National General Corporation (NGC) was a theater chain holding company, film distribution and production company and was considered one of the "instant majors". It was in operation from 1951 to 1974.
Its division National General Pictures (NGP) was a production company which was active between 1967 and 1973. NGP produced nine motion pictures in-house. The company was a division of the National General Corporation (NGC) which started as the spun out Fox Theatre chain of movie houses, which were later sold to the Mann Theatres Corporation.
National General had its own record label, National General Records, that operated for at least three years and was distributed by Buddah Records.[1]
History
year
Theaters
1951
550
1957
275
1973
240
National General Corporation was a film distribution network and the successor of 20th Century Fox's theater division with 550 theaters when spun off in 1951 and reduced in half by court order six years later.[li 1]
National General entered distribution in 1966 under a three-year waiver from the consent decrees[li 2] with six distribution offices.[li 3] In 1967, the CBS television network decided to produce their own films for theatrical release through their production unit Cinema Center Films, which were released through National General.
National General also acquired Sy Weintraub's Banner Productions in 1967 which was producing Tarzan films and the TV series.[2] NGC had also entered theatrical film production under Charles Boasberg in 1967 as National General Pictures (NGP). The ABC television network had done the same thing with Cinerama in the formation of another instant major partnership. In 1969, after a request for an indefinite waiver, the consent decree waiver was extended for another three years. NGC gained another production partner in 1969 with the formation of First Artists Productions (FAP).
The company tried to acquire Warner Bros. in 1969, but the deal was rejected on antitrust grounds by the Justice Department, and NGP was closed in 1970.[li 2] By 1970, all the instant majors had each captured 10% of the market.[li 3]
Following Cinema Center's closure, NGC was taken over by American Financial Corporation in 1972, but continued distributing films until 1973. In November 1973, American Financial sold NGC/NGP's releasing contracts and film library to Warner Bros.[li 2] National General, then just containing 240 theaters, were sold in 1973 to Mann Theatres.[li 1]
^Eyries, Patrice, David Edwards and Mike Callahan. (October 21, 2005). National General Album Discography. Discography Listings. Both Sides Now Publications. Accessed on January 3, 2014.
^Murphy, A.D. (June 3, 1970). "NGC Toppers Control 16% Of Stock; Proxy Details Salaries, Option Deals". Variety. p. 4.
Cook, David A. (2000). Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979. University of California Press.
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National General Corporation NGC was a theater chain holding company film distribution and production company and was considered one of the instant majors It was in operation from 1951 to 1974 National General CorporationIndustryMotion picturesPredecessorFox TheatresFounded1951 72 years ago 1951 DefunctFebruary 1974 49 years ago 1974 02 FateLiquidatedSuccessorMann TheatresLibrary Warner Bros Number of locations240 1973 theaters 6 1969 distribution offices ProductsFilm distribution film exhibition television production and distributionProduction outputTheatrical filmsServicesFilm distributionFilm exhibitionDivisionsNational General PicturesNational General Records Contents 1 Divisions 2 History 3 Partial list of film titles 3 1 1960s 3 2 1970s 4 ReferencesDivisionsIts division National General Pictures NGP was a production company which was active between 1967 and 1973 NGP produced nine motion pictures in house The company was a division of the National General Corporation NGC which started as the spun out Fox Theatre chain of movie houses which were later sold to the Mann Theatres Corporation National General had its own record label National General Records that operated for at least three years and was distributed by Buddah Records 1 Historyyear Theaters1951 5501957 2751973 240National General Corporation was a film distribution network and the successor of 20th Century Fox s theater division with 550 theaters when spun off in 1951 and reduced in half by court order six years later li 1 National General entered distribution in 1966 under a three year waiver from the consent decrees li 2 with six distribution offices li 3 In 1967 the CBS television network decided to produce their own films for theatrical release through their production unit Cinema Center Films which were released through National General National General also acquired Sy Weintraub s Banner Productions in 1967 which was producing Tarzan films and the TV series 2 NGC had also entered theatrical film production under Charles Boasberg in 1967 as National General Pictures NGP The ABC television network had done the same thing with Cinerama in the formation of another instant major partnership In 1969 after a request for an indefinite waiver the consent decree waiver was extended for another three years NGC gained another production partner in 1969 with the formation of First Artists Productions FAP The company tried to acquire Warner Bros in 1969 but the deal was rejected on antitrust grounds by the Justice Department and NGP was closed in 1970 li 2 By 1970 all the instant majors had each captured 10 of the market li 3 Following Cinema Center s closure NGC was taken over by American Financial Corporation in 1972 but continued distributing films until 1973 In November 1973 American Financial sold NGC NGP s releasing contracts and film library to Warner Bros li 2 National General then just containing 240 theaters were sold in 1973 to Mann Theatres li 1 Partial list of film titles1960s Release Date Title Production companySeptember 6 1967 Tarzan s Jungle Rebellion A two part episode of the 1966 Tarzan TV seriesJanuary 31 1968 Poor Cow British productionAugust 7 1968 With Six You Get Eggroll CCFAugust 21 1968 How Sweet It Is December 25 1968 The Stalking MoonFebruary 26 1969 Twisted Nerve British productionMarch 13 1969 Charro May 10 1969 A Fine Pair CCF European productionMay 28 1969 The April Fools CCFJuly 2 1969 Daddy s Gone A HuntingJuly 13 1969 Me Natalie CCFSeptember 17 1969 All Neat in Black Stockings British productionOctober 4 1969 Hail Hero CCFOctober 6 1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun CCF British productionOctober 22 1969 The GrasshopperNovember 1969 Day of Anger European production filmed in 1967December 4 1969 A Boy Named Charlie Brown CCFDecember 15 1969 A Dream of KingsDecember 25 1969 The Reivers CCF1970s Release Date Title Production companyMarch 17 1970 The Boys in the Band CCFApril 29 1970 A Man Called Horse CCFJune 12 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club CCFJune 19 1970 El Condor European productionJuly 22 1970 Something for Everyone CCFJuly 1970 Tarzan s Deadly Silence A two part episode of the 1966 Tarzan TV seriesAugust 14 1970 Darker than Amber CCFSeptember 22 1970 Adam at Six A M CCFOctober 1 1970 The Baby MakerOctober 7 1970 Monte Walsh CCFNovember 5 1970 Scrooge CCF British productionNovember 23 1970 Homer CCFDecember 4 1970 Latitude Zero Japanese productionDecember 18 1970 Rio Lobo CCFDecember 23 1970 Little Big Man CCFFebruary 10 1971 Eyewitness British productionMay 21 1971 The Cat o Nine Tails European productionMay 26 1971 Big Jake CCFJune 1 1971 Blue Water White Death CCF documentaryJune 15 1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me CCFJune 23 1971 Le Mans CCFJuly 16 1971 The Light at the Edge of the World European productionJuly 18 1971 Figures in a Landscape British productionOctober 20 1971 The Todd KillingsOctober 1971 The African Elephant CCF documentaryNovember 1971 The Christian Licorice Store CCFNovember 1971 Something Big CCFJanuary 9 1972 Eagle in a Cage European productionFebruary 1 1972 Pocket MoneyMarch 1972 The Little ArkJune 1 1972 The War Between Men and Women CCFJune 9 1972 Red Sun European productionJune 21 1972 The Revengers CCFJune 22 1972 The Dead Are Alive European productionJune 28 1972 Prime Cut CCFAugust 9 1972 Snoopy Come Home CCFOctober 25 1972 The Deadly Trap European productionOctober 1972 Lapin 360October 1972 Treasure Island European productionDecember 8 1972 The Master Touch European productionDecember 13 1972 The GetawayDecember 18 1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanDecember 21 1972 Up the Sandbox1973 One Armed Boxer Hong Kong productionMarch 4 1973 Baxter British productionMarch 1973 Fists of Fury Hong Kong productionMay 1 1973 The Chinese Connection Hong Kong productionMay 16 1973 Extreme Close UpMay 23 1973 A Warm DecemberJuly 13 1973 Lady IceAugust 1 1973 MaurieSeptember 5 1973 Hapkido Hong Kong productionSeptember 24 1973 The Man Called Noon British productionSeptember 24 1973 The New One Armed Swordsman Hong Kong productionOctober 7 1973 The Second Gun Documentary on the assassination of Robert F KennedyOctober 24 1973 Massacre in Rome European productionNovember 7 1973 Executive ActionJanuary 2 1974 Chinese Hercules Hong Kong productionReferences Eyries Patrice David Edwards and Mike Callahan October 21 2005 National General Album Discography Discography Listings Both Sides Now Publications Accessed on January 3 2014 Murphy A D June 3 1970 NGC Toppers Control 16 Of Stock Proxy Details Salaries Option Deals Variety p 4 Cook David A 2000 Lost Illusions American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam 1970 1979 University of California Press a b Cook p 400 a b c Cook pp 331 332 a b Cook p 333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National General Pictures amp oldid 1144844240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
