Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Type	Subsidiary of Time Warner
Founded	Hollywood, California, USA (1918)
Headquarters	Burbank, California,  United States
Key people	Barry M. Meyer, Chairman and CEO Alan F. Horn, President and COO Edward A. Romano EVP and CFO
Industry	Entertainment
Products	Motion pictures, television programs revenue = $11.9 billion USD (2005)
Operating income	$943 million USD (2005)
Website	warnerbros.com

Warner Bros. - First National Studios, Burbank, circa 1928.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., or Warner Bros. for short, is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment. WB, Wb, or wb may refer to: In technology: Weber - SI unit of magnetic flux [WB] Other: Warner Bros - Large American film and television company The WB Television Network - United States television network from 1995–2006, which has since merged with UPN to form The CW Harry Warner, Albert Warner... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 449 pixels Full resolution (856 × 480 pixel, file size: 525 KB, MIME type: image/png) Warner Bros. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Time Warner Inc. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alan Horn is the President & COO of Warner Bros. ... The entertainment industry consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links WarnerBrosStudios-1920. ... Image File history File links WarnerBrosStudios-1920. ...

It is currently a subsidiary of the Time Warner conglomerate, with its headquarters in Burbank, California. Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, and DC Comics, as well as owning half of The CW Television Network. A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Time Warner Inc. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Crimson White, known colloquially as The CW, is the student-run newspaper of the University of Alabama. ...

Founded in 1918, Warner Bros. is the third-oldest American movie studio in continuous operation, after Paramount Pictures founded in 1912 as Famous Players and Universal Studios, also founded in 1912. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

History

1903-1925: Foundation

The corporate name honors the four founding Warner brothers, Harry Warner (1881–1958), Albert Warner (1883–1967), Sam Warner (1887–1927) and Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), Jewish brothers who imigrated from Belarus to London, Ontario, Canada. The three elder brothers began in the exhibition business in 1903, having acquired a projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They opened their first theatre, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1903. (The original theater is still standing, and is being renovated as the centerpiece of the ongoing downtown revitalization in New Castle, hoping to attract tourists.[1]) In 1904, the Warners founded the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Amusement & Supply Company (the precursor to Warner Bros. Pictures) to distribute films. Within a few years this led to the distribution of pictures across a four-state area. In 1912 Harry Warner hired Warner Brothers Pictures first employee, an auditor named Paul Ashley Chase. By the time of World War I they had begun producing films, and in 1918 the brothers opened the Warner Bros. studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Sam and Jack Warner produced the pictures, while Harry and Albert Warner and their auditor and now controller Paul Ashley Chase handled finance and distribution in New York. In 1923, they formally incorporated as Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Harold (Harry) Morris Warner (born Hirsch Eichelbaum, December 12, 1881 Krasnosielc, Mazovia, Poland - 25 July 1958) was one of the founders of Warner Bros. ... Albert Warner (July 23, 1883 - November 26, 1967) was the one of the founders of Warner Bros. ... Sam Warner (August 10, 1887 - October 5, 1927) was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Brothers film company. ... This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. ... Nickname: Location of London in relation to Middlesex County and the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 as a village Incorporated 1855 as a city Government  - City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best  - Governing Body London City Council  - MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) Glen Pearson... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... “Pittsburgh” redirects here. ... Paul Ashley Chase (February 5, 1878 – April 17, 1946) was one of the founding executives, first auditor, and comptroller for Warner Brothers Pictures. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Sunset Boulevard (officially known as West Sunset Boulevard, except in Beverly Hills) is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Paul Ashley Chase (February 5, 1878 – April 17, 1946) was one of the founding executives, first auditor, and comptroller for Warner Brothers Pictures. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first important deal for the company was the acquisition of the rights to Avery Hopwood's 1919 Broadway play The Gold Diggers from theatrical impresario David Belasco. However, what really put Warner Bros. on the Hollywood map was a dog, Rin Tin Tin, brought from France after World War I by an American soldier. Rinty was so popular that he starred in 26 films, beginning with The Man from Hell's River in 1924, and is credited with making the fledgling studio a success. Avery Hopwood (1882 - 1928) was an American playwright who wrote farces such as Getting Gerties Garter (1927). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... David Belasco, between 1898 and 1916. ... 1928 movie ad Rin Tin Tin (often billed as Rin-Tin-Tin in the 1920s and 1930s) was the name given to several German Shepherd dogs in film and television. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As the studio prospered, it gained backing from Wall Street, and in 1924 Goldman Sachs arranged a major loan. With this new money Warners bought the pioneer Vitagraph Company which had a nation-wide distribution system. They also plunged into radio, establishing radio stations in several major cities, among them KFWB in Los Angeles. Warners also joined the mad race to buy and build theaters. View up Wall Street from Pearl Street Wall Street is the name of a narrow thoroughfare in lower Manhattan running east from Broadway downhill to the East River. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 and bought by Warner Brothers in 1925. ... KFWB is a Los Angeles, California AM radio station operating on 980 kHz with 5,000 watts of power from a transmitter site near Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

1926-1931: Sound; color; style

Screenshot from the first all-color all-talking film On with the Show, released by Warner Brothers in 1929.

At the urging of Sam Warner, the company committed to develop Vitaphone, and in 1926 began making films with music and effects tracks, most notably, in the feature Don Juan. When this proved popular, they took the next step and offered, in October 1927 a picture with dialogue, one that would revolutionize the business, The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson. The movie was a sensation, launching the era of "talking pictures" and banishing silent movies. However, the brothers could not make it to the premiere of The Jazz Singer, as Sam had died and the brothers were at his funeral. Image File history File linksMetadata OnWithTheShow3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata OnWithTheShow3. ... Color Fragment from Film. ... The Warner Brothers Vitaphone logo. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Don Juan is a 1926s Warner Bros silent film, directed by Alan Crosland. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Jazz Singer (1927) is a U.S. movie musical and the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. ... Al Jolson was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian and actor of Jewish heritage whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... 1902 poster advertising Gaumonts sound films, depicting an optimistically vast auditorium A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...

Flush with cash thanks to the success of The Jazz Singer, in 1928 Warner bought the Stanley Company, a major theater chain. This gave them a share in rival First National Pictures, of which Stanley owned one-third. In a bidding war with William Fox, Warner bought more First National shares, and gained control in 1929. The Justice Department agreed to allow the purchase if First National was maintained as a separate company. But when the depression hit, Warner asked for and got permission to merge the two studios; soon afterward Warner Bros. moved to the First National lot in Burbank. Though the companies merged, Justice required Warner to produce and release a few films each year under the First National name until 1938. For thirty years, certain Warner productions would be identified (mainly for tax purposes) as 'A Warner Bros. - First National Picture.' The First National Exhibitors Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. ... William Fox (born Wilhelm Fuchs in January 1, 1879–May 8, 1952) founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Founded May 1, 1887 Incorporated July 8, 1911 General Information County Los Angeles County, California Latitude Longitude 34°1049 N 118°1942 W Area  - Total  - Water 45 km² (17. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Gold Diggers of Broadway was a huge hit for Warner Brothers in 1929.

In 1928, the Warner Brothers released Lights of New York, the first all-talking feature. Due to its success, the movie industry converted entirely to sound almost overnight. By the end of 1929, all the major studios were making sound films exclusively. In 1929, the Warner Brothers released On with the Show (1929), the first all-color all-talking feature. This was followed by Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) which proved to be the most popular film of that year. (It continued to be so popular that it played in theatres until 1939). The success of these two color pictures caused a color revolution (just as the first all-talkie had created one for talkies). The Warner Brothers released a large number of color films in 1929-1931. The following were features photographed entirely in Technicolor: The Show of Shows (1929), Sally (1929), Bright Lights (1930), Golden Dawn (1930), Hold Everything (1930), Song of the Flame (1930), Song of the West (1930), The Life of the Party (1930), Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930), Under A Texas Moon (1930), The Bride of the Regiment (1930), Viennese Nights (1931), Woman Hungry (1931), Kiss Me Again (1931), Fifty Million Frenchmen (1931), Manhattan Parade (1932). In addition to these, scores of features were released with Technicolor sequences as well as a numerous variety of short subjects. The majority of these color films were musicals. By 1931 the country had grown so tired of musicals that the Warner Brothers were forced to cut the numbers of many of the productions and advertise them as straight comedies. The public had begun to associate musicals with color and thus the movie studios began to abandon its use. Warner Brothers had a contract with Technicolor to produce two more pictures in that process. As a result, the first mysteries in color were produced and released by the studio: Doctor X (1932) and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). Image File history File linksMetadata GoldDiggersBroadway2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GoldDiggersBroadway2. ... Winnie Lightner and Albert Gran. ... This article is for the 1928 film. ... Madeline and Marion Fairbanks dancing. ... Winnie Lightner and Albert Gran. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Chinese Fantasy number. ... The Wild Rose number. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia on one of the following topics: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. ... Golden Dawn is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Hold Everything 1930 is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Song of the Flame is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Advertisment for the film. ... The Life of the Party is a 1930 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1930 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Under A Texas Moon is a 1930 musical western film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... The Bride of the Regiment is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Viennese Nights is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Woman Hungry is a 1931 musical western film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Kiss Me Again is a 1931 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1931 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Doctor X is a First National/Warner Bros. ... Mystery of the Wax Museum is a mystery/horror Technicolor film released in 1933, and directed by Michael Curtiz. ...

1931-1935: Pre-Code Realistic Period

The studio as seen in the trailer for the film The Petrified Forest (1936)

With the collapse of the market for musicals, Warner Bros., under production head Darryl F. Zanuck, turned to more realistic and gritty storylines, 'torn from the headlines' pictures that some said glorified gangsters. The contracts of musical and silent stars were not renewed and new talent, tough-talking, working-class types, were hired that would more suitably fit in with these sort of pictures. Stars such as Dorothy Mackaill, Bebe Daniels, Frank Fay, Winnie Lightner, Bernice Claire, Alexander Gray, Alice White and Jack Mulhall that had characterized the urban, modern and sophisticated attitude of the 1920s gave way to stars such James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Edward G. Robinson, Warren Williams and Barbara Stanwyck who would be more acceptable to the common man.The studio was one of the most prolific producers of Pre-Code pictures and had a lot of trouble with the censors once they started clamping down on what they considered indecent (around 1934). As a result, the Warner Brothers turned out a number of historical pictures from around 1935 in order to avoid confrontations with the Breen office. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Petrified Forest (1936) is a predecessor to film noir, with an original screenplay by Delmer Daves and Charles Kenyon derived from the play by Robert E. Sherwood. ... Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902–December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). ... For other uses, see Gangster (disambiguation). ... Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 - August 12, 1990) was an British-born American actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early 1930s. ... Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 - March 16, 1971) was an American actress. ... NOTE: See Frank Fay(US-born) for the Broadway/movie actor, Frank Fay****** Frank Fay (1870–1931), brother of William Fay, was an actor and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre. ... Winnie Lightner (September 17, 1899 – March 5, 1971) was an American motion picture actress. ... Air Vice Marshal Alexander Gray CB,MC (1896-1980) World War II 1939 July Officer Commanding, RAF Manston. ... Publicity photo for the movie The Big Noise, taken ca 1928 Alice White is also the name of the fictional character who is married to Perry White. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... Blondell in Nightmare Alley (1947) Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 - December 25, 1979) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg, Yiddish: עמנואל גולדנברג; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was an American stage and film actor of Romanian origin. ... Warren Williams (born July 29, 1965 in Miami, Florida) was a American professional football running back. ... Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress of film, stage, and screen . ... A shot from the revue sequence of Glorifying the American Girl (1929) shows a seemingly nude woman, which would no longer be allowed after the Code went into effect. ...

After Zanuck was succeeded by Hal B. Wallis in 1933, and the Hays code began to be enforced in 1935, the studio was forced to abandon this realistic approach in order to produce more moralistic idealized pictures. The studio naturally turned to historical dramas which would not cause any problems with the censors. Others offerings included melodramas (or 'women's pictures'), swashbucklers, and adaptations of best-sellers, with stars like Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Muni and Errol Flynn. This period also saw the disappearance of a large number of actors and actresses that had characterized the realistic Pre-Code era but who were not suited to the new trend into moral and idealized pictures. The Warner Bros. had remained the top studio in Hollywood since the dawn of talkies, but this changed after 1935 as other studios, notably MGM, quickly overshadowed the prestige and glamor that had previously characterized Warner Bros. Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A shot from the revue sequence of Glorifying the American Girl (1929) shows a seemingly nude woman, which would no longer be allowed after the Code went into effect. ... A melodrama, in the broadest sense, is a serious drama that can be distinguished from tragedy by the fact that it is open to having a happy ending. ... For other uses, see Swashbuckler (disambiguation). ... For the singer, see Betty Davis, for the meteorologist, see Betty Davis (meteorologist). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor. ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... A shot from the revue sequence of Glorifying the American Girl (1929) shows a seemingly nude woman, which would no longer be allowed after the Code went into effect. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ...

1930: Birth of Warner’s cartoons

Warner's cartoon unit had its roots in the independent Harman-Ising studio. From 1930 to 1933, Disney alumni Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising produced a series of musical cartoons for Leon Schlesinger, who sold the shorts to Warner. Harman and Ising introduced their character Bosko in the first Looney Tunes cartoon, Sinkin' in the Bathtub, and created a sister series, Merrie Melodies, in 1931. Hugh Harman (1908 – 1982) and Rudolf Rudy Ising (1903 – 1992) were an animator/film director/film producer team best known for founding the Warner Bros. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Hugh Harman (1908–1982) and Rudolf Rudy Ising (1903–1992) were animators best known for founding the Warner Bros. ... Hugh Harman (1908–1982) and Rudolf Rudy Ising (1903–1992) were animators best known for founding the Warner Bros. ... Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a producer at the Warner Bros. ... This article is about the Warner Brothers cartoon character. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Sinkin in the Bathtub is a landmark in animation history as it was the very first Looney Tunes cartoon produced, and launched the Warner Bros. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ...

Harman and Ising broke away from Schlesinger in 1933 due to a contractual dispute, taking Bosko with them. As a result, Schlesinger started his own studio, Leon Schlesinger Productions, which continued with the Merrie Melodies while starting production on Looney Tunes starring Buddy, a Bosko clone. By the end of the decade, a new Schlesinger production team, including directors Friz Freleng, Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, and Chuck Jones had been formed. Schlesinger's staff developed a fast-paced, irreverent style that made their cartoons immensely popular world-wide. Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a Jewish producer at the Warner Bros. ... Buddy is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Frederick Bean Fred/Tex Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. ... Robert Bob Clampett (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) was an animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ...

Warner bought Schlesinger's cartoon unit in 1944, and in subsequent decades characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, and Porky Pig became central to the company's image. Bugs in particular remains a mascot to Warner Bros' various divisions and Six Flags (which Time Warner previously owned). 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning animated rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. ... For other meanings of words and phrases starting with tweet, see tweet. ... Porky Pig is an Academy Award-nominated animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ...

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, as seen in the opening title sequence of The Bugs Bunny Show.

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Post-World War II: Changing hands

The record attendance figures of the World War II years made the Warner brothers rich. The gritty Warner image of the 1930s gave way to a glossier look, especially in women's pictures starring Davis, de Havilland and Joan Crawford. The 1940s also saw the rise of Humphrey Bogart from supporting player to major star. And in the post-war years Warners continued to create new stars, like Lauren Bacall and Doris Day. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977),[1] was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s through 1940s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor. ... Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. ...

On January 5, 1948, Warner offered the first color newsreel, covering the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A newsreel is a documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed news stories. ... A float from the 2004 Rose Parade A close up of roses used to create a rose bowl parade float. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ...

Warner was a party to the United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. anti-trust case of the 1940s. This action, brought by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, claimed that the five integrated studio-theater chain combinations restrained competition. The Supreme Court heard the case in 1948, and ruled for the government. As a result Warner and four other major studios were forced to separate production from exhibition. Early in 1953, the Warner theater holdings were spun off as Stanley Warner Theaters. With no more theaters to fill there was no need to produce thirty pictures a year, and no need for expensive contract-actors or for costly staff. After fifty years in the business the Warners saw the system winding down, and agreed to sell the studio to a bank-led syndicate. Only after the deal was completed in 1956 did elder brothers Harry and Albert Warner learn that the leading investor in the bank's syndicate was youngest brother Jack, who now had control of what had been a family business. This led to a rupture in family relations. For the rest of their lives the brothers did not speak to one another. But Jack was solely in charge at Warner Bros. Pictures. United States v. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. “Justice Department” redirects here. ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries  Atlas  Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

New owners

For a time Warner Bros. rebounded, specializing in adaptations of popular plays like The Bad Seed, No Time for Sergeants and Gypsy: A Musical Fable. There was also a successful television unit (run by William T. Orr who was Jack Warner's son-in-law) offering popular series like 77 Sunset Strip and Maverick. Already the owner of extensive music-publishing holdings, in 1958 the studio launched Warner Bros. Records, but by the 1960s, motion picture production was in decline. There were few studio-produced films and many more co-productions (for which Warner provided facilities, money, and distribution), and pickups of independently made pictures. This page is about the novel. ... No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway play and 1958 motion picture (plus a forgettable 1964 television series). ... Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ... Not to be confused with William Orr. ... This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. ... 1959 Soundtrack - (L to R): Roger Smith, Kookie Byrnes, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ... Maverick is a comedy-western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC and featured James Garner, Roger Moore, and Jack Kelly as poker-playing travelling gamblers. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Bros. ...

In 1967, Jack gave in to advancing age and the changing times, selling control of the studio and its music business for $78 million to Seven Arts Productions, run by the Canadian investors Elliot and Kenneth Hyman, whose Associated Artists Productions had once owned the pre-1948 Warner film library. The company, including the studio, was renamed Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Seven Arts Productions was founded in 1957 by Ray Stark and Eliot Hyman. ... Associated Artists Productions was a distributor of theatrical features and short subjects for television founded in 1953 and headed by Elliott Hyman. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Bros. ...

Michael Keaton as Batman in 1992's Batman Returns

Two years later the Hymans accepted a cash-and-stock offer from an odd conglomerate called Kinney National Company. Originating as a chain of funeral parlors, Kinney had grown by buying service businesses like parking lots, office cleaners, and a Hollywood talent agency, Ashley-Famous. It was Ted Ashley who led Kinney-head Steve Ross to the purchase of Warners, and Ashley became the new head of the studio, again called Warner Bros. Pictures. Batman from fan site, believe it is OK by fair use This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Batman from fan site, believe it is OK by fair use This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Michael John Douglas (Better known by the stage name Michael Keaton) (born September 9, 1951) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his early comedic roles in films such as Night Shift, and Beetlejuice, and for his portrayal of Batman in the two Tim Burton directed films in the... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Batman Returns is a 1992 motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ... Kinney National Company was formed in 1966 when the Kinney Parking Company and the National Cleaning Company merged. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Although the movie-going audience had shrunk, Warner's new management believed in the drawing-power of stars, signing co-production deals with the big names of the day, among them Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand, and Clint Eastwood, carrying the studio successfully through the 1970s and 1980s. Warners also made major profits on films built around the characters of Superman and Batman, owned by Warners subsidiary DC Comics. Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award-winning American actor and film director. ... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...

Abandoning the mundane parking lots and funeral homes, the re-focused Kinney renamed itself in honor of its best-known holding, Warner Communications. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Warner Communications branched out into other business, such as its acquiring of video game company Atari in 1976, and later the Six Flags theme parks. Warner Communications, formerly Kinney National Company, was the parent company for Warner Bros. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... This article is about a corporate game company. ... For the national flags of Texas, see Six flags over Texas. ...

From 1971 until the end of 1987, Warner's international distribution operations were a joint venture with Columbia Pictures, and in some countries, this joint venture also distributed films from other companies (like EMI Films and Cannon Films in the UK). Warner ended the venture in 1988 and joined up with Walt Disney Pictures, this joint venture lasted until 1993, when Disney created Buena Vista International. The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... EMI Films is a motion picture production arm of The EMI Group, and its films were released between 1939 and 1990. ... Golan-Globus produced a distinct line of low-budget action films from 1979 to 1989. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

To the surprise of many, flashy, star-driven Warner Communications merged in 1989 with the white-shoe publishing company Time, Inc. Though Time and its magazines claimed a higher tone, it was the Warner Bros. film and music units which provided the profits. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... ...

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1995-present

A panoramic view over today's studio premises

In 1995, Warner and station-owner Tribune Company of Chicago launched The WB Network, finding a niche market in teenagers. The WB's early programming included an abundance of teenage fare like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville and Dawson's Creek. Two extremely successful family dramas, 7th Heaven and Charmed also helped bring The WB into the spotlight, with Charmed going for 8 seasons and being the longest running drama with female leads and 7th Heaven going for 11 seasons and being the longest running family drama and longest running show for The WB. In 2006 Warner and CBS Corporation decided to close the The WB and CBS's UPN and jointly launch The CW Television Network. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 634 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own work Photo taken on March 9th, 2007 at the vista point at Universal Studios Hollywood. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 634 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own work Photo taken on March 9th, 2007 at the vista point at Universal Studios Hollywood. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor be merged into this article or section. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek was an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Charmed is an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... “The CW” redirects here. ...

In the late 1990s, Warners obtained rights to the Harry Potter novels, and released feature film adaptations of the first in 2001, the second in 2002, the third in June 2004, the fourth in November 2005, and the fifth on July 11, 2007. The sixth is slated for November 2008. The seventh and final is announced for 2010. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, known in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, is the first fantasy/adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, based on the novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling, will be the sixth film in the fantasy adventure Harry Potter films series. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Over the years, Warners has had distribution and/or co-production deals with a number of small companies. These include (but are not limited to) Amblin Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions (now working with Universal Studios), Regency Enterprises (now working with 20th Century Fox), Village Roadshow Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Silver Pictures (which includes Dark Castle Entertainment), The Ladd Company, and The Geffen Film Company. Amblin Entertainment logo. ... Morgan Creek Productions, founded in 1988 by its Chairman, CEO and Producer/Presenter, James G. Robinson, is a film studio most notable for such blockbuster hits as Young Guns and In a varied 17-year history that has seen the Santa Monica, California-based company shift domestic distribution bases from... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Regency Enterprises was formed in the early 80s. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... Village Roadshow Pictures is a United States-based motion picture production company. ... Legendary Pictures is an American motion picture company based in Burbank, California. ... Silver Pictures is a movie production company founded by Hollywood producer Joel Silver In 1987. ... Dark Castle Entertainment is a division of Warner Bros. ... The Ladd Company is a film production and distribution company founded by Alan Ladd, Jr. ... The Geffen Film Company was a motion picture distributor and production company founded by David Geffen. ...

Film library

Over the years, a series of mergers and acquisitions have helped Warners (the present-day Time-Warner subsidiary) to accumulate a diverse collection of movies, cartoons, and television programs.

In the aftermath of the 1948 anti-trust suit, uncertain times led Warners in 1956 to sell its 650 of its pre-1948 films and cartoons to a holding company which became Associated Artists Productions (AAP). Two years later AAP sold its holdings to United Artists (UA), which held them until 1981, when MGM bought UA. Three years later Turner Broadcasting System, having failed to buy MGM, settled for ownership of the MGM/UA library. This included all pre-1986 MGM features as well as the pre-1948 Warner material. Ownership of the classic Warner films came full-circle when Time Warner bought Turner, although technically they are held by Turner Entertainment while Warner is responsible for sales and distribution. The year 1956 in film involved some significant events. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Turner Broadcasting System logo The Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner or TBS) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Ted Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Turner Entertainment Company was established August 4, 1986 to oversee Turner Broadcastings film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGMs films, Warner Bros. ...

These acquisitions, among others, mean that Warner owns almost every film they have made since its inception, excepting certain films Warner merely distributed. Much of the United States Pictures catalog (with certain exceptions, like Battle of the Bulge, which WB still owns) is now owned by Republic/Paramount Pictures. Certain of John Wayne's Warner films are owned by Batjac, Wayne's company, as are other Batjac productions not starring Wayne - Paramount owns distribution rights to these films. The ancillary rights to ITC Entertainment films originally distributed by WB (including The Medusa Touch, Movie Movie, and Capricorn One) are now owned by Granada International, while MGM owns theatrical distribution rights. Seven years after its 1964 release, rights to My Fair Lady reverted to CBS, which had backed the theatrical production, although ironically Warner now owns the DVD rights under license from CBS. (Interestingly, 35 years after that, CBS and Warner Bros. formed The CW Television Network, as mentioned above.) In addition, one film by Alfred Hitchcock that was originally released by WB, Rope, is now owned by Universal Studios. One Warner film from the post-1948 era, the 1956 version of Moby Dick, is now owned by UA. Battle of the Bulge is a war film released in 1965. ... Republic Pictures Corporation (aka Republic Entertainment) is an independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B pictures, westerns and movie serials. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Batjac Productions is an independent production company founded by John Wayne that produced many of his films in the latter part of the late actors career. ... The ITC Entertainment logo The Incorporated Television Company (ITC) was founded by television mogul Lew Grade in 1954. ... First edition The Medusa touch The Medusa Touch is a 1973 novel by Peter Van Greenaway, which was adapted fairly faithfully into a feature film in 1978. ... Movie Movie is a 1978 musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen. ... Capricorn One is a horror/thriller/science fiction movie about a Mars landing hoax. ... Granada Productions is one of Europes leading commercial television production and distribution companies. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... My Fair Lady is an Academy Award-winning 1964 film adaptation of the stage musical, My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... “The CW” redirects here. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Rope (1948) is an Alfred Hitchcock classic film notable for its single location covered in what appeared to be just a few continuous shots. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Moby Dick is a 1956 adaptation of Herman Melvilles novel Moby-Dick. ...

As noted, Warner owns all pre-1986 MGM titles and cartoons; the US/Canadian and Australian rights to a majority of the RKO Radio Pictures library; the 1933-1957 Popeye theatrical animated shorts produced by Paramount; and a portion of United Artists material (most of this under its Turner subsidiary). In addition Warner has acquired most of the Hanna-Barbera Productions television cartoons (as well as Heidi's Song, but not including shows based off Happy Days, Mork and Mindy and Laverne and Shirley which are owned by CBS Paramount Television; among other licensed properties); most of Lorimar's television and film holdings (including most of the Allied Artists / Monogram and post-1974 Rankin/Bass libraries, as well as several films made by Lorimar themselves which were released originally by Paramount Pictures, among other studios); the National General Pictures library (except those produced with Cinema Center Films, which are owned by CBS and Paramount Pictures); most ancillary rights to Castle Hill Productions library (which includes early UA material); and a few films released by others, such as the 1956 version of Around the World in Eighty Days; the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; most of the pre-1991 Morgan Creek Productions library; most of the pre-1990 Saul Zaentz film library; the 1978-1981 Orion Pictures library; the non-Japan rights to the first three Pokémon films; and Castle Rock Entertainment films made after Turner acquired Castle Rock (except the Region 1 rights to The Story of Us and The Last Days of Disco, as well as the international rights to The American President, all owned by Universal). // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... For other uses, see Popeye (disambiguation). ... Turner Entertainment Company was established August 4, 1986 to oversee Turner Broadcastings film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGMs films, Warner Bros. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Heidis Song is a 1982 animated musical feature film produced by Paramount Pictures and Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company. ... Lorimar was an American television production company, active from 1968-1993. ... Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (AAPC) was a subsidiary of Monogram Pictures that was founded in 1946. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... The year 1956 in film involved some significant events. ... Around the World in Eighty Days is a 1956 movie based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. ... For other uses, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (disambiguation). ... Morgan Creek Productions, founded in 1988 by its Chairman, CEO and Producer/Presenter, James G. Robinson, is a film studio most notable for such blockbuster hits as Young Guns and In a varied 17-year history that has seen the Santa Monica, California-based company shift domestic distribution bases from... It has been suggested that The Saul Zaentz Film Center be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The Castle Rock Entertainment logo. ... The Story of Us is a 1999 film starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a married couple of 15 years directed by Rob Reiner. ... The Last Days of Disco is a 1998 movie directed by Whit Stillman. ... This article is about a movie. ...

The University of Southern California Warner Bros. Archives is the largest single studio collection in the world. Donated in 1977 to USC's School of Cinema-Television by Warner Communications, the WBA houses departmental records that detail Warner Bros. activities from the studio’s first major feature, My Four Years in Germany (1918), to its sale to Seven Arts in 1968. The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ...

UA donated pre-1949 Warner Bros. nitrates to the Library of Congress and post-1951 negatives to UCLA's film library. Most of the company's legal files, scripts and production materials were donated to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of California, Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... “University of Wisconsin” redirects here. ...

Notable films

Main article: List of Warner Bros. films

This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. ...

See also

• Major film studios

The major film studios, often simply known as the majors, are film studios (mostly United States-based) that produce many films per year. ...

References

• Mordden, Ethan. The Hollywood Studios. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
• Schatz, Robert. The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era. New York: Pantheon, 1988.
• Sklar, Robert. Movie-Made America. New York: Vintage, 1994.
• Warner, Jack L. My First Hundred Years in Hollywood.
• Gabler, Neal. An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. New York: Crown Publishers, 1988.

External links

• WarnerBros official site
• Warner Bros. at the Internet Movie Database

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