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Original purchase of the land that would soon become the hotspot of the film industry
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Thomas Edison creates the Kinetoscope, one of the first inventions of the motion-picture camera
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Edison shows his film Black Diamond Express
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Major film studio "Famous Players Film Company"(Paramount Pictures) is founded -
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The Kid is released by Charlie Chaplin -
Major film studio Warner Bros. is founded -
The Disney Company(originally "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio") is founded -
Major film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is founded -
Major film studio RKO Pictures is founded -
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Dracula is premiered in NY -
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King Kong is premiered in NYC -
The Motion Picture Production Code began to be enforced, establishing guidelines pertaining to sex, violence, and religion in film
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Major film studio 20th Century Fox is founded -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, CA -
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The fear of Communism in Hollywood led to the banning of suspected artists from working in Hollywood
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Citizen Kane is premiered at the Palace Theatre in NYC -
The Maltese Falcon is premiered in NYC -
US involvement in WWII leads to a time of shortages, blackouts, and wartime restrictions
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Casablanca is premiered at the Hollywood Theatre -
Television begins to emerge as a competitor for the film industry, leading to the production of large-scale widescreen films shown only in theaters
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Mary Poppins is premiered in Los Angeles -
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