Sterling Pictures Explained

Sterling Pictures was a film company headed by Henry Ginsberg during the silent film era.^[1] Phil Rosen directed many of Sterling's films. H. R. Ebenstein was the manager of sales.^[2] In July 1927, when the studio got rid of their foreign broker system and implemented their own foreign sales, Briskin was put in charge,^[3] becoming head of their foreign department.^[4] In August 1928, Briskin was named vice president of Sterling and given control over all of the company's operations.^[5] Arthur F. Beck was the company's president.^[6] He married actress and screenwriter Leah Baird.

Filmography

A Woman's Heart (1926)
Devil's Dice (1926)
Unknown Treasures (1926)
Men of the Night (1926)
Closed Gates (1927)^[7]
The Cruel Truth (1927)
Tongues of Scandal (1927)
She's My Baby (1927)
Face Value (1927)
In the First Degree (1927)
Pretty Clothes (1927)
Wolves of the Air (1927)
Red Signals (1927)^[8]
The Cancelled Debt (1927)
Stranded (1927)^[9]
Marry the Girl (1928)
Undressed (1928)
A Million for Love (1928)
Outcast Souls (1928)
Burning Up Broadway (1928)

Notes and References

Book: First Century of Film. Martin. Quigley. Barry. Monush. January 1, 1995. Quigley Publishing. 9780900610547. page 120.
Web site: Motography. October 6, 1918. Google Books.
News: The Film Daily . Sterling Eliminates Foreign Broker System . July 10, 1927 . 4 . September 7, 2020.
News: The Film Daily . Briskin Goes to Montreal . July 21, 1927 . 6 . September 7, 2020.
News: The Film Daily . Irving J. Briskin Named Vice President . August 24, 1928 . 4 . September 7, 2020.
Web site: Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. October 6, 1918. Dramatic Mirror Company. Google Books.
Book: Jacobs, Lea. The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s. April 2, 2008. University of California Press. 9780520237018. Google Books.
Web site: Red Signals 1927. Lindsay. Korst. January 3, 2016.
Web site: Lame Brains and Lunatics. Steve. Massa. April 6, 2013. BearManor Media. Google Books.