Editing Monogram Pictures (section)

{{Short description|American film studio}}
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{{Infobox company
| name          = Monogram Pictures
| logo          = Monogramlogo.jpg
| logo_size     = 200px
| foundation    = {{start date and age|1931}} (original)<br />{{start date and age|1946}} (as a predecessor-in-interest to Allied Artists Pictures Corporation)
| defunct       = {{end date|1953}} (original)<br />{{end date|1979}} (as Allied Artists Pictures Corporation)
| successors    = ''Library:''<br />[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />{{small|(through [[United Artists]])}}<br />(pre-August 1946)<br />[[Warner Bros.]]<br />{{small|(through [[Lorimar Television#Theatrical films|Lorimar Motion Pictures]])}}<br />(post-August 1946)<br />[[Paramount Pictures]]<br />{{small|(through [[Republic Pictures|Melange Pictures]])}}<br />(select post-1938 films)
| founders      = [[W. Ray Johnston]]<br />[[Trem Carr]]
| location_city = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]<br />[[New York City, New York]]
| location      = 
| fate          = Film and music rights vested in [[Allied Artists International]]
| key_people    = Kim Richards (Chairman and CEO)<br>Robert Fitzpatrick (President)
| num_employees = 
| industry      = [[List of entertainment industry topics|Entertainment]]
| products      = [[Film|Motion picture]]s
| homepage      = {{url|monogrampictures.com}}
}}

'''Monogram Pictures Corporation''' was an American [[film studio]] that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name '''Allied Artists Pictures Corporation'''. Monogram was among the smaller studios in the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|golden age of Hollywood]], generally referred to collectively as [[Poverty Row]]. Lacking the financial resources to deliver the lavish sets, production values, and star power of the larger studios, Monogram sought to attract its audiences with the promise of action and adventure.

The company's trademark is now owned by [[Allied Artists International]].<ref name="Registered Trademark Ownership">{{cite web |url=https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77839826&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch |title=Registered Trademark Ownership |publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> The original sprawling brick complex which functioned as home to both Monogram and Allied Artists remains at 4376 Sunset Drive, utilized as part of the [[Church of Scientology]] Media Center (formerly [[KCET]]'s television facilities).<ref>''Variety,'' August 10, 1945.</ref>