Metro Pictures Corporation

Metro Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company founded in 1916 by Richard A. Rowland (1880-1947) and Louis B. Mayer (1885-1957). The company started out distributing films made by Solax Studios but Mayer left soon after operations began to form his own company in 1918. Richard Rowland would continue to produce a number of films in New York City, Fort Lee, New Jersey and in Los Angeles.

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American - Motion picture - Richard A. Rowland - Louis B. Mayer - Solax Studios - New York City - Fort Lee, New Jersey - Los Angeles

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In 1920, the company was purchased by Marcus Loew as a supplier of product for his theater chain. A few years later, Loew merged it with his recently acquired Goldwyn Picture Corporation to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Marcus Loew - Goldwyn Picture Corporation - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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