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| Company type | Independent |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | April 1945 |
| Founder | Frank Capra Samuel J. Briskin |
| Defunct | 1951 |
| Successors | Library: Paramount Pictures (It's a Wonderful Life) Universal Television (State of the Union) |
| Headquarters | California, United States |
Key people | Frank Capra Samuel J. Briskin William Wyler George Stevens |
| Products | Films |
| Owner | Independent (1945–1947) Paramount Pictures (1947–1951) |
Liberty Films was an independent motion picture production company founded in California by Frank Capra and Samuel J. Briskin in April 1945.[1] It produced only two films, the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), originally released by RKO Radio Pictures, and the film version of the hit play State of the Union (1948), originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[N 1] Liberty Films' logo was the Liberty Bell ringing loudly.
- ^ "Screen News", The New York Times, April 27, 1945, p. 22. A third incorporator was attorney David Tannenbaum.
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