American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia
From Actophone to the Whartons, the institutional histories of 66 film studios that operated around the United States are detailed, along with some discussions of the films that were either successes or failures for the studios. Although the author argues that a complete compendium of film studios would be near impossible, due to the often-ephemeral nature of the film industry, no mention is made of what criteria was used to select entries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR...
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From Actophone to the Whartons, the institutional histories of 66 film studios that operated around the United States are detailed, along with some discussions of the films that were either successes or failures for the studios. Although the author argues that a complete compendium of film studios would be near impossible, due to the often-ephemeral nature of the film industry, no mention is made of what criteria was used to select entries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Booknews Not an exhaustive encyclopedia of film studies, but a thorough study of 66 studios of all sizes and specialities. Treated alphabetically, each entry is a history which discusses stars, successes, and failures. Includes some rare photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgmentsviiForewordxiThe StudiosActophone1American Film Manufacturing Co.3The American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.8Astoria Studio12Astra Films16Balboa Studios18Balshofer's Studios22The California Motion Picture Corp.27Cayuga Pictures30Champion and Others Along the Palisades33The Chaplin Studios38Columbia Pictures41The Cosmopolitan Studio47Crystal Studio50The Larry Darmour Studio51J. Charles Davis Studios54Diando56The Walt Disney Studio60The Thomas Dixon Studio67The Edison Studio68Essanay73First National81Florida Studios83Fox--With and Without 20th Century86Goldwyn Studios93Grand National98The D.W. Griffith Studio101Grossman Pictures Studio105William S. Hart109The Haworth Studio114The Thomas Ince Studio116Kalem120Kinemacolor124The Jesse Lasky Company128Lubin130Majestic-Reliance136MGM138Monogram144Nestor: The First Studio in Hollywood147The New York Motion Picture Company151The George V. Osmond Studio154The Pacific Studios and Others in Northern California155Paramount158Pathe162The Pickford-Fairbanks Studio166Powers171Producers Releasing Corporation175Charles Ray Studios177Reliable Pictures180Rental Stages and "Locations"184Republic Pictures188RKO and Its Predecessors192Hal Roach197The Joseph Schenck Studio203Selig Polyscope207Mack Sennett214Thanhouser217Tiffany221Triangle224Tulsa, Oklahoma, Studios227The U.S. Moving Picture Co.230Universal233Vitagraph241Warner Bros244The Washington Motion Picture Corporation251The Whartons254Afterword269Bibliography273Index275
\ BooknewsNot an exhaustive encyclopedia of film studies, but a thorough study of 66 studios of all sizes and specialities. Treated alphabetically, each entry is a history which discusses stars, successes, and failures. Includes some rare photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
