Loew's Incorporated

Oldest chain of movie theatres in the USA, founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew, who would then launch Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924 when he gained control of Metro Pictures, New York, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures. Loew's Incorporated served as distribution arm and parent company for the studio (and also MGM Records) until the two were forced to separate by a court ruling. The two companies officially split in 1959, and record labels after that split show the label as a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc..