Vanguard Films, Inc. was an American film production company, established by producer David O. Selznick in 1943, after the dissolution of

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. The company's president was Daniel T. O'Shea;

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was the head of production. The company was liquidated in 1951.

History

After the dissolution of

, David O. Selznick established Vanguard Films, Inc., in 1943 and Selznick Releasing Organization in 1946. Vanguard was created to continue his productions, while the Selznick Releasing Organization was made to distribute output by Vanguard. Previously, Vanguard released through

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, of which Vanguard owned one-third of its stock. As with Selznick International, Vanguard was located at the RKO studio. Vanguard Films took over the three films still in production—''

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'', '' I'll Be Seeing You'' and Hitchcock's '' Spellbound''—and delivered them to the distributor

, thus fulfilling Selznick's contract with UA. After the agreement with United Artists was completed, Vanguard films were distributed by

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or Selznick Releasing Organization. Notable films among those are Hitchcock's ''

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'' and

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's '' Duel in the Sun''. Vanguard Films was dissolved in 1951.

Filmography

Library

Like most Selznick productions, films made by Vanguard are now owned by

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through

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References

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External links

Hollywood Renegades: ''David O. Selznick: The SIMPP Years''
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History

Filmography

Library

See also

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