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United International Pictures (UIP) is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures that distributes their films outside the United States and Canada. UIP also had international distribution rights to certain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists (UA) films when MGM was part of the venture and also distributed Disney ...
International Pictures was an American film production company that existed in the 1940s. It merged with Universal Pictures to become Universal-International on October 1, 1946.
International Pictures. SIMPP Member (1945-1946) The story of the short-lived by auspicious company formed by William Goetz and Leo Spitz. The merger of Universal-International; and additional information on British film magnate J. Arthur Rank. Excerpt from Hollywood Renegades by J. A. Aberdeen. International Pictures, founded by producer ...
Universal's 1946 merger with International Pictures stemmed from the desire to improve the quality of motion picture productions. Two new production heads, Leo Spitz and William Goetz, eliminated short serials, 'programmer' westerns, and low budget movies to concentrate on feature length films.
On October 1, 1946, Universal merged with International Pictures to form Universal-International Pictures. International Pictures heads Leo Spitz and William Goetz took control of the studio, while Nate Blumberg and J. Cheever Cowdin remained at the helm of Universal Pictures, the parent company.
The long-awaited takeover of Universal Pictures by MCA, Inc. happened in mid-1962 as part of the MCA-Decca Records merger. The company reverted in name to Universal Pictures from Universal-International. As a final gesture before leaving the talent agency business, virtually every MCA client was signed to a Universal contract.
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The studio was then sold to the Standard Capital Company. In the late 1940s, Universal merged with International Pictures and won Best Picture again, this time for Hamlet. Universal expanded its lot by purchasing one-hundred fifty more acres in 1950. Decca Records then bought Universal-International in 1952.
