St. Louis Motion Picture Company
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St. Louis Motion Picture Company was a film production company during the silent film era. It advertised its debut films A Gypsy's Love and Algernon's Busy Day in 1912.[1] In 1913 the company established itself in Los Angeles.[2]
St. Louis lawyer Oscar E. Goebel was the firm's initial president and treasurer.[3] In 1913 the company bought Melie's Motion Picture Studio.[4][better source needed]
Vaudevillian Glen Cavender began his film career with the company.[5] Cinematographer John F. Seitz followed Flying A executive Gilbert P. Hamilton to the company.[6]
In 1914, the company was contracted by the St. Louis Equal Suffrage League to produce a photoplay advancing the suffragist cause.[7]
Cinematographer Willis Robards also worked for the company.[8]
Filmography
- A Gypsy's Love (1912)
- Algernon's Busy Day (1912)
References
- ^ "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News Incorporated. June 2, 1912 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jacobson, Brian R. (September 1, 2015). "Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space". Columbia University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. June 2, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ Nash, Bill (June 2, 2000). "Oil, Orchards and Flames: The History of Firefighting in Santa Paula". Xlibris Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "Glen Cavender Biography". Fandango.
- ^ "JOHN F. SEITZ". www.cinematographers.nl.
- ^ "Clipping from The St. Louis Star and Times" – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 'Mothers of Men' Promotes Women's Causes". May 23, 2016.