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The Ince Studios
every one of his directors are trained in his methods.
Mr. Thomas H. Ince himself seems to be almost everywhere at once. He never stops working while at either studio, and, while traveling from one to the other, is working out plans he has in mind. Since October, 191 1, when he signed the lease on Inceville in the name of Kessel & Bauman, the financial geniuses behind the great company, he has steadily built up his studio and increased his working force. Inceville was selected first because of its many natural advantages. It faces the Pacific Ocean, and, as has been stated before, is built on seven hills. Within its eighteen thousand acres is to be found everything that is required for unusual backgrounds — mountains, canons, caves, steep ascents, ravines, grottoes, desert stretches, jungles, and forests.
When Mr. Ince first located there, it was practically a wilderness, but it soon became a municipality, and to its natural advantages were added everything requisite to the making of motion pictures. It was first devoted to the production of films for the old Mutual program, these films being known as "KayBee." Later, the "Broncho" and "Domino" brands were added. When the Triangle Film Corporation was formed, the latter two brands were dropped, and all the films are now released as "Kay-Bee," the name being a combination of the first letter of the names of the two owners of the company — Kessel and Bauman. The name Inceville was given to the city early in its career by the owners of the company in honor of Mr. Ince, who had founded it.
One of the greatest things Mr. Ince has done is to demand a real story be
An idea of the size of the Culver City studio stage may be gained from this picture. There were one hundred and fifty people in range of the camera in this scene and about half as many more who did not "register" but who were on hand to lend "atmosphere."