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Metro Pictures

film production company in the silent film era
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Metro Pictures

Summary

Metro Pictures is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,173 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metro Pictures is in the country of United States[3].
  • Metro Pictures's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Metro Pictures's instance of is recorded as film production company[5].
  • Metro Pictures's founder is recorded as Louis B. Mayer[6].
  • Metro Pictures was followed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[7].
  • Metro Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[8].
  • Metro Pictures's Commons category is recorded as Metro Pictures[9].
  • Metro Pictures's industry is recorded as film production[10].
  • 1915 marks the founding of Metro Pictures[11].
  • Metro Pictures was dissolved in April 17, 1924[12].
  • Metro Pictures's location of formation is recorded as Jacksonville[13].

Body

Founding

Metro Pictures's founder is recorded as Louis B. Mayer[6]. 1915 marks the founding of it[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Jacksonville[13].

Identity

Metro Pictures was followed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[7].

Operations

Metro Pictures's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[8].

Industry

Metro Pictures's industry is recorded as film production[10].

Dissolution

Metro Pictures was dissolved in April 17, 1924[12].

Why It Matters

Metro Pictures ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,173 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

business Los Angeles Louis B. Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Location of formation → Jacksonville
    Country → United States
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