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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Republic Pictures collection
Creator:
Republic Pictures Corporation
Identifier/Call Number: 2285
Physical Description:
131.69 Linear Feet
115 boxes
Date (bulk): 1930s-1980s
Abstract: This collection consists of scripts, press kits, stills, and production information for films and television series created
and distributed by Republic Pictures, as well as related production and distribution companies.
Language of Material:
English.
Republic Pictures was an American motion picture/television production and distribution company known for producing Westerns,
serials, and B films. Its Westerns created stars like John Wayne, Gene Autry, Rex Allen, and Roy Rogers. Some of Republic
Pictures bigger budget films include "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949), "Johnny Guitar" (1954), and "The
Maverick Queen" (1956). Viacom now holds their library. The company emerged from a merger in 1935 between Mascot Pictures,
Consolidated Film Industries, and Monogram Pictures. As television grew in popularity and "B" movies waned in popularity,
Republic turned their studios into rental facilities for other production companies. In 1967, National Telefilm Associates
(NTF), one of the largest independent film-to-television distributors, purchased the entire Republic Pictures motion picture
library, and in 1985 NTA changed its name to Republic Pictures Corporation, focusing on the production, distribution, and
syndication of television and films. In 1985, Republic also acquired Blackhawk Films, a film mail order company.
This collection consists of scripts, press kits, stills, and production information for films and television series created
and distributed by Republic Pictures, as well as related production and distribution companies. These include Republic Pictures
Corporation, National Telefilm Associates (NTA), NBC, E.S.J. Production, Major Pictures, Screen Gems Television, Spelling-Goldberg
Productions, Sigmund Neufeld Productions and others.
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Republic Pictures, 2005.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Republic Pictures collection, Collection no. 2285, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
See also: Republic Pictures scripts (Collection 2425), Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is not fully processed. Box 64 appears to have been skipped in numbering. The box inventory below may not
fully represent the contents of each box.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Film stills
Photographs
Press kits
Press releases
Scripts
Television scripts
Republic Pictures Corporation -- Archives