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| Founded | 1918; 107 years ago (1918) |
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| Founder | Louis B. Mayer |
| Defunct | April 17, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-04-17) |
| Fate | Merged withMetro Pictures Corporation andGoldwyn Pictures to formMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Successors | Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Amazon MGM Studios Library: Warner Bros. (throughTurner Entertainment Co.) Public domain (pre-1929) |
| Parent | Metro Pictures Corporation |
Louis B. Mayer Pictures (orLouis B. Mayer Productions) was an Americanfilm production company of thesilent era which operated from 1918 until 1924.
Founded by theNew England–based theater ownerLouis B. Mayer, it functioned as a high-class producer of films for the first-run market. One of the leading Mayer stars wasAnita Stewart who was recruited fromVitagraph Studios.[1] The company had a long-runningdistribution arrangement withFirst National Pictures. Mayer appointedIrving Thalberg as head of production following his stint atUniversal Pictures.
In 1924, the company was part of a series of mergers byMarcus Loew that brought togetherMetro Pictures andGoldwyn Pictures into a single outfitMGM, which was a centralmajor studio of theclassical era. Although the new company was initially known as Metro-Goldwyn, within a year the name Mayer had been added to the title in acknowledgement of his key role in the studio.
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