Majestic Pictures
Majestic Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active during the 1930s. Under the control of Larry Darmour, the company specialized in low-budget productions and was one of the more stable Poverty Row outfits during the period. It also gained a reputation for producing higher quality films than was common amongst similar studios, possibly due to a business arrangement the company had with the major studio MGM.[1]
History
[edit]The first film released by Majestic was the 1930 drama Today.[2] In 1935, along with other studios such as Monogram and Chesterfield, Majestic was absorbed into Republic Pictures. The larger combine led by Herbert Yates aimed to dominate the low-budget field. Darmour grew unhappy with the arrangement and soon departed to resume producing in his own right.
Filmography
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- Today (1930)
- The Crusader (1932)
- Law and Lawless (1932)
- The Phantom Express (1932)
- Hearts of Humanity (1932)
- The Unwritten Law (1932)
- Gold (1932)
- Outlaw Justice (1932)
- The Crusader (1932)
- The Vampire Bat (1933)
- The World Gone Mad (1933)
- The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
- Curtain at Eight (1933)
- Sing Sinner Sing (1933)
- Via Pony Express (1933)
- Cheating Blondes (1933)
- Gigolettes of Paris (1933)
- Trouble Busters (1933)
- Gun Law (1933)
- What Price Decency (1933)
- High Gear (1933)
- She Had to Choose (1934)
- Cheaters (1934)
- Night Alarm (1934)
- The Fighting Trooper (1934)
- Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)
- Riding Speed (1934)
- Unknown Blonde (1934)
- The Scarlet Letter (1934)
- Fighting Lady (1935)
- Convention Girl (1935)
- What Price Crime (1935)
- Dizzy Dames (1935)
- Shadows of the Orient (1935)
- Reckless Roads (1935)
- Motive for Revenge (1935)
- Mutiny Ahead (1935)
- The Perfect Clue (1935)
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Balio Tino. Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Entertprise 1930-1939. University of California Press, 1995.
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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