Paramount Pictures Corporation
Organization
Biography
Paramount Pictures Corporation is a motion picture production and distribution company. It was established in 1949 after an court-ordered split of Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Found in 603 Collections and/or Records:
The Buccaneer, 1934-1938
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1934-1938
The Crusades, 1934-1935
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1934-1935
The Godless Girl, 1929
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In late 1924, DeMille purchased the Thomas Ince Studio in Culver City and renamed the facility DeMille Studio. This series of 35 boxes documents the nearly four-year lifespan of the organization and contains two main parts: the first deals with general financial and business correspondence and story properties from 1925 to 1928, and is arranged alphabetically ; the second part is comprised of film production files from the same period including 13 boxes of material on The Road to Yesterday,...
Dates:
1929
The Greatest Show on Earth, 1943-1953
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1943-1953
The King of Kings, 1926-1958
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 8 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In late 1924, DeMille purchased the Thomas Ince Studio in Culver City and renamed the facility DeMille Studio. This series of 35 boxes documents the nearly four-year lifespan of the organization and contains two main parts: the first deals with general financial and business correspondence and story properties from 1925 to 1928, and is arranged alphabetically ; the second part is comprised of film production files from the same period including 13 boxes of material on The Road to Yesterday,...
Dates:
1926-1958
The Plainsman, 1927-1936
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1927-1936
The Sign of the Cross, 1932-1944
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1932-1944
The Squaw Man, 1930-1931
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 9 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The 10 boxes comprising this series document DeMille's nearly four years at MGM, 1928 to 1931. The records are grouped under general correspondence, arranged chronologically, but alphabetically within each year by name, organization, or activity. The second group, Motion Picture Production Files, contains a limited number of treatments, scenarios, script drafts, casting information, and preview cards relating to Dynamite, Madam Satan, and the third version of The Squaw Man.
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Dates:
1930-1931
The Story of Dr. Wassell, 1942-1944
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1942-1944
The Ten Commandments, 1952-1959
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1952-1959
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