Gerald Mast has written that although UA never became a major company like MGM or Paramount Pictures, the idea that directors could produce their own films was "years ahead of its time".
Gerald Mast telah menyatakan bahwa meskipun UA tak pernah menjadi perusahaan besar seperti MGM atau Paramount Pictures, gagasan bahwa para sutradara dapat memproduksi film-film mereka sendiri "bertahun-tahun diikuti pada masanya".