International Pictures

American film production company

International Pictures

International Pictures logo in the opening screen credits of Tomorrow Is Forever.

Company type| Private
Industry|

* Film industry

Founded| 1943; 82 years ago (1943) in Hollywood, California, United States
Founders|

* Leo Spitz
* William Goetz

Defunct| July 30, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-30)
Successor| Company:
Universal-International Pictures
Library:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(through United Artists)
(excluding The Dark Mirror, owned by Paramount Pictures via Melange Pictures)
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.

## History

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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]

## Selected filmography

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* Casanova Brown (1944) – distributed by RKO
* The Woman in the Window (1944) – distributed by RKO
* Belle of the Yukon (1944) – distributed by RKO
* It's a Pleasure (1945) – distributed by RKO
* Along Came Jones (1945) – distributed by RKO
* Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) – distributed by RKO
* The Stranger (1946) – distributed by RKO
* The Dark Mirror (1946) – distributed by Universal
* Temptation (1946) – distributed by Universal

## References

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1. ^ ANGELA FOX DUNN (Apr 20, 1980). "BILL GOETZ: THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL: MOVIES WILLIAM GOETZ: THE GREATEST". Los Angeles Times. p. o26.
2. ^ Schallert, Edwin (Oct 1, 1943). "DRAMA AND FILM: Child Star's Relatives Write Musical for Her William Goetz Announces $4,200,000 Budget for International's Film Slate". Los Angeles Times. p. 15.
3. ^ "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: RKO Gets First Four Releases of New International Firm -- 4 Films Due This Week". New York Times. Jan 24, 1944. p. 13.

## External links

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* International Pictures at IMDb
* International Pictures at Cobbles