant(s) | Warner Bros.-First National Picture |
| See also | Predecessor: Associated First National Pictures, Inc. |
| Biography/History note | First National Pictures, Inc. (1924-1936) was an American motion picture production and distribution company. The company was previously known as Associated First National Pictures, Inc., which was renamed in 1924. In 1928 First National Pictures was purchased by Warner Bros., and was dissolved in 1936. However, most Warner Bros. films continued to include the name First National from 1941 to 1958. |
| Beginning date | 1924 |
| Ending date | 1936 |
| Field of activity | Motion pictures--Production and direction Motion pictures--Distribution |
| Found in | Five star final [MP] 1931: (First National Pictures) LC data base, 5/21/86 (hdg.: First National Pictures, inc.) Silent era: PSFL [Progressive silent film list]: companies: Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated, viewed Apr. 11, 2007 (Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated; production and distribution company; circa January 1919 through at least 1925; New York, N.Y.; company's name was later shortened to First National Pictures, Incorporated) Wikipedia, Sept. 3, 2010 (First National; From 1941 to 1958, most Warner Bros. films bore the combined trademarks "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture") Wikipedia, via WWW, July 12, 2012 (First National Exhibitors' Circle reincorporated in 1919 as Associated First National Pictures, Inc., with subsidiary Associated First National Theatres, Inc.; corporate name changed in 1924 to First National Pictures, Inc.; purchased by Warner Bros. in 1928; company dissolved by stockholders in 1936) |
| Associated language | eng |
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