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United Artists Corporation ( UA) was an American production and distribution company founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as a venture premised on allowing actors to control their own financial and artistic interests rather than being dependent upon commercial studios.
United Artists (UA) was an American film and television entertainment studio founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. This is a list of feature films originally produced or distributed by United Artists, including those made overseas.
Release DateTitleJanuary 18, 1920January 27, 1920April 25, 1920May 16, 1920Oct 4, 2019 · Oct 4, 2019 6:00am PT. United Artists Marks 100 Years of Independent Filmmaking. By Cari Beauchamp. Kobal/Shutterstock. They called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a...
- “Broken Blossoms” (1919) Several months after Griffith, Chaplin, Pickford, and Fairbanks founded United Artists, the studio released its first movie: “Broken Blossoms.”
- “Pollyanna” (1920) Mary Pickford’s first United Artists release was the 1920 drama “Pollyanna,” in which the acting icon starred as an orphan whose optimistic outlook on life brings change to her antagonistic hometown.
- “The Mark of Zorro” (1920) Douglas Fairbanks cemented his status as cinema’s iconic swashbuckler with the one-two punch of “The Mark of Zorro” and “Robin Hood.”
- “The General” (1927) United Artists is most associated with Charlie Chaplin, but the studio also supported Chaplin’s biggest silent comedy contemporary, Buster Keaton.
Feb 5, 2021 · On the 5th of February, more than a century ago, the American film industry changed forever. A production studio called “United Artists” (UA) was established in 1919 by actual artists rather than businessmen.
Apr 8, 2019 · With film credits like Modern Times (1936), High Noon (1952), and Raging Bull (1980), United Artists has been a major force in Hollywood since its founding in 1919. Film scholar Gaylyn Studlar writes about the company’s creation and the men — and woman — behind it all.
Oct 4, 2019 · In the century since its founding in 1919, United Artists has made and distributed hundreds of films and pioneered business models — such as UA Classics — that continue to resonate in the...
