Editing Pathé (section)

=== Innovations ===
Worldwide, the company emphasised research, investing in such experiments as hand-coloured film and the synchronisation of film and gramophone recordings. In 1908, Pathé invented the [[newsreel]] that was shown in theatres prior to the feature film. The news clips featured the Pathé logo of a crowing rooster at the beginning of each reel. {{anchor|Pathescope}}In 1912, it introduced [[28 mm film|28&nbsp;mm non-flammable film]] and equipment under the brand name Pathescope. [[Pathé News]] produced cinema newsreels from 1910, up until the 1970s when production ceased as a result of mass television ownership.<ref name="researcher'sguide">''Researcher's Guide to British Newsreels'' 1993, p. 80.</ref>

In the United States, beginning in 1914, the company built film production studios in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] and Jersey City, New Jersey, where their building still stands. [[The Heights, Jersey City]] produced the extremely successful serialised episodes called ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1914 serial)|The Perils of Pauline]]''. By 1918 Pathé had grown to the point where it was necessary to separate operations into two distinct divisions. With Emile Pathé as chief executive, [[Pathé Records]] dealt exclusively with phonographs and recordings. Brother Charles managed ''Pathé-Cinéma'', which was responsible for film production, distribution, and exhibition.<ref name="Abel 1999, pp. 32–35">Abel 1999, pp. 32–35.</ref>

In 1922 they introduced the ''Pathé Baby'' home film system using a new [[9.5 mm film|9.5 mm film stock]], which became popular during the next few decades. In 1921, Pathé sold off its United States motion picture production arm. It was renamed "[[Pathé Exchange]]" and later merged into [[RKO Pictures]], disappearing as an independent brand in 1931. Pathé sold its British film studios to [[Eastman Kodak]] in 1927, while maintaining the theatre and distribution arm.<ref name="Abel 1999, pp. 32–35"/>

[[File:La Cité foudroyée (1924).webm|220px|thumb|Pathé-Baby [[9.5 mm film]] version of ''La Cité foudroyée'' (1924)]]