LC control no. | n 86138443 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Argosy Pictures Corporation |
Variant(s) | Argosy Corporation Argosy Productions |
See also | Founder: Ford, John, 1894-1973 Founder: Cooper, Merian C. |
Biography/History note | Argosy Picture Corporation was a motion picture production company. Established around 1940 by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, the company produced films until about 1953. |
Beginning date | 1940~ |
Ending date | 1953~ |
Field of activity | Motion pictures--Production and direction |
Found in | Wagon master [VR] c1987: credits (Argosy Pictures Corporation) The long voyage home, 2007: credits (Argosy Corporation) Internet movie database, via WWW, June 14, 2012 (Argosy Pictures; production company; active 1940-1953) Wikipedia, via WWW, June 14, 2012 (Argosy Productions; Argosy; independent production company established by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper; founded after success of Stagecoach (1939); collapsed after failure of The Sun Shines Bright (1953)) |
Associated language | eng |