ˈɔːl fˈoːɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl pˈɑːɹtnɚz ɪn lˈɪbɚɾi pˈɪktʃɚz hæd spˈɛnt mˈoʊst əv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː æz ˈɑːfɪsɚz mˌeɪkɪŋ mˈoʊʃən pˈɪktʃɚz fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹmi sˈɪɡnəl kˈɔːɹ, ænd wɜː hˈɛzɪtənt tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə wˈɜːkɪŋ ˌʌndɚ ðə hˈɑːliwˌʊd stˈuːdɪˌoʊ sˈɪstəm.
All four eventual partners in Liberty Pictures had spent most of World War II as officers making motion pictures for the Army Signal Corps, and were hesitant to return to working under the Hollywood studio system.