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American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre Presents… Republic Pictures 75th Anniversary
Posted September 1, 2010

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Republic Pictures. To celebrate, American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles will have a special night of Republic Pictures shorts and B Western movies on Wednesday, September 15th.

American Cinematheque is the only public, alternative screening organization in Los Angeles that offers a wide variety of film and video programming from all over the world on a weekly basis. As part of their Fall 2010 line up, they are saluting Republic Pictures 75th Anniversary with a special evening of Republic Pictures' shorts and movies.

Here are the details from their website:

Wednesday, Sept 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM
American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre Presents...Republic Pictures 75th Anniversary
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 461-2020

Founded in 1935 by executive Herbert J. Yates, independent studio Republic Pictures is fondly remembered today for producing westerns, serials and B-movies. The studio also launched the careers of such future cowboy icons as John Wayne, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. In the 1940s and 1950s, the company moved into prestige pictures with the release of MACBETH (1948), THE RED PONY (1949), THE QUIET MAN (1952) and JOHNNY GUITAR (1954), before disbanding in 1959.

Republic Pictures 75th Anniversary

"Meet the Stars #7: Meet Roy Rogers"
1941, Republic Pictures, 10 minutes, Directed by Harriet Parsons.
"It's a Grand Old Nag"
1947, Republic Pictures, 8 minutes, Directed by Robert Clampett.
UNDER WESTERN STARS
1938, Republic Pictures, 54 minutes, Directed by Joseph Kane. Roy Rogers is elected to Congress and becomes determined to help his constituents get water in their district. When he runs up against resistance from one of his peers, he takes the elder congressmen on an inspection trip and strands him without water to make his point.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
1939, Republic Pictures, 70 minutes, Directed by George Sherman. It is the eve of World War II, and Federal agents Gene Autry and Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnett) head to Mexico to foil the schemes of a fleet of foreign spies at a submarine base.

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More Information

Read about Gene Autry's film South of the Border in our Motion Picture section here.

Read about American Cinematheque at their website here and this event here.

Read about the Republic Pictures 75th Anniversary events here.

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