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MPPC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | MPPC stands for Motion Picture Patents Company, also known as the Edison Trust, also known as the First Oligopoly. |
 | | The MPPC was a trust of all the major film companies (Edison, Biograph, Vitagraph, Essanay, Selig, Lubin, Kalem, American Star, American Pathé), the leading distributor (George Kleine) and the biggest supplier of raw film, Eastman Kodak. |
 | | Also, the proximity of Southern California to Mexico was convenient for Hollywood filmmakers; word that MPPC agents were traveling to California would usually precede the agents' arrival, allowing the filmmakers to flee to Mexico. |
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