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| evolution of a handful of American production companies into wealthy motion picture industry conglomerates that owned their own studios, distribution divisions, and theaters, and contracted with performers and other filmmaking personnel |
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| 20th Century Fox, RKO Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| The Little 3 (definition) |
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| they owned few or no theaters to guarantee sales of their films |
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| Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and United Artists |
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| Edison; electronically powered; ran loop of film |
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| Kircher; drawings that could reproduce images by means of a light passing through a lens |
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| Lumiere Brothers; unique claw mechanism to engage and advance the film |
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| Armat/Jenkins; cast images via film & electric light onto a wall or screen |
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| France; irrational surprises of a world of tricks |
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| hired by Edison; 1st time any American film attempted to present a character's thoughts |
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| a motion picture company founded in 1895 |
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| Life of an American Fireman |
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| French company announced the intention of creating a serious, artistic cinema |
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| Famous Players in Famous Plays-->Paramount Pictures |
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| The Funeral of Queen Victoria and The Countryman and the Cinematograph |
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| English stage comedian; Making a Living |
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| Tango Tangles and Comrades |
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