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Reliance-Majestic Studios
Reliance-Majestic Studios was an early American movie studio in Hollywood, California, originally built around 1914 at 4516 Sunset Boulevard. Within a few years, it became the home of D. W. Griffith and Mutual Film Corporation. The studio's name was changed to Fine Arts Studios, and was sometimes known as the Griffith Studio or the Griffith Artcraft Studio. The studio was formed by Mutual as a partnership between D. W. Griffith and Majestic Studio owner Harry Aitken. ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915), ''Hearts of the World'' (1918) and '' Broken Blossoms'' (1919) were partially or fully lensed at the studio. The sets for '' Intolerance'' (1916) were erected across the street where the Vista Theatre stands. In 1915, Thomas Ince's Kay-Bee Pictures, Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, and D. W. Griffith's Reliance-Majestic studio were combined to form the Triangle Film Corporation, which was headed by Harry and Roy Aitken. In 1927, Tiffany Pictures acquired the lot. Upon Tiffa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Studio
A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production company. Most firms in the entertainment industry have never owned their own studios, but have rented space from other companies. There are also privately held company, independently owned studio facilities, who have never produced a motion picture of their own because they are not entertainment companies or motion picture companies; they are companies who sell only studio space. Beginnings In 1893, Thomas Edison built the first movie studio in the United States when he constructed the Edison's Black Maria, Black Maria, a tarpaper-covered structure near his laboratories in West Orange, New Jersey, West Orange, New Jersey, and asked circus, vaudeville, and dramatic actors to perform for the camera. He distributed these movies at vaudevil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu
Lulu may refer to: Companies * LuLu, an early automobile manufacturer * Lulu.com, an online e-books and print self-publishing platform, distributor, and retailer * Lulu Hypermarket, a retail chain in Asia * Lululemon Athletica or simply Lulu, a Canadian athletic apparel company Places * Lulu, Florida, United States, an unincorporated community * Lulu City, Colorado, United States, a mining town abandoned in 1885, on the National Register of Historic Places * Lulu, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Lulu Bay, a bay on Navassa Island in the Caribbean * Lulu Town, a town on Navassa Island in the Caribbean * Lulu Island, an island which comprises most of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada * Al Lulu Island, also known as Lulu Island, a man-made island off the coast of Abu Dhabi island * Lulu Roundabout, in Manama, Bahrain Theatre, film, opera * The two plays by Frank Wedekind whose protagonist is named Lulu: ** ''Earth Spirit'' (play) (''Erdgeist'', 1895) ** ''Pandora's Box' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Habit Of Happiness
''The Habit of Happiness'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and filmed by cinematographer Victor Fleming. The film was written by Allan Dwan and Shannon Fife from a suggestion by D. W. Griffith and stars Douglas Fairbanks. A 16mm print of the film is preserved in a private collection. Cast * Douglas Fairbanks as Sunny Wiggins * George Fawcett as Jonathan Pepper * Macey Harlam as Foster * Dorothy West as Elsie Pepper * George Backus as Mr. Wiggins * Grace Rankin as Clarice Wiggins * William Jefferson (actor) as Jones * Margery Wilson - Unconfirmed role * Adolphe Menjou as Society Man (uncredited) Production notes ''The Habit of Happiness'' was produced by The Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. It was shot at the Riverdale Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades. As of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranded (1916 Drama Film)
''Stranded'' is a 1916 American silent drama film produced by Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film stars DeWolf Hopper with newcomer Bessie Love in a supporting role. The film is considered lost. Plot H. Ulysses Watts (Hopper) is a traveling Shakespearean actor whose career is on the decline, as his audiences are more interested in cinema and vaudeville. When the troupe is robbed by Stoner ( Stockdale), Watts cares for an injured young trapeze artist (Love), and pretends to be her father so that he can protect her. While healing in the village, the girl falls in love with a hotel manager, and they plan to marry. However, Stoner returns and threatens to reveal her true career and that she and Watts are not related. Instead, Watts tells all of this to the hotel manager, who is still in love with the girl and wants to marry her. At the wedding, Stoner fatally shoots Watts, who performs the death scene from ''Julius Caesar'' as his final p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Mixes In
''Reggie Mixes In'', also known as ''Facing the Music'', is an American 1916 silent action/comedy-drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Christy Cabanne. The film was produced by Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film is extant and in the public domain. Plot Wealthy Reggie Morton (Fairbanks) falls in love with Agnes Shannon (Love), a dancer on the Bowery, and takes a job as a bouncer to be near her. His rival is Tony Bernard (Lowery), the leader of a gang, whose henchmen attack Reggie. Reggie fights them off, and then fights the gang leader in an empty warehouse to determine the winner of Agnes's love. Cast Production The working title for the film was ''The Bouncer''. The film was predominantly made in a studio, although some scenes were filmed in Newport in Orange County Orange County most commonly refers to: *Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area Orange County may also refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Madness (1916 Film)
''Manhattan Madness'' is a 1916 silent film comedy directed by Allan Dwan and starring Douglas Fairbanks. It was produced by Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film is preserved at George Eastman House and Museum of Modern Art. Cast *Douglas Fairbanks - Steve O'Dare *Jewel Carmen - The Girl *George Beranger - The Butler *Ruth Darling - The Maid *Eugene Ormonde - Count Marinoff *Macey Harlam - The Villain *Warner Richmond - Jack Osborne *John Richmond - Cupid Russell *Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ... - References External links Manhattan Madness at IMDb.com* 1916 films American silent feature films Films directed by Allan Dwan Triangle Film Corporation films American black-and-white films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flirting With Fate (1916 Film)
''Flirting with Fate'' is a 1916 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Douglas Fairbanks. It was produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. Synopsis In a desperate, but not-too-courageous, attempt to end his life, a man hires a murderer to do the job for him. Soon, though, things are looking better and he must now avoid the hit. Cast *Douglas Fairbanks as Augy Holliday * W.E. Lawrence as Harry, Augy's Friend *Jewel Carmen as Gladys, the Girl * Dorothy Haydel as Phyllis, Her Chum *George Beranger as Automatic Joe * J.P. McCarty as The Detective See also * ''Tribulations of a Chinaman in China'' (novel by Jules Verne, 1879) * ''The Man in Search of His Murderer'' (1931) * ''The Whistler'' (1944) * '' You Only Live Once'' (1952) * '' Five Days'' (1954) * ''Up to His Ears'' (1965) * ''Tulips'' (1981) * ''I Hired a Contract Killer'' (1990) * ''Bulworth'' (1998) * ''Shut Up and Shoot Me ''Shut Up and Shoot Me'' ( cs, Skl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifty-Fifty (1916 Film)
''Fifty-Fifty'' is an American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan whose story was adapted for the screen by Robert Shirley. The Fine Arts Film Company production was made under the aegis of Triangle Film Corporation which released it on October 22, 1916. The leading roles are played by Norma Talmadge, J. W. Johnston, and Marie Chambers. A print of the film is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. at silentera.com Plot The title, which refers to the community property division of marital assets in divorce proceedings, foretells the dissolution of the union between financially secure Frederick Harmon (J. W. Johnston) and N ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Trouble (1915 Film)
''Double Trouble'' is a 1915 American silent romantic comedy film written and directed by Christy Cabanne, produced by D.W. Griffith, and starring Douglas Fairbanks in one of his earliest motion pictures. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Herbert Quick. The plot, a variant on the theme of Jekyll and Hyde, revolves around a very shy, "effeminate" banker who acquires a second, rakish and flirtatious personality after receiving a blow on the head. The film was a popular and critical success. A print of the film is held by the Cohen Media Group. Plot summary Cast * Douglas Fairbanks - Florian Amidon/Eugene Brassfield * Margery Wilson - Elizabeth Waldron * Richard Cummings - Judge Blodgett * Olga Grey - Madame Leclaire * Gladys Brockwell - Daisy "Strawberry" Scarlett * Monroe Salisbury - Hotel Clerk * William Lowery - Brassfield's Political Opponent * Tom Kennedy - Brassfield's Heavy * Kate Toncray - Wife of Brassfield's Political Opponent * Lillian Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Is A Hard Road
''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Dorothy Gish, Frank Campeau and Sarah Truax. The production was under the overall supervision of D. W. Griffith, and was the first film made by Dwan for Griffith's company Fine Arts. The evangelist Billy Sunday acted as a consultant.Lombardi p.48 The film is set in Canada, with location shooting taking place for two weeks around Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. No prints are known to exist, and is therefore believed to be a lost film. Plot A criminal is sentenced to jail and gives his daughter up for adoption. Years later, after his release, he finds her working in a revivalist mission in a frontier town. In order not to disillusion her, he pretends to be an old friend of her father. Later, in order to raise vital funds for the mission, he takes part in a final train robbery in which he is mortally wounded. Cast * Dorothy Gish as Cora Findley * Frank Campeau as Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Heidelberg (1915 Film)
''Old Heidelberg'' is a 1915 American silent romance film directed by John Emerson and starring Wallace Reid, Dorothy Gish and Karl Formes. It is an adaptation of the 1901 play '' Old Heidelberg'' by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, the first of five film versions which have been made. The film still survives, unlike many productions of the era. Cast * Wallace Reid as Prince Karl Heinrich * Dorothy Gish as Katie Ruder * Karl Formes as Dr. Juttner * Erich von Stroheim as Lutz * Raymond Wells Raymond Wells (1880–1941) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.Goble p. 324 He is sometimes credited as Raymond B. Wells. Partial filmography * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) (actor) * ''The Sable Lorcha'' (19 ... as Karl Bilz * John McDermott as Von Wendell * James Gibson as Kellerman * Franklin Arbuckle as Fritz Ruder - Katie's Father * Madge Hunt as Frau Hans Ruder - Katie's Aunt * Erich von Ritzau as Prince Rudolf * Kate Toncray as Frau Fritz Rud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penitentes
''The Penitentes'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation. Cast * Orrin Johnson - Manuel *Seena Owen - Dolores * Paul Gilmore - Colonel Juan Banca * Irene Hunt - Senorita Carmelia *Josephine Crowell - Carmelia's Mother * F. A. Turner - Father Rossi *Charles Clary - Father David *Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in S ... - The Chief Brother (*A. D. Sears) * Dark Cloud - Indian Chief References External links''The Penitentes'' @ IMDb.com* 1915 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Jack Conway Films based on American novels 1915 drama films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
