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Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Type Subsidiary of Time Warner
Founded Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (1918)
Founder Jack Warner
Harry Warner
Albert Warner
Sam Warner
Headquarters Burbank, California and New York City, Flag of the United States United States
Key people Barry M. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Harold Morris "Harry" Warner (12 December 1881 &ndash 27 July 1958 was a Polish American Studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros Albert Warner (nicknamed "Abe" ( July 23, 1884 &ndash November 26, 1967) was one of the founders of Warner Bros Samuel Warner ( August 10, 1887 &ndash October 5, 1927, aged 40 was a co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Meyer, Chairman and CEO
Alan F. Horn, President and COO
Edward A. Alan F Horn is the President & COO of Warner Bros Entertainment. Romano EVP and CFO
Industry Entertainment
Products Motion pictures, television programs
Revenue ▲$11. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" The entertainment industry (much of which is informally known as show business or show biz) consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to Entertainment In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 7 billion USD (2007)[1]
Operating income ▲$845 million USD (2007)
Website wb.com
Warner Bros. - First National Studios, Burbank, circa 1928.
Warner Bros. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages - First National Studios, Burbank, circa 1928.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (or Warner Bros. , Warner Bros. Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. The City of New York Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, DC Comics, and New Line Cinema. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Warner Bros Television is the television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros Warner Bros Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros Warner Home Video is the Home video unit of Warner Bros Entertainment Inc DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a Warner owns half of The CW Television Network. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season.

Founded in 1918 by Polish immigrants, Warner Bros. is the third-oldest American movie studio in continuous operation, after Paramount Pictures, founded in 1912 as Famous Players, and Universal Studios, also founded in 1912. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American

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History

1903–1925: Founding

The corporate name honors the four founding Warner brothers, Harry Warner (1881–1958), Albert Warner (1883–1967), Sam Warner (1887–1927) and Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), Polish Jewish brothers who emigrated from Poland to Ontario, Canada. Harold Morris "Harry" Warner (12 December 1881 &ndash 27 July 1958 was a Polish American Studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros Albert Warner (nicknamed "Abe" ( July 23, 1884 &ndash November 26, 1967) was one of the founders of Warner Bros Samuel Warner ( August 10, 1887 &ndash October 5, 1927, aged 40 was a co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The three elder brothers began in the exhibition business in 1903, having acquired a projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They opened their first theatre, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1903. (The original theater is still standing, and is being renovated as the centerpiece of the ongoing downtown revitalization in New Castle, hoping to attract tourists. [1]) In 1904, the Warners founded the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Amusement & Supply Company (the precursor to Warner Bros. Pictures) to distribute films. Within a few years this led to the distribution of pictures across a four-state area. In 1912 Harry Warner hired an auditor named Paul Ashley Chase. Paul Ashley Chase ( February 5, 1878 &ndash April 17, 1946) was one of the founding executives first auditor Assistant Secretary of the By the time of World War I they had begun producing films, and in 1918 the brothers opened the Warner Bros. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles Sam and Jack Warner produced the pictures, while Harry and Albert Warner and their auditor and now controller Paul Ashley Chase handled finance and distribution in New York. Paul Ashley Chase ( February 5, 1878 &ndash April 17, 1946) was one of the founding executives first auditor Assistant Secretary of the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous On April 4, 1923, they formally incorporated as Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

The first important deal for the company was the acquisition of the rights to Avery Hopwood's 1919 Broadway play, The Gold Diggers from theatrical impresario David Belasco. Avery Hopwood ( May 28, 1882 - July 1, 1928) who was born in Cleveland and graduated from the University of Michigan, was David Belasco ( July 25, 1853 - May 14, 1931) was an American Playwright, Impresario, director However, what really put Warner Bros. on the Hollywood map was a dog, Rin Tin Tin,[2] brought from France after World War I by an American soldier. Rin Tin Tin (often billed as Rin-Tin-Tin in the 1920s and 1930s was the name given to several related German Shepherd dogs seen in films and television dramas This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [3] Rin Tin Tin debuted in the short Where the North Begins[2]. The short was so successful, that Jack Warner agreed to sign the dog to star in more short films for a $1,000 a week salary despite being a dog. [2] Rin Tin Tin became the top star at the studio,[2] and Jack Warner even nicknamed him "The Mortgage Lifter;"[2] newcomer director Darryl Zanuck's career was also greatly boosted because of his productions of Rin Tin Tin as well;[4] Zanuck would eventually become a top producer for the studio as well[5] More success would also come for the studio after they hired German director Ernst Lubitsch as the head director for the studio as well;[4] Lubitsch's film The Marriage Circle would become's the studio's most successful film of 1924, and was also on the New York Times Best list for the year as well. Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer [4]

Despite the success Rin Tin Tin and Lubitsch gave the studio, they still were unable to achieve star power. [6] As a result, Sam and Jack decided to offer Broadway actor John Barrymore the lead role in their upcoming film Beau Brummell. Beau Brummell, né George Bryan Brummell (7 June 1778 London, England &ndash, Caen, France was the Arbiter of men's [6] The film was so successful that Harry Warner agreed to sign Barrymore to a generous long-term contract;[7] like The Marriage Circle, Beau Brummell (Bell End)was also able to make it to the New York Times Ten Best list for the year 1924 as well. [7] By the end of 1924, Warner Bros. was arguably the most successful independent studio in Hollywood,[7] but it still compete with "The Big Three" Studios (Universal, Paramount, and MGM). [8] As a result, Harry Warner- while speaking at a oonvention of 1,500 independent exhibitors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin- and was able to successfully convince the filmmakers to spend $500,000. 00 in newspaper advertising. [9] The action benfited Warner Bros. ,[9] and Harry saw this as an opportunity to finally be able to establish theaters in big cities like New York and Los Angeles. [9]

As the studio prospered, it gained backing from Wall Street, and in 1924 Goldman Sachs arranged a major loan. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, or simply Goldman Sachs ( is a large global Bank holding company that engages in Investment banking securities With this new money, the Warners bought the pioneer Vitagraph Company which had a nation-wide distribution system. American Vitagraph was a United States Movie studio, founded by J [9] In 1925, the Warners also plunged into radio, and established a successful radio station, KFWB, in Los Angeles. KFWB is a Los Angeles, California AM radio station operating on 980 KHz with 5000 Watts of power from a transmitter site near Lincoln Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [10]

1925–1935: Sound, color, style

Screenshot from the first all-color all-talking film On with the Show, released by Warner Brothers in 1929.
Screenshot from the first all-color all-talking film On with the Show, released by Warner Brothers in 1929. On with the Show! ( 1929) is historically important in cinema history as the first modern Sound film photographed

In 1925, at the urging of Sam Warner, the Warners agreed to expand their operations by adding synchronized sound to their productions. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. [11] The Warners then signed a contract with the sound engineer company Western Electric and established Vitaphone. Western Electric Company (sometimes abbreviated WE and WECo) was an American Electrical engineering company the manufacturing arm Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros [12] In 1926, Vitaphone began making films with music and effects tracks, most notably, in the feature Don Juan; the film was silent, but it featured a large number of Vitaphone at the beginning. Don Juan ( 1926) is a Warner Brothers film directed by Alan Crosland. Don Juan-which featured Vitaphone sound shorts at the beginning of the film- was a success at the box office,[13] but was not able to match the expensive budget the Warners put into it's production as well;[13] in addition to this, Lubsitch-after making four films for the studio- had resigned from the studio and accepted a bigger offer to work for MGM. [6] As a result, the Warners, at the advice of Sam, took the next step and offered to instead release a feature picture with dialogue,[14] and would revolutionize the business: The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson. The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American Musical film. The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized Dialogue Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly The movie was a sensation, launching the era of "talking pictures" and banishing silent movies. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. However, the brothers could not make it to the premiere of The Jazz Singer, as Sam had died and the brothers were at his funeral.

Thanks to the success of The Jazz Singer, the studio was flushed with cash. Al Jolson's next film for the company, The Singing Fool, was also very successful able to rank in more money for the studio as well with the very successful 1928 film The Singing Fool. The Singing Fool in a musical drama Part-Talkie motion picture which was released in 1928 by Warner Brothers. The Singing Fool in a musical drama Part-Talkie motion picture which was released in 1928 by Warner Brothers. [15] In 1928, as a result of this success, the Warners were able to successfully acquire the Stanley Corporation, which was a major theater chain at the time. [16] This gave them a share in rival First National Pictures, of which Stanley owned one-third. First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them and eventually to producing them as In a bidding war with William Fox, Warner bought more First National shares on September 13, 1928;[17][17] producer Darryl Zanuck was also appointed as the studio's head of First National Pictures too. William Fox ( January 1, 1879 &ndash May 8, 1952) was a pioneering American Motion picture executive who founded the [17] In addition to this, Harry Warner was also able to acquire a string of music publishers and form Warner Bros. Music. [17] Despite also failing to purchise Brunswick records, Harry was still able to purchase a string of radio companies, foreign sound patents, and even a lithograph company;[17] Harry was also able to produce a Broadway Cole Porter musical titled Fifty Million Frenchmen. Fifty Million Frenchmen is a musical comedy written by Cole Porter and produced by Warner Bros [18]

In the fall of 1929, the Warners gained complete control of First National, when Harry purchased the company's remaining one-third share from Fox[17] The Justice Department agreed to allow the purchase if First National was maintained as a separate company. But when the depression hit, Warner asked for and got permission to merge the two studios; soon afterward Warner Bros. moved to the First National lot in Burbank. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. Though the companies merged, Justice required Warner to produce and release a few films each year under the First National name until 1938. For thirty years, certain Warner productions would be identified (mainly for tax purposes) as 'A Warner Bros. - First National Picture. '

Gold Diggers of Broadway was a huge hit for Warner Brothers in 1929.
Gold Diggers of Broadway was a huge hit for Warner Brothers in 1929. Gold Diggers of Broadway ( 1929) is a Warner Bros comedy/musical film which is historically important as the second Talkie (a term used early

While the first year of the Great Depression, (1930), didn't effect much of the studio's profits,[19] the studio would begin to feel financial losses as the Depression progress into the year 1931,[19] and the general public became unable to afford the price for movie tickets. [19] in 1931, the studio would reportedly suffer a net loss of $8,000,000. 00,[19] and would suffer an additional $14,000,000. 00 net loss the following year, (1932), as well. [19]

In 1928, the Warner Brothers released Lights of New York, the first all-talking feature. This article is for the 1928 film For the 1916 film see Lights of New York (1916 film. Due to its success, the movie industry converted entirely to sound almost overnight. By the end of 1929, all the major studios were making sound films exclusively. In 1929, National Pictures released their first film with Warner Brothers as well, Noah's Ark. Noah's Ark, according to the Book of Genesis (chapters 6-9 is the story of a large vessel built at God 's command to save Noah, his family [20] Despite the film's expensive budget, Noah's Ark was able to be a make a profit for the studio at the box office. [21] In 1929, the Warner the successful film On with the Show (1929), the first all-color all-talking feature. On with the Show! ( 1929) is historically important in cinema history as the first modern Sound film photographed This was followed by Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) which proved to be arguably the studio's most popular film of the year. Gold Diggers of Broadway ( 1929) is a Warner Bros comedy/musical film which is historically important as the second Talkie (a term used early (It continued to be so popular that it played in theatres until 1939). The success of these two color pictures caused a color revolution (just as the first all-talkie had created one for talkies). The Warner Brothers released a large number of color films in 1929-1931. The following were features photographed entirely in Technicolor: The Show of Shows (1929), Sally (1929), Bright Lights (1930), Golden Dawn (1930), Hold Everything (1930), Song of the Flame (1930), Song of the West (1930), The Life of the Party (1930), Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930), Under A Texas Moon (1930), The Bride of the Regiment (1930), Viennese Nights (1931), Woman Hungry (1931), Kiss Me Again (1931), Fifty Million Frenchmen (1931), Manhattan Parade (1932). Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation The Show of Shows was a 1929 lavish Revue film which cost $850000 and featured most of the contemporary Warner Bros Sally is the third sound feature photographed in Technicolor released in 1929 (the first was On with the Show 1929 Bright Lights is a 1930 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Golden Dawn is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Hold Everything ( 1930) is an All-Talking musical comedy that was photographed entirely in Technicolor. Song of the Flame is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Song of the West is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. The Life of the Party is a 1930 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1930 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Under A Texas Moon is a 1930 musical western film photographed entirely in Technicolor. The Bride of the Regiment is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Viennese Nights is a 1930 musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1931 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. Manhattan Parade is a 1931 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. In addition to these, scores of features were released with Technicolor sequences as well as a numerous variety of short subjects. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation The majority of these color films were musicals.

By 1931 the country had grown so tired of musicals that the studio was forced to cut the numbers of many of the productions and advertise them as straight comedies. The public had begun to associate musicals with color and thus the movie studios began to abandon its use. Warner Brothers had a contract with Technicolor to produce two more pictures in that process. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation As a result, the first mysteries in color were produced and released by the studio: Doctor X (1932) and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). Doctor X is a First National / Warner Bros horror and mystery film from 1932. Mystery of the Wax Museum is a mystery / horror Technicolor film released in 1933 and directed by Michael Curtiz.

In February of 1933, Warner Bros. , however, would produce a very successful musical film[22] that saved the company from bankruptcy, 42nd Street. 42nd Street is a Warner Bros Musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby Berkeley. In the wake of 42nd Street's success, musicals were able to bring the studio profits once again. [23] These new musicals featured Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as the stars, and were mostly directed by Busby Berkeley. Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, ( August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993) was an actress singer and dancer most famous for her Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, Busby Berkeley ( November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles California, was a highly [24] By the end of 1935, however, people would again get tired of Warner Bros. musicals,[23] and the studio-after the 1935 film Captin Blood made huge profits at the box office- instead shifted it's focus on producing Errol Flynn swashbucklers[25]

1931–1935: Pre-code realistic period

The studio as seen in the trailer for the film The Petrified Forest (1936).
The studio as seen in the trailer for the film The Petrified Forest (1936). Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Swashbuckler or swasher is a term that developed in the 16th century to describe rough noisy and boastful Swordsmen It is based on a fighting style using a This article is about the Film The Petrified Forest For the National Park in Arizona where the film is set see Petrified Forest National Park.

With the collapse of the market for musicals, Warner Bros. , under production head Darryl F. Zanuck, turned to more realistic and gritty storylines, 'torn from the headlines' pictures that some said glorified gangsters. Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent One of the studio's first gangster films, Little Caesar was a great success at the box office. [26] Following Little Caesar, the studio would also release another successful gangster film, The Public Enemy. The Public Enemy is a 1931 Pre-Code American crime drama Film starring James Cagney and directed [26] The film made James Cagney a top star at the studio[27] and also further convinced the Warners to make more gangster films as well. [27] In addition to Cagney and Robinson, Paul Muni was also given a big push as one the studio's top gangster stars[28] after appearing in the successful film I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang. This article is about the 1932 movie for the article about the book see I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang I Am a [27] In 1933, relieve for the studio would come again after Franklin Roosevelt became US President in 1933 and was able to rebound the US Economy with the New Deal;[29] because of this economic rebound, box office profits for Warner Bros. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D existed once again. [29] In the year 1934, the studio would lose over $2,500,000. 00 in profits;[30] $500,000 of this net loss was also a result of physical damage to the Warner Bros. Burbank studio as a result of a massive fire that struck the studio around the end of 1934, destroying twenty years worth of early Vitagraph, Warner Bros. , and First National films. [31]

During this time, Warner Bros. President Harry Warner was indicted, along with six other movie studio figures, of conspiracy to violate the Sherman AntiTrust Act by holding a monopoly over movie theater industry. [32] In 1935, Harry was put on trial for this charge. [32] After a mistrial occurred, Harry sold the company's movie theaters, and the case was never reopened. [33] The year 1935 also saw the studio rebound with a net profit of $674,158. 00. [33]

By 1936, contracts of musical and silent stars were not renewed and new talent, tough-talking, working-class types, were hired that would more suitably fit in with these sort of pictures. Stars such as Dorothy Mackaill, Bebe Daniels, Frank Fay, Winnie Lightner, Bernice Claire, Alexander Gray, Alice White and Jack Mulhall that had characterized the urban, modern and sophisticated attitude of the 1920s gave way to stars such James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Edward G. Robinson, Warren William and Barbara Stanwyck who would be more acceptable to the common man. Dorothy Mackaill ( March 4, 1903 - August 12, 1990) was a British -born American actress most notably of the Silent Bebe Daniels ( January 14, 1901 - March 16, 1971) was an American actress. Francis or Frank Fay may refer to Frank Fay (Irish actor, co-founder of the Abbey Theatre Frank Fay (American actor, known for Winnie Lightner ( September 17, 1899 – March 5, 1971) was an American Motion picture Actress. Bernice Claire ( 22 March, 1907 &ndash 17 January, 2003) was an American actress Alexander Gray may refer to Alexander Gray (poet, Scottish poet Alexander Gray (RAF officer, Royal Air Force leader during World War Alice White ( August 24, 1904 - February 19, 1983) was an American Film actress. Jack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, ( October 7, 1887 in Wappingers Falls, New York – June 1, 1979 James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January Warren William ( December 2 1894 - September 24 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood Actor, born Warren William Barbara Stanwyck ( July 16, &ndash January 20,) was an American actress, a star of film and television known during her 60-year career as a The studio was one of the most prolific producers of Pre-Code pictures and had a lot of trouble with the censors once they started clamping down on what they considered indecent (around 1934). Pre-Code films were created before the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code - censorship guidelines - took effect on 1 July 1934 in the United [34] As a result, the Warner Brothers turned out a number of historical pictures from around 1935 in order to avoid confrontations with the Breen office.

After Zanuck was succeeded by Hal B. Wallis in 1933, and the Hays code began to be enforced in 1935, the studio was forced to abandon this realistic approach in order to produce more moralistic idealized pictures. Hal B Wallis, CBE ( September 14, 1899 &ndash October 5, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American For the television broadcasting term please see Production code number. The studio naturally turned to historical dramas which would not cause any problems with the censors. Other offerings included melodramas (or 'women's pictures'), swashbucklers, and adaptations of best-sellers, with stars like Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Muni and Errol Flynn. Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types Swashbuckler or swasher is a term that developed in the 16th century to describe rough noisy and boastful Swordsmen It is based on a fighting style using a Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most This period also saw the disappearance of a large number of actors and actresses that had characterized the realistic Pre-Code era but who were not suited to the new trend into moral and idealized pictures. Pre-Code films were created before the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code - censorship guidelines - took effect on 1 July 1934 in the United The Warner Bros. had remained a top studio in Hollywood since the dawn of talkies, but this changed after 1935 as other studios, notably MGM, quickly overshadowed the prestige and glamor that had previously characterized Warner Bros. However, in the late 1930s, Bette Davis would also become a top star at Warner Bros, and was even dubbed as "The Fifth Warner Brother". [35] James Cagney would also leave Warner Bros. after starring in the hit film Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 as well[36]

1930: Birth of Warner's cartoons

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are some characters that became central to the company's image.
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are some characters that became central to the company's image. Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer

Warner's cartoon unit had its roots in the independent Harman-Ising studio. Hugh Harman ( August 31, 1903 &ndash November 25, 1982) and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising ( August 7, 1903 &ndash From 1930 to 1933, Disney alumni Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising produced a series of musical cartoons for Leon Schlesinger, who sold the shorts to Warner. Hugh Harman ( August 31, 1903 &ndash November 25, 1982) and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising ( August 7, 1903 &ndash Hugh Harman ( August 31, 1903 &ndash November 25, 1982) and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising ( August 7, 1903 &ndash Leon Schlesinger ( May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American Film producer, most noted for founding Harman and Ising introduced their character Bosko in the first Looney Tunes cartoon, Sinkin' in the Bathtub, and created a sister series, Merrie Melodies, in 1931. Bosko is an animated Cartoon character created by Animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Sinkin' in the Bathtub was the very first Warner Bros theatrical Cartoon short as well as the very first of the Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros [37]

Harman and Ising broke away from Schlesinger in 1933 due to a contractual dispute, taking Bosko with them. As a result, Schlesinger started his own studio, Leon Schlesinger Productions, which continued with the Merrie Melodies while starting production on Looney Tunes starring Buddy, a Bosko clone. Warner Bros Cartoons Inc was the Animation division of Warner Bros Buddy is an animated Cartoon character in the Warner Bros Looney Tunes series of cartoons By the end of the decade, a new Schlesinger production team, including directors Friz Freleng, Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, and Chuck Jones had been formed. Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Schlesinger's staff developed a fast-paced, irreverent style that made their cartoons immensely popular world-wide.

In 1936, Avery directing a string of cartoons, staring Porky Pig, which established the character as the studio's first bonafide star. [38] In addition to Porky Pig, Warner Bros. cartoon characters Daffy Duck(who debuted in the 1937 short Porky's Duck Hunt) and Bugs Bunny (who debuted in the 1940 short A Wild Hare) would also achieve star power too. Porky's Duck Hunt ( 1937) is an Animated Short film produced by Leon Schlesinger A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film. [39] By 1942, the Schlesinger studio had surpassed Walt Disney Studios as the most successful producer of animated shorts in the United States. [40]

Warner bought Schlesinger's cartoon unit in 1944, and in subsequent decades characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, and Porky Pig became central to the company's image. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Bugs in particular remains a mascot to Warner Bros' various divisions and Six Flags (which Time Warner previously owned).

Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois in 1951's A Streetcar Named Desire.
Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois in 1951's A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien Leigh Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 &ndash 8 July 1967 was an English actress. Blanche DuBois (b September 15, 1919) is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire is a film adaptation of the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams.

World War II

Prior to the United States entering World War II, Harry Warner had produced the successful anti-German film The Life of Emile Zola[41] Following The Life of Emile Zola, Harry would produce more anti-German films, Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939),[42] The Sea Hawk-which mirrored King Phillip II as an equivalent to Hitler-(1940),[43] Sergeant York (1941),[43] and You're In The Army Now(1941). The Life of Émile Zola is a 1937 Biographical film of famous French author Émile Zola. Confessions of a Nazi Spy is a Spy thriller and the first blatantly anti- Nazi film produced by a major Hollywood studio prior to For the unsuccessful US weapon system see M247 Sergeant York. [44] After the United States officially entered World War II with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Harry Warner decided to focus on producing just war films. [45] After the war broke out, one-fourth of the studio's employees, including Jack Warner's son Jack Jr. were drafted. [45]

Post–World War II: Changing hands

The record attendance figures of the World War II years made the Warner brothers rich. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The gritty Warner image of the 1930s gave way to a glossier look, especially in women's pictures starring Davis, de Havilland and Joan Crawford. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture The 1940s also saw the rise of Humphrey Bogart from supporting player to major star. In the post-war years, the Warners continued to create new stars, like Lauren Bacall and Doris Day. Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Despite these new properities, the studio would suffer some setbacks. [46] By the end of 1947, the studio had suffered a net loss of $22,000,000. 00). [47] The following year, 1948, the company's profits would decrease another 50%[47]

On January 5, 1948, Warner offered the first color newsreel, covering the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A newsreel is a Documentary film that is regularly released in a public presentation place containing filmed News stories The Tournament of Roses Parade was established and first held on January 1 1890 in Pasadena California, eight miles (13 km northeast of Downtown Los Angeles The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose

Warner was a party to the United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. anti-trust case of the 1940s. United States v Paramount Pictures, Inc, 334 US 131 ( 1948) (also known as the Hollywood Antitrust Case of 1948, the Paramount This action, brought by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, claimed that the five integrated studio-theater chain combinations restrained competition. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act The Supreme Court heard the case in 1948, and ruled for the government. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. As a result Warner and four other major studios were forced to separate production from exhibition. In 1949, the studio was able to rebound somewhat, and as the net loss for the studio by the end of the year was only now $10,000,000. 00. [47]

In 1949, with the film industry declined with the advent of television and the ruling in the United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. against studios having the privilege of owning theaters- Harry Warner decided to shift his focus towards television production. United States v Paramount Pictures, Inc, 334 US 131 ( 1948) (also known as the Hollywood Antitrust Case of 1948, the Paramount [48] However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would not allow Harry to do so. [48] After an unsuccessful attempt to convince other movie studio bosses to which their focus to television, Harry abandoned his television efforts[48]

Early in 1953, the Warner theater holdings were spun off as Stanley Warner Theaters. With no more theaters to fill there was no need to produce thirty pictures a year, and no need for expensive contract-actors or for costly staff. After fifty years in the business the Warners saw the system winding down, and agreed to sell the studio to a bank-led syndicate. Only after the deal was completed in 1956 did elder brothers Harry and Albert Warner learn that the leading investor in the bank's syndicate was youngest brother Jack, who now had control of what had been a family business. This led to a rupture in family relations. For the rest of their lives, Harry and Albert never spoke to Jack again, but Jack was solely in charge at Warner Bros. Pictures.

In February 1956, Warner Brothers sold world negative rights to 784 features and 1,800 shorts filmed before 1948 to be shown on television by Associated Artists Productions. Associated Artists Productions ( aap [49]

New owners

Warner Bros. rebounded in the late 1950s, specializing in adaptations of popular plays like The Bad Seed (1956), No Time for Sergeants (1958), and Gypsy (1962). The Bad Seed is a 1956 Academy Award -nominated horror / thriller film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway play and 1958 Gypsy is a 1962 musical made by Warner Bros, about the life of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. There was also a successful television unit run by William T. Orr, Jack Warner's son-in-law, offering popular series like Maverick (1957–62) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958–64). William T Orr ( 27 September 1917 - 25 December 2002) was principally a Television producer, most associated with a string of Maverick is a Comedy - western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8 77 Sunset Strip is Already the owner of extensive music-publishing holdings, in 1958 the studio launched Warner Bros. Records. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. By the mid-1960s, motion picture production was in decline. There were few studio-produced films and many more co-productions (for which Warner provided facilities, money, and distribution), and pickups of independently made pictures.

In 1967, Jack gave in to advancing age and the changing times, selling control of the studio and its music business for $78 million to Seven Arts Productions, run by the Canadian investors Elliot and Kenneth Hyman, whose Associated Artists Productions had once owned the pre-1948 Warner film library. Seven Arts Productions was founded in 1957 by Ray Stark and Eliot Hyman. Associated Artists Productions ( aap The company, including the studio, was renamed Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Warner Bros-Seven Arts was formed in 1967, when Seven Arts Productions acquired Jack Warner 's controlling interest in Warner Bros

Michael Keaton as Batman in 1992's Batman Returns.
Michael Keaton as Batman in 1992's Batman Returns. Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Batman Returns is a 1992 Superhero film directed by Tim Burton.

Two years later the Hymans accepted a cash-and-stock offer from an odd conglomerate called Kinney National Company. Kinney National Services Inc was formed in 1966 when the Kinney Parking Company and the National Cleaning Company merged Kinney started as a parking garage mobster Emmanuel Kimmel won in a poker game before expanding by merging with a chain of funeral parlors, office cleaners, and a Hollywood talent agency, Ashley-Famous. Ashley-Famous was a talent agency set up in 1951 and run by Ted Ashley. [50] It was Ted Ashley who led Kinney head Steve Ross to the purchase of Warners, and Ashley became the new head of the studio, and the name was changed to Warner Bros. Ted Ashley was born in Brooklyn in 1922 as Theodore Assofsky. Steve Ross ( September 17, 1927 - December 20, 1992) was responsible for the 1990 merger of Warner Communications and Time Inc , Inc.

Although the moviegoing audience had shrunk, Warner's new management believed in the drawing-power of stars, signing co-production deals with several of the biggest names of the day, among them Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand, and Clint Eastwood, carrying the studio successfully through the 1970s and 1980s. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Warners also made major profits on films built around the characters of Superman and Batman, owned by Warners subsidiary DC Comics. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company

Abandoning the mundane parking lots and funeral homes, the re-focused Kinney renamed itself in honor of its best-known holding, Warner Communications. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Warner Communications branched out into other business, such as its acquiring of video game company Atari in 1976, and later the Six Flags theme parks. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. Six Flags Inc (commonly Six Flags) is one of the world's largest chains of Amusement parks and Theme parks, based on quantity of properties

From 1971 until the end of 1987, Warner's international distribution operations were a joint venture with Columbia Pictures, and in some countries, this joint venture also distributed films from other companies (like EMI Films and Cannon Films in the UK). }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company EMI Films is a British Film and Television production company and Distributor. The Cannon Group Inc was a group of companies including Cannon Films which produced a distinctive line of low to medium budget films from 1967 to 1993. Warner ended the venture in 1988 and joined up with Walt Disney Pictures, this joint venture lasted until 1993, when Disney created Buena Vista International. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established

To the surprise of many, flashy, star-driven Warner Communications merged in 1989 with the white-shoe publishing company Time Inc. Though Time and its magazines claimed a higher tone, it was the Warner Bros. Time Inc is a major subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 film and music units which provided the profits. However, the Time Warner merger was almost derailed when Paramount Communications (Formerly Gulf+Western, later sold to Viacom), launched a $12. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Gulf and Western Industries Inc, for a number of years known as Gulf+Western, was an American conglomerate. Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests 2 billion dollar hostle bid for Time Inc. , forcing Time to acquire Warner for $14. 9 billion dollar cash/stock offer. Paramount responded with a lawsuit filed in Delaware court to break up the merger. Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Paramount lost both the case and the appeal and the merger proceeded.

In 1997, Time Warner sold the Six Flags unit. The takeover of Time Warner in 2000 by then-high-flying AOL did not prove a good match, and following the collapse in "dot-com" stocks, the AOL name was banished from the corporate nameplate.

1995–present

A panoramic view over today's studio premises.
A panoramic view over today's studio premises.

In 1995, Warner and station-owner Tribune Company of Chicago launched The WB Network, finding a niche market in teenagers. The Tribune Company is a large American Multimedia Corporation based in Chicago Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The WB's early programming included an abundance of teenage fare like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville and Dawson's Creek. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998 Two extremely successful family dramas, 7th Heaven and Charmed also helped bring The WB into the spotlight, with Charmed going for 8 seasons and being the longest running drama with female leads and 7th Heaven going for 11 seasons and being the longest running family drama and longest running show for The WB. 7th Heaven is an Emmy -nominated American drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton In 2006 Warner and CBS Corporation decided to close the The WB and CBS's UPN and jointly launch The CW Television Network. CBS Corporation () is an American Media conglomerate focused on Broadcasting, Publishing, Billboards, and Television United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season.

In the late 1990s, Warner obtained rights to the Harry Potter novels, and released feature film adaptations of the first in 2001, the second in 2002, the third in June 2004, the fourth in November 2005, and the fifth on July 11, 2007. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 Fantasy Adventure Film, and the second film in the popular ''Harry Potter'' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 Fantasy Adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 Fantasy Adventure Film, based on J Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure Film, based on the novel of the same name by Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The sixth is slated for November 2008. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is an upcoming 2009 fantasy Adventure film, based on the novel by J The seventh and final adaption, to be shown in two parts, has been announced for 2010 and 2011.

Over the years, Warner Brothers has had distribution and/or co-production deals with a number of small companies. These include (but are not limited to) Amblin Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions (now working with Universal Studios), Regency Enterprises (now working with 20th Century Fox), Village Roadshow Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Silver Pictures (which includes Dark Castle Entertainment), The Ladd Company, and The Geffen Film Company. Amblin Entertainment' is an American film and television Production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits like Young Guns, Major League, True Romance Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Regency Enterprises is a Los Angeles -based Motion picture and Television Production company formed by Arnon Milchan and Joseph Village Roadshow Pictures is an Australian Motion picture production company Legendary Pictures is an American Motion picture Production company based in Burbank California. Silver Pictures is a movie Production company founded by Hollywood producer Joel Silver in 1985 Dark Castle Entertainment is a division of Silver Pictures, a production house affiliated with Warner Brothers. The Ladd Company is a film production and distribution company founded by Alan Ladd Jr The Geffen Film Company (well known by many as The Geffen Company and later Geffen Pictures) was a Film distributor and Production company founded

On January 4, 2008, Warner Bros. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common announced that they would drop support of HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc. not insert the publicly disclosed HD DVD key into this article for the time being [51]HD DVD's would continue to be released through May 2008 (when their contract with the HD DVD promotion group will expire), but only after Blu-ray and DVD releases. This started a chain of events which resulted in HD DVD development and production being halted by Toshiba on February 16, 2008, ending the format war. ( is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Warner Bros. and National CineMedia have formed a partnership to provide pre-feature entertainment and advertising in movie theaters nationwide. National CineMedia LLC (NCM ( operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America through long-term agreements with its founding members AMC Entertainment [52]

Warner Bros. turned 90 on June 1st 2008.

Film library

Main article: List of Warner Bros. films

Over the years, a series of mergers and acquisitions have helped Warners (the present-day Time Warner subsidiary) to accumulate a diverse collection of movies, cartoons, and television programs. This is a list of films produced co-produced and/or distributed by Warner Bros

In the aftermath of the 1948 anti-trust suit, uncertain times led Warners in 1956 to sell its 650 of its pre-1948 films and cartoons to a holding company which became Associated Artists Productions (AAP). Associated Artists Productions ( aap Two years later, AAP sold its holdings to United Artists (UA), which held them until 1981, when MGM bought UA. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group.

Three years later, Turner Broadcasting System, having failed to buy MGM, settled for ownership of the MGM/UA library. Turner Broadcasting System Inc (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS Inc This included almost all pre-1986 MGM features (with a few exceptions as noted below), as well as the pre-1948 Warner material. Ownership of the classic Warner films came full-circle when Time Warner bought Turner, although technically they are held by Turner Entertainment while Warner is responsible for sales and distribution. Turner Entertainment Company Inc is an American media company founded by Ted Turner.

These acquisitions, among others, mean that Warner owns almost every film they have made since its inception, excepting certain films Warner merely distributed. Much of the United States Pictures catalog (with certain exceptions, like Battle of the Bulge, which WB still owns) is now owned by Republic/Paramount Pictures (Republic/Paramount also now owns Cujo, with video licensee Lions Gate Entertainment handling DVD rights). Battle of the Bulge is a War film released in 1965. It was directed by Ken Annakin. Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Cujo is a horror Film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎.

Seven years after its 1964 release, rights to My Fair Lady reverted to CBS, which had backed the theatrical production, although ironically Warner now owns the DVD rights under license from CBS (Interestingly, 35 years after that, CBS and Warner Bros. My Fair Lady is a musical Film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. formed The CW Television Network, as mentioned above). The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season.

In addition Warner (via Turner) has acquired most of the Hanna-Barbera Productions library (including the 1982 film Heidi's Song), alongside most of the pre-1990 Ruby-Spears Productions library. Heidi's Song is a 1982 Animated musical Feature film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by Paramount Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) is a Burbank, California -based Entertainment Production company that This does not including shows based on other licensed properties (ex. , the animated versions of Happy Days, Mork and Mindy and Laverne and Shirley are owned by CBS Paramount Television). CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies is an American Television production

In 2007, Warner Bros. added the Peanuts/Charlie Brown library to its collection (this includes all the television specials and series outside of the theatrical library, which continues to be owned by CBS and Paramount through United Feature Syndicate, licensor and owner of the Peanuts material). Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M United Media is a large editorial column and Comic strip Newspaper syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E

Material owned by WB

In addition to a majority of its own post-1948 film library, WB owns:

Exceptions

WB

Turner

The WB Archives

The University of Southern California Warner Bros. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Archives is the largest single studio collection in the world. Donated in 1977 to USC's School of Cinema-Television by Warner Communications, the WBA houses departmental records that detail Warner Bros. activities from the studio's first major feature, My Four Years in Germany (1918), to its sale to Seven Arts in 1968.

UA donated pre-1949 Warner Bros. nitrates to the Library of Congress and post-1951 negatives to UCLA's film library. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Most of the company's legal files, scripts and production materials were donated to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Time Warner Inc. Reports Results for 2007 Full Year and Fourth Quarter. This is a list of films produced co-produced and/or distributed by Warner Bros A major film studio is a movie production and distribution company that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant
  2. ^ a b c d e Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 81.
  3. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 80.
  4. ^ a b c Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 82.
  5. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 101.
  6. ^ a b c Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 83.
  7. ^ a b c Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 84.
  8. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 85.
  9. ^ a b c d Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 86.
  10. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 88.
  11. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 95.
  12. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 96.
  13. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 113.
  14. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 115.
  15. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 141.
  16. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 144.
  17. ^ a b c d e f Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 147.
  18. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 148.
  19. ^ a b c d e Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 160.
  20. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 151.
  21. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 150.
  22. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 190.
  23. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 194.
  24. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 192.
  25. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 195.
  26. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 184.
  27. ^ a b c Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 185.
  28. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 186.
  29. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 161.
  30. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 209
  31. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 209
  32. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 209
  33. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 211
  34. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 188-189.
  35. ^ WatchMojo.com - Daily Video Clips - Bette Davis
  36. ^ Cagney: Hollywood Renegades
  37. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 187.
  38. ^ Barrier, Michael (1999). Pg. 329-333.
  39. ^ http://www.milechai.com/product2/children_books/porky-pig-and-the-small-dog.html
  40. ^ "Warner Bros. Studio biography". AnimationUSA. com. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  41. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 225
  42. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 233
  43. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 247
  44. ^ Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 247
  45. ^ a b Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 240
  46. ^ Sperling, p. 273
  47. ^ a b c Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 279
  48. ^ a b c Sperling, Millner, and Warner (1998), p. 286
  49. ^ p. 295 Sperling, Cass Warner, Millner, Cork, * Warner Jr, Jack Hollywood Be They Name Prima Publishing (1994)
  50. ^ William Poundstone, Fortune's Formula
  51. ^ Warner Bros Goes Blu Ray Exclusive Console Watcher
  52. ^ Warner Bros. and National CineMedia Form Marketing Partnership, Yahoo!, January 14, 2008

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