International Pictures logo in the opening screen credits of Tomorrow Is Forever.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 1943; 81 years ago (1943)inHollywood, California, United States |
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| Defunct | July 30, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-07-30) |
| Successor | Company: Universal-International Pictures Library: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (through United Artists) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
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.
The company was formed in 1944. It was headed up by Leo Spitz, an executive at RKO, and William Goetz, vice president in charge for production 20th Century Fox.[1]
In October 1943, Goetz announced International would start off making four films with an overall budget of $4.2 million, the films including Belle of the Yukon, The Woman in the Window and Casanova Brown.[2]
In January 1944, International signed an agreement with RKO Pictures to provide four films for distribution.[3]
Following the merger, Spitz and Goetz became head of production at Universal-International.
United Artists acquired the film library after the merger with Universal.[citation needed]
