Universal's History and Interesting Facts

History

 - Universal Channel was a company of “Yankee Film Company”, this company was the one that created Universal Studios, created in 1912

 - The owner of Yankee Film Company was Carl Laemmle, which was Interested in making another company, he convinced the “Stern brothers” (Abe and Julius) to be there partners.

 - Later other people would buy parts of the company and would be divided by other large companies.

• - Laemmle wasn’t a risky person and only paid for “affordable” movies, and used normal sets, making the studio basic (not what people wanted) with that and other factors the profits weren’t so high to keep growing.

- Later in the Golden Age of Hollywood it passed to be an unpopular studio. Laemmle’s  son Carl Laemmle Jr. was the one that risk the business more producing better movies, and putting Universal back in the best studio lists. 

Universal Old Film's 

• - King of Jazz (First movie in colour)

• -  - All quiet on the Western front (Oscar)

• - Imitation of Life (Oscar)

• - Frankenstien

• - Dracula

• - The invisible man

Universal Modern Film's 

• - Jaws

• - Airport

• - The Sting

• - Back to the Future (I, II, III)

• - Jurassic Park

• - E.T.

• - Scarface

Interesting Facts

• - Creator of Universal City (a city with politics and law, destined to the people that would work in the movies. Actors, actress, electricians, decorators, musicians, etc… The city had its own major and police.

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• - Carl Laemmle was the model of many famous studios

 … Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MGM, 20th Century Fox.