The company's president was Daniel T. O'Shea; Dore Schary was the head of production.
As with Selznick International, Vanguard was located at the RKO studio.
After the agreement with United Artists was completed, Vanguard films were distributed by RKO Radio Pictures or Selznick Releasing Organization.
Notable films among those are Hitchcock's The Paradine Case and King Vidor's Duel in the Sun.
[4] Like most Selznick productions, films made by Vanguard are now owned by The Walt Disney Company through ABC.