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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

  • Documentary

May 1, 2001 (US)

1h 0m

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 ...

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