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Line 25: ==Closing of studio and legacy== One reason for Tiffany's failure was that it did not have a profitable distribution network.<ref>p.215 Crafton, Donald ''The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound 1926-1931'' University of California Press (1997)</ref> The studio complex was later bought by [[Columbia Pictures]] and given to [[Sam Katzman]] and [[Irving Briskin]] as base of operations for their film units. <ref> p.108 Weaver, Tom ''A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers'' McFarland</ref>▼ [[~~MGM~~Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] purchased Tiffany's nitrate original film negative library and burned the collection during the burning of Atlanta sequence in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>http://www.astortheatre.net.au/special-events/mamba-an-incredible-35mm-discovery?ybct=1281</ref>▼ ▲The studio complex was later bought by [[Columbia Pictures]] and given to [[Sam Katzman]] and [[Irving Briskin]] as base of operations for their film units. <ref> p.108 Weaver, Tom ''A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers'' McFarland</ref> After Tiffany filed for bankruptcy in 1932, most if not all of their films never had their copyrights renewed, so they are now in the public domain. *In January 2012, the Vitaphone Project announced that the U.S. premiere of a restored print of ''Mamba'' will be in March 2012 at Cinefest in Syracuse, New York.<ref>[http://www.vitaphoneproject.com/ Vitaphone Project Newsletter (Vol. 10, Nr. 4)]</ref> ▲[[MGM]] purchased Tiffany's nitrate original film negative library and burned the collection during the burning of Atlanta sequence in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]''.<ref>http://www.astortheatre.net.au/special-events/mamba-an-incredible-35mm-discovery?ybct=1281</ref> == References==