Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company Explained

The Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company, also known as the Albuquerque Film Company, was a film company^[1] established in New Mexico and soon after reincorporated in Los Angeles during the silent film era. Gilbert P. Hamilton was its president.^[2] It was established in 1913 and is known for the 3-reel westerns it produced. They were written by and star Dot Farley. Milton H. Fahrney directed. It also operated in Los Angeles in 1915 before going bankrupt in 1918.^[3] The company released its Luna branded films through United Film Service.^[4]

Hamilton joined the company from the St. Louis Motion Picture Company. Albuquerque Film Company was funded with $50,000 in stock.^[5] News reports from December 1913 state cinematographer Homer Scott was filming with Buck Connors at Fort Bliss, Texas for the newly formed Albuquerque Film Company.^{[6] [7]} Perhaps the film was The First Law of Nature, a 3-reel film with Dot Farley and Connors, Albuquerque Company's first release.^[8] Hamilton and Fahrney eventually moved on to Warner Bros.

Santa Fe Trail Magazine did a feature on the new company and its major players in 1913.^[9]

Nick Cogley and Archer MacMackin directed films for the company.

In August 1914 the company reincorporated with $200,000 in stock.^[10]

Filmography

• The First Law of Nature
• The Lust of the Red Man (1914)^[11]
• His Neighbor’s Pants (1914), a low budget single reel film^[12]
• Soul Mates (1914)^{[13] [14]}
• Reuben's Busy Day (1914)
• With Daddy's Aid (1915)
• Pretty Policeman (1915)
• Aunt Matilda Outwitted (1915)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List . www.silentera.com.
2. Book: Bowser, Eileen . The Transformation of Cinema, 1907–1915 . University of California Press . 1994 . 213 . 978-0-520-08534-3.
3. Book: Slide, Anthony . The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry . Taylor & Francis . 2014 . 14 . 978-1-135-92561-1.
4. Book: Langman, Larry . A Guide to Silent Westerns . Greenwood Publishing Group . 1992 . 25 . 978-0-313-27858-7.
5. Book: The Moving Picture World . Chalmers Publishing Company . 1913 . 1156.
6. News: Tenth Cavalry Will Soon Appear in the "Movies" . 19 December 1913 . 27 December 2013 . El Paso Herald . 16.
7. News: Mimic Battle is Staged for "Movies" . 19 December 1913 . 27 December 2013 . El Paso Herald . 2.
8. News: A New Type of "Westerns" . 14 February 1914 . 26 December 2013 . . 22.
9. Book: Santa Fe Trail Magazine . Santa Fe Publishing Company . 1913 . 1 . 91–92.
10. Book: Standard Corporation Service, Daily Revised . Standard Statistics Company, Incorporated . 1915 . 3.
11. Web site: The Lust of the Red Man – 1914 . Filmweb.no.
12. Web site: 2019-10-03 . No More Tears Over Lost Films . 2018-08-25 . Epting . Charles . The Silent Film Quarterly.
13. Web site: Soul mates / Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company. Library of Congress . 93517170 .
14. Web site: Soul mates . Worldcat . October 3, 1924 . 29752307.