A pictorial history of the silent screen (1953)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Date:
1953
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putman's Sons
Volume:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Leaf #:
00058
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 20, 2024
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THE LASKY COMPANY Standing (L. to R.): OSCAR APFEL, MAX FIGMAN, CHARLES RICHMAN, WILFRED BUCKLAND, THEODORE ROBERTS, ROBERT EDESON, EDWARD ABELES, CECIL B. DE MILLE Seated: LOLITA ROBERTSON, JESSE L. LASKY, BESSIE BARRISCALE 1914 Later in the year Paramount Pictures Corporation was formed with Adolph Zukor at the head and Jesse Lasky as vicepresident to release the feature films of Famous Players, Lasky and Bosworth— a company that had been formed by Hobart Bosworth, an actor in early Selig films. William Fox, who had been a cloth sponger and had risen from his penny arcade business to a prominent exhibitor, decided to make films. The first Fox feature was "Life's Shop Window," made on Staten Island. It cost $4,500 and starred Claire Whitney and Stuart Holmes. Winfield Sheehan, a former reporter, joined the Fox organization. Another new organization was the Alco Film Corporation formed by Al Lichtman, formerly connected with Famous Players. During its short and WINIFRED KINGSTON, ART ACORD, MONROE SALISBURY, BILLY -j. ELMER, DUSTIN FARNUM IN "THE SQUAW MAN" 3*» Center: WINIFRED KINGSTON, DUSTIN FARNUM, RED WING IN "THE SQUAW MAN" (LASKY) LASKY BARN, HOLLYWOOD DUSTIN FARNUM, WINIFRED KINGSTON IN "THE VIRGINIAN" Center: J. W. JOHNSTON, H. B. CARPENTER, DUSTIN FARNUM, BILLY ELMER IN "THE VIRGINIAN" (LASKY)