Liberty Pictures was an American film production company of the 1930s. Part of Poverty Row, the company produced low-budget B pictures. It was one of two companies controlled by the producer M.H. Hoffman along with Allied Pictures.
| Company type | Film Production |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founders | M.H. Hoffman |
| Defunct | 1935 |
| Fate | Acquired by Republic Pictures |
The company produced its first film, Ex-Flame, loosely based on the Victorian novel East Lynne, in 1930. In 1935 the company was taken over by the larger Republic Pictures.[1] When absorbing the company, Republic adopted the symbolic motif of Liberty Pictures - the Liberty Bell ringing in Philadelphia. This merger constituted an attempt by Herbert Yates to rationalize Poverty Row and create a ninth[clarification needed] major studio.
Filmography
- Ex-Flame (1930)
- The She-Wolf (1931)
- Cheaters (1934)
- Once to Every Bachelor (1934)
- Take the Stand (1934)
- Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)
- When Strangers Meet (1934)
- School for Girls (1934)
- No Ransom (1934)
- Sweepstake Annie (1935)
- The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
- Born to Gamble (1935)
- The Old Homestead (1935)
- The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
- Dizzy Dames (1935)
- Without Children (1935)
References
Bibliography
- 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.