It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
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1hr
Directed by
Eamon Harrington,
John Watkin,
Starring
Bob Burns,
Dick Dale,
David Del Valle,
Bruce Dern
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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 mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
