Silent Studio Directory - 119 - Theater Corp.; in 1925, acquired the rights to the Case-Sponable sound system and renamed it Movietone; in 1927, acquired the U.S. rights to the German Tri- Ergon sound system and released talking Newsreels; in 1929, Fox borrowed $40 million and purchased Loew’s. Inc. but before he could take control, he was in a bad car accident; during his hospitalization, the stock market crashed and basically bankrupted him.; in 1930, he was ousted and control of the company was shuffled through several people who lost massive amounts of money; on May 29, 1935, Fox Film merged with Twentieth Century Pictures and the name changed to 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. on August 15, 1935. [See Twentieth Century Pictures and 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.] France Films Inc. - US - 1917 - production company located in Suite 608 Candler Building, 220 W. 42nd Street, New York. Frances Edmonde Productions - US - 1919-1920 - production company located at 1676 Arlington Ave., Los Angeles, California. Francis Ford Producing Co. - US - 1918 - production company formed April 1914 by Frances Ford to produce films for the states rights market; offices located at 1476 Broadway, New York; leased space from Christie Studios in Hollywood and released under the trade name Fordart Films. Franco-American Film Co. - US - 1911-1912 - distribution company for imports. Franco-British Film Co. - UK - 1912 - production company for a series featuring George Treville. Franco-Film - FRANCE - 1920- 1934 - production and distribution company located in Paris with distribution offices in Belgium.