Editing Adolph Zukor (section)

==Early film career==
In 1903, he became involved in the film industry when his cousin, Max Goldstein, approached him for a loan to invest in a chain of theaters. These theaters were started by [[Mitchell Mark]] in [[Buffalo, New York]], and hosted [[Edisonia Hall]]. Mark needed investors to expand his chain of theaters. Zukor gave Goldstein the loan and formed a partnership with Mark and Morris Kohn, a friend of Zukor's who also invested in the theaters. Zukor, Mark, and Kohn opened a [[penny arcade]] operating as The [[Automatic Vaudeville Company]] on 14th Street in New York City. They soon opened branches in [[Boston]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], with funding by [[Marcus Loew]].<ref name="nytimes-103"/><ref name="nytimes-onthisday"/><ref>Ed Solero, {{cite web| url = http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576| title = "Crystal Hall"}}, ''Cinema Treasures''</ref> By 1910, Zukor already owned a nickelodeon chain and became Leow's partner in a theater circuit.<ref name=":0" /> Two years later, he sold his shares in Loew's company in order to purchase the French film, ''Queen Elizabeth''.<ref name=":0" />