Pathé Exchange (English Wikipedia)

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Aronson, Michael (2009). "1920: Movies, Margarine, and Main Street". In Fischer, Lucy (ed.). American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. pp. 33–36. ISBN 978-0-8135-4484-7. "Sex (1920)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
McNally, Karen (2021). The Stardom Film: Creating the Hollywood Fairy Tale. New York: Wallflower Press. pp. 24–29. ISBN 978-0-520-27178-4. "What Price Hollywood? (1932)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
Jewell, Richard B. (1982). The RKO Story. New York: Arlington House/Crown. p. 54. ISBN 0-517-54656-6. "Rockabye (1932)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 165–66. ISBN 9780809334964. Pitts, Michael R. (2019). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933–1965. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4766-7649-4. "Pathe-America Sold to Astor Pictures". New York Times. June 27, 1962. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "Astor Takes Full Control of Pathe-America Co". Boxoffice. July 2, 1962. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2023. The Pathé-America slate included the inaugural full release of Paradise Alley, which initially screened in 1958 as supposedly "the first picture ever to premiere without distribution." "Paradise Alley (1962)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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Eyman, Scott (2010). Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 223–24. ISBN 978-0-7432-8955-9. Beauchamp, Cari (2009). Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 142, 430. ISBN 9781400040001. Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 99–102. ISBN 9780809334964. "Bankers Confer on Pathe-P.D.C. Pool: Merger Conferences On—But Final Decision Is In No Way Set". Film Daily. October 4, 1926. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "Blair Co. Swinging Pathe-P.D.C. Deal; To Buy Up Theaters by Wholesale". Film Daily. October 11, 1926. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 10, 2023. "P.D.C.-Pathe-K-A Merger Hinges Upon Murdock's Declaration". Variety. November 3, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780809334964. "Pathe Stockholders Ratify Expansion: P.D.C.-K.A.-Orpheum Deal Sanctioned; Line-up Disclosed". Film Daily. May 13, 1927. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
Alicoate, Jack, ed. (1931). The 1931 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures. New York: The Film Daily. p. 442.
"PRC Sets Deal With NBC for Telev. Film; $7,385,000 Budget" (PDF). Variety. July 5, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2022. Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 155, 163. ISBN 9780809334964.
"Rank Signs Another 2-Way Deal, This Time with Young". Motion Picture Herald. December 22, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2023. Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780809334964. "Rank Starts Triple Play for American Market". Motion Picture Herald. February 19, 1944. p. 33. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
Slide, Anthony (1998). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-579-58056-8. Schauer, Bradley (2017). Escape Velocity: American Science Fiction Film, 1950–1982. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780819576583. "Thomas' PRC Tie to End Shortly". Motion Picture Daily. August 5, 1947. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved January 3, 2023. Note that the date of "1946" on page 1 is a clear misprint. Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780809334964.
Slide, Anthony (1998). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-579-58056-8. Davis, Blair (2012). The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-Budget Cinema. New Brunswick, NJ, and London: Rutgers University Press. pp. 53–56. ISBN 978-1-579-58056-8. "2 Movie Concerns Announce Merger". New York Times. May 22, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "ELC Files Big Suit Against Loew's, RKO". Motion Picture Daily. October 4, 1950. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "1950-51 Will Be ELC's First 'Profit' Year". Motion Picture Daily. March 26, 1951. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "Eagle Lion Is Sold to U.A. Film Firm". New York Times. April 12, 1951. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
Davis—echoing mistakes made by others—incorrectly describes Rank as controlling the Eagle-Lion Films production company and "acquiring" PRC (p. 50). Among the abundant contemporaenous evidence to the contrary, see the Pathé Industries Inc. copyright on the Destination Moon poster here and the description of Pathé Industries Inc. as Eagle-Lion Classics' "parent company" in the April 12, 1951 New York Times article cited in this note. See also "Pathe, Boston Bank Loan 'Progressing'". Motion Picture Daily. July 28, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023. (Pathé "[p]roducing affiliates include Eagle-Lion and PRC.") "$8,500,000 Pathe Boston Bank Loan Is Transfer Deal". Motion Picture Daily. August 5, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2023. ("Eagle-Lion and PRC, both Pathe Industries subsidiaries.")
Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 165–66. ISBN 9780809334964. Pitts, Michael R. (2019). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933–1965. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4766-7649-4. "Pathe-America Sold to Astor Pictures". New York Times. June 27, 1962. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "Astor Takes Full Control of Pathe-America Co". Boxoffice. July 2, 1962. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2023. The Pathé-America slate included the inaugural full release of Paradise Alley, which initially screened in 1958 as supposedly "the first picture ever to premiere without distribution." "Paradise Alley (1962)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 154. ISBN 9780809334964. "Pathe Lab Buys PRC". Motion Picture Herald. January 10, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved December 30, 2022. "Pathé Now Owns 100 Per Cent of PRC Stock". Motion Picture Herald. February 28, 1942. p. 46. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

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rédaction, La (June 19, 2025). "Rencontre avec Jérôme Seydoux". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved July 11, 2025.

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"PATHE-AMERICA SOLD TO ASTOR PICTURES". The New York Times. June 27, 1962. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
"Warner Brothers Buys Pathe News; Transfer of the RKO Newsreel Takes Place Next Month—Short Subjects Excluded". New York Times. July 28, 1947. Retrieved January 28, 2019. Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 149–50. ISBN 9780809334964.
Slide, Anthony (1998). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Abingdon and New York: Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-579-58056-8. Davis, Blair (2012). The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-Budget Cinema. New Brunswick, NJ, and London: Rutgers University Press. pp. 53–56. ISBN 978-1-579-58056-8. "2 Movie Concerns Announce Merger". New York Times. May 22, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "ELC Files Big Suit Against Loew's, RKO". Motion Picture Daily. October 4, 1950. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "1950-51 Will Be ELC's First 'Profit' Year". Motion Picture Daily. March 26, 1951. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "Eagle Lion Is Sold to U.A. Film Firm". New York Times. April 12, 1951. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
Davis—echoing mistakes made by others—incorrectly describes Rank as controlling the Eagle-Lion Films production company and "acquiring" PRC (p. 50). Among the abundant contemporaenous evidence to the contrary, see the Pathé Industries Inc. copyright on the Destination Moon poster here and the description of Pathé Industries Inc. as Eagle-Lion Classics' "parent company" in the April 12, 1951 New York Times article cited in this note. See also "Pathe, Boston Bank Loan 'Progressing'". Motion Picture Daily. July 28, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023. (Pathé "[p]roducing affiliates include Eagle-Lion and PRC.") "$8,500,000 Pathe Boston Bank Loan Is Transfer Deal". Motion Picture Daily. August 5, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2023. ("Eagle-Lion and PRC, both Pathe Industries subsidiaries.")
Ward, Richard Lewis (2016). When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 165–66. ISBN 9780809334964. Pitts, Michael R. (2019). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933–1965. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-4766-7649-4. "Pathe-America Sold to Astor Pictures". New York Times. June 27, 1962. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "Astor Takes Full Control of Pathe-America Co". Boxoffice. July 2, 1962. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2023. The Pathé-America slate included the inaugural full release of Paradise Alley, which initially screened in 1958 as supposedly "the first picture ever to premiere without distribution." "Paradise Alley (1962)". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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