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It is a little hard to compare Monogram with Republic, as it was the merger of Monogram, Mascot, Liberty, Majestic, Chesterfield, and Invincible which created Republic Pictures. Monogram, and the others, ceased to exist after 1935 with the creation of Republic. However Monogram's "B" Western unit continued to operate almost with out interruption after the merger. As did Mascot's serial unit.
Doug
If you mean that Mascot's serial unit, now a part of Republic Pictures, continued to operate, that is true. (Nat Levine gave Herbert Yates almost everything he had at the time of the merger, including his formula for making successful serials.) Regarding Monogram, you probably know that it was resurrected in '37 by W. Ray Johnston and Trem Carr, and ceased to exist in late '52, when it formally become Allied Artists. One thing that helped the "new" Monogram Pictures was the acquisition of Tex Ritter, who had previously been with Grand National. And any outfit that produced and released nine Bela Lugosi horror films in three years is quite a studio in my book!
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