Word: paramount
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Founded in 1915 by William Fox who spent 15 years building up his enormous theatre chain, Fox Film Corp. became, except for Paramount, the biggest cinema company in the world before its founder was ousted in 1930. Reorganized in 1933. the company's net profit for 1934 was $1,273,000. Twentieth Century owns no theatres at all, exists solely as a medium for the producing genius of excitable little Darryl Zanuck. The company was organized two years ago when Zanuck squabbled with Warner Brothers, where he had worked up from comedy script writer to production chief. He persuaded...
...nothing to the Philistine are the May Festivals more intriguing than in the boxes and the Audience. Last night these themes of and corridor and foyer were paramount to the carnal-minded devotee of these two yearly events...
...that this signed petition represents far more than a majority of the opinion of the undergraduate body at Harvard and Radcliffe. Having given the subject careful consideration, I feel that for the best interests of the University Theatre the objectionable feature should be eliminated from our program. Consequently, the Paramount News will be shown instead until further notice...
...Paramount: "G Men" 10.23, 1.11, 3.59, 6.47, 9.35. "$10 Raise...
...Paramount News shows the first releases from the current British Jubilee festivities...