It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001 / / 60 minutes

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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Rating:7/10 (3)

A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.

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