St. Louis Motion Picture Company Explained
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 Santa Paula, California.[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]
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] Filmmaker Willis Robards also worked for the company.[7]
In 1914, the company was contracted by the St. Louis Equal Suffrage League to produce a photoplay advancing the suffragist cause.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Motion Picture News. June 2, 1912. Motion Picture News Incorporated. Google Books.
- Book: Jacobson . Brian R. . Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space . September 1, 2015 . Columbia University Press . 978-0-231-53966-1 . 256 . June 26, 2019 . Google Books.
- Web site: The Moving Picture World. June 2, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
- Book: Nash . Bill . Oil, Orchards and Flames: The History of Firefighting in Santa Paula . June 2, 2000 . Xlibris Corporation . 978-0-7388-2871-8 . 64 . June 26, 2019 . Google Books.
- Web site: Glen Cavender Biography. Fandango.
- Web site: JOHN F. SEITZ. cinematographers.nl.
- Web site: May 23, 2016 . Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 'Mothers of Men' Promotes Women's Causes .
- Web site: Clipping from The St. Louis Star and Times. Newspapers.com.
