Lee-Bradford Corporation Explained

The Lee-Bradford Corporation was an American film distributor of the silent era. It was formed by Arthur A. Lee and F.G. Bradford who gave their names to the company.^[1] Based in New York City, it handled the output of independent production companies as well as foreign imports. The company arranged a tie-up with the emerging British studio Gainsborough Pictures.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Determination (1922)
• Flesh and Spirit (1922)
• Unconquered Woman (1922)
• Is Money Everything? (1923)
• Venus of the South Seas (1924)
• Who's Cheating? (1924)
• For Woman's Favor (1924)
• Lure of the Yukon (1924)
• Passion's Pathway (1924)
• Unrestrained Youth (1925)
• Wolf Blood (1925)
• Down Upon the Suwanee River (1925)
• The Lure of the Track (1925)
• Typhoon Love (1926)
• The Wives of the Prophet (1926)

Bibliography

• Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.
• Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Slide p.114-115
2. Cook p.24