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Filmways, Inc. (also known as Filmways Pictures and Filmways Television) was a television and film production company founded by both American film executive Martin Ransohoff and Edwin Kasper in 1952.〔http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1960/BC-1960-11-14.pdf〕 It is probably best remembered as the production company of CBS’ “rural comedies” of the 1960s, including ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', ''Petticoat Junction'', and ''Green Acres'', as well as the comedy-drama ''The Trials of O'Brien'', the western ''Dundee and the Culhane'', the adventure show ''Bearcats!'', the police drama ''Cagney & Lacey'', and the sitcoms ''Mr. Ed'' and ''The Addams Family''. Notable films the company produced include ''The Sandpiper'', ''The Cincinnati Kid'', ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'', ''Ice Station Zebra'', ''Summer Lovers'', ''The Burning'', ''King'' and Brian De Palma's ''Dressed to Kill'' and ''Blow Out''. Filmways acquired famous companies throughout the years, such as Heatter-Quigley Productions, Ruby-Spears Productions and American International Pictures. It was also the owner of the film distributor Sigma III Corporation (''Closely Watched Trains'', ''Hi, Mom!''). ==History== Filmways was formed by Martin Ransohoff and Edwin Kasper in 1952, who would part with Filmways five years later. In 1966, The company acquired Heatter-Quigley Productions, the game show producers known for their biggest hit, ''Hollywood Squares''. In 1969, it bought Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma County, California, outside of San Francisco.〔(Sears Point )〕 In 1972, Ransohoff left Filmways as president. In 1974, it acquired book publisher Grosset & Dunlap from American Financial Group. In May 1975, it bought television syndication firm Rhodes Productions from Taft Broadcasting. In 1978, it acquired Ruby-Spears Productions, which had launched a year earlier. In 1979, after Arkoff's retirement, Filmways purchased American International Pictures. Their TV subsidiary, AITV, became Filmways' new syndication division in 1980, spinning off Rhodes into an independent corporation. Filmways had lost nearly $20 million during the nine months ending in November 1981. However, it partially exited bankruptcy by selling few of its previously acquired assets. In 1981, Ruby-Spears Productions was sold to Taft Broadcasting and Sears Point Raceway was sold to Speedway Motorsports. In 1982, Grosset & Dunlap was sold to G. P. Putnam's Sons. In 1982, Filmways was acquired by Orion Pictures (with E. M. Warburg Pincus & Company and Home Box Office for its pay and cable television rights). Filmways was then renamed as Orion TV Productions, Inc. on August 31, 1982. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Filmways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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