Producers Releasing Corporation
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Producers Releasing Corporation was a low-budget American film studio of the 1940s known for its prolific output of B-movies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Producers Releasing Corporation canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10782353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Producers Releasing Corporation Context triple: [William Beaudine, employer, Producers Releasing Corporation]
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A.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
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B.
Allied Artists Pictures
Allied Artists Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active primarily in the mid-20th century, known for releasing a wide range of Hollywood features.
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C.
United Artists
United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.
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D.
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures was a major Hollywood film studio of the 1930s and 1940s, known for producing classic movies including landmark monster, musical, and film noir films.
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E.
Monarch Pictures
Monarch Pictures is a film production company known for producing feature films such as the thriller "Copycat."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Producers Releasing Corporation Target entity description: Producers Releasing Corporation was a low-budget American film studio of the 1940s known for its prolific output of B-movies.
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A.
Zanuck/Brown Company
Zanuck/Brown Company was a prominent American film production company best known for producing blockbuster hits such as Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws."
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B.
Allied Artists Pictures
Allied Artists Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active primarily in the mid-20th century, known for releasing a wide range of Hollywood features.
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C.
United Artists
United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.
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D.
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures was a major Hollywood film studio of the 1930s and 1940s, known for producing classic movies including landmark monster, musical, and film noir films.
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E.
Monarch Pictures
Monarch Pictures is a film production company known for producing feature films such as the thriller "Copycat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film studio
ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ film studio ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| audience | mass audience ⓘ |
| budgetLevel | low-budget ⓘ |
| businessCategory | Poverty Row studio ⓘ |
| businessModel | low-budget production and distribution ⓘ |
| businessStrategy |
high volume of releases
ⓘ
low production costs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionChannel | theatrical distribution ⓘ |
| distributionScope | United States theatrical market ⓘ |
| employmentPractice | use of contract players and journeyman directors ⓘ |
| era |
Golden Age of Hollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
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| filmFormat | black-and-white films ⓘ |
| filmLengthCategory | B feature ⓘ |
| filmMarketPosition | B-picture supplier ⓘ |
| genreFocus | low-budget films ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Hollywood ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| language | English-language films ⓘ |
| marketSegment | low-cost entertainment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
low-budget production
ⓘ
prolific output of B-movies ⓘ |
| organizationalType | independent studio ⓘ |
| product |
B movies
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feature films ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ |
| productionValues | minimal sets and modest production design ⓘ |
| releasePattern | supporting features on double bills ⓘ |
| reputation | specialist in inexpensive genre pictures ⓘ |
| scale | small studio ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
independent exhibitors
ⓘ
neighborhood theaters ⓘ |
| typicalGenres |
crime films
ⓘ
exploitation films ⓘ mystery films ⓘ war films ⓘ western films ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | short feature length ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Producers Releasing Corporation Description of subject: Producers Releasing Corporation was a low-budget American film studio of the 1940s known for its prolific output of B-movies.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Billy the Kid in Texas (1940 film)
subject linked to:
Billy the Kid in Texas (1940 film)