American Releasing Corporation

{{Short description|American film company}}

{{For|the later company originally known by this name|American International Pictures}}

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| name = American Releasing Corporation

| image = The Grub Stake (1923) - 2.jpg

| image_caption = Poster for the 1923 release The Grub-Stake

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| type = Corporation

| foundation = 1920

| defunct = 1923

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| industry = Motion pictures

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The American Releasing Corporation was an American film distribution company active during the silent era.Slide p.14Canjels p.141Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.380 The company was founded in 1920, but was primarily active from 1922 until 1923, producing or handling films of a generally higher quality than many independent studios who specialized in Poverty Row second features.

Selected filmography

References

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Bibliography

  • Canjels, Rudmer. Distributing Silent Film Serials: Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation. Routledge, 2011.
  • Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
  • Soister, John T., Nicolella, Henry & Joyce, Steve. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland, 2014.

Category:American film studios

Category:Film distributors of the United States

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