the Hughes-Franklin Midwest Theatres Corporation, Incorporated was a joint venture between theatrical producer and theatre manager Harold B. Franklin and Howard Hughes. The company was incorporated in Nevada on January 27, 1931 and dissolved, by state, between 1932 and 1936.

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"Hughes Franklin Midwest Theatres Corporation Ltd." OpenCorporates. April 5, 2022. Accessed May 4, 2022. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0000714906