Wid's year book (1920)

Kalem, Cliffside, \. J., Cliffside 789. Lincoln. Grantwood, N. J., Morsmere 649. Paragon CChautard), Fort Lee, N. L, Fort Lee 329. Pathe-Astra, 1 Congress St., Jersey City, N. T . Webster 4675. Peerless, Fort Lee, N. J., Fort Lee 200. Solaz, Fort Lee. N. J., Fort Lee 166. Universal-Selznick, Leonia, N. J., Fort Lee 350. LABORATORIES California Culver City: Sanborn Laboratories. Los Angeles: David Horsley, 1919 S. Main St. Norbig Film Mfg. Co.. 1745 Allensandro St., Pacific Laboratory Co., 651 Fairview, Selig Polyscope Co., 3800 Mission Road, Adventure Scenes Corp., 7870 Santa Monica Blvd., Allers Laboratory, 4500 Sunset Blvd., Bloom Film Laboratories, 7520 Sunset Blvd.. Crosbv Film Laboratories, 5813 Santa Monica Blvd. San Francisco: Duhem M. P. Mfg. Co., 985 Market St. Canada Vancouver, B. C. : Dominion Film Co. Colorado Denver: Ford's, 1029, 16th St. Georgia Atlanta: Scenic Film Co.. 146 Marietta St. Illinois Chicago: Active M. P. Co., 1103 W. Randolph St., Commercial M. P. Mfg. Co., 2436 Sheffield Ave., Emerald M. P. Co., 1717 N. Wells St., Premier Title Co., 330 E. 35th St., Rothacker Film Mfg. Co., 1339 Diversev Pky., Selig Polyscope Co., 58 E. Washington St. Indiana Indianapolis: Coburn Photo & Film Co., 333 E. Market St. Iowa Des Moines: Superior Film Mfg. Co., 13th & Crocker Sts. Maryland Baltimore : Lewey Harry, Wizard Theater Bldg. Massachusetts Boston : Motion Picture Advertising Co. Michigan Detroit: H. N. Nelson, Film Bldg. Minnesota Minneapolis : Lochren Film Mfg. & Adv. Serce. St. Paul: Raths-Seavolt Film Co., 821 University Ave. Missouri St. Louis : Merchants Features Film Studios, 2502 Cass Ave. Nebraska Lincoln : Nebraska Feature Co.. 1212 P. St. New Jersey Atlantic City: Acme M. P. Prod. Co. Bayone: Unista Film Co.. 670 Avenue E. Fort Lee: Paragon Films, Inc., John St., United States Amuse. Co., Lemoine Ave., Universal Film Mfg. Co., Kessell Laboratories. Palisades : Palisades Film Laboratories. Plainfield: Saturn Film Co., Interhaven Ave. New York Long Island City: G. M. Film Printing Co., Flushing: Gaumont Co., 48 Congress St. Tthaca : Wharton, Inc. Staten Island: Beaver Film Co., New Dorp. New Rochelle: Colograph Laboratories, Hudson Pk. Road. David Fischer Studio and Laboratories. Brooklyn: Vitagraph Co., 15th St. and Locust Ave. New York City: Acme Film Co.. 145 W 45 St., Art Laboratories, 316 E. 48 St., Kim to Co., 71 W. 23rd St., Claremont Laboratory, Park Ave. and Claremont Pkv., Biograph Co., 807 E 157th St., Brunels Film Prod. Co., 1265 Broadway, Cromlow Film Laboratories, 220 West 42d St Eclittte Film Laboratory. 521 W. 23d St., Edison Studio and Laboratory. 2826 Decatur Ave. Em pire City Film Laboratory, 345 W. 40th St., Erbograph' Co., 203 W. 146 St. Evans Film Mfg. Co 416 W 216th St., Filmart Laboratories, Inc.. 69 "West 90th St., Kalem Co., 235 W. 23 St. Ohio Cleveland: Industro-Scientific Film Co., 1514 Pospect Ave. _., Dayton: Pyramid Film Co., Pyramid Bldg. Toledo: Animated Adv. Serv. Co., Ohio Bldg. Wapakoneta: Buckeye M. P. Co. Pennsylvania Philadelphia: Brilliant F. Mfg. Co., 247 N. 11th St., Colonial M. P. Co. Wissahicken, Masterpiece Film Attractions, 1235 Vine St. Wilkes Barre : Lyman Howe Film Laboratories. Wisconsin Milwaukee: U. L. C. Industrial Film Co.. Second St. RAW STOCK Eastman Kodak Co.. Rochester. N. Y., Bay State Film Co., Sharon, Pa., Eagle Rock Co.. Verona, N. J., Pathe Freres Bound Brook, N. J., Powers, Rochester, N. Y. First Film in 1894 A series of original slides used by Alexandcr Black in 1894, which are said to be the first attempt at motion pictures were reproduced in Paramount Magazine No. 3874. Howard I. Young, editor of the magazine said that Black used what are to-day known as stills and by means of a gas projector allowed each still to be flashed on the screen for about five seconds. Each succeeding picture was then dissolved into the next so that an appearance of motion bv the characters was secured. Black first exhibited the picture which was called "Miss Jerry" on Oct. 9, 1894, while he stationed himself at the screen explaining the action and speaking for all the characters. The operator was Tracy A. Tisdell. The first film ran about 45 minutes and Black used about 250 stills in the picture. In the magazine, Paramount uses about 16 of the original stills of which about three feet each were taken and then put through the dissolving process. Mr. Young states that Mr. Black declares the effect to be the same as he originally obtained in 1894. It is interesting to note the hero in the films was William Courtney and the heroine Blanche Bayliss. Paramount calls the reproduction the "Evolution of the Picture Play," which has been arranged with Mr. Black's permission. In addition to the stills taken from "Miss Jerry" the magazine contains scenes showing Grover Cleveland at his desk in the White House. This film was titled "Capital Courtship." Black who is a novelist of some distinction has written five stories in book form from plays he produced first as pictures. The last of these is "The Great Desire." Companies Making Industrial Pictures Atlas Educational Film Co., 63 Adams St.. Chicago. N. J. Baumer, 8 W. 48th St., New York City. Bosworth, DeFrenes and Felton, Wilkes Barre. Penn. The Bray Pictures Corp., 23 E. 26th St., New York City. Bird Film Service. 355 Washington St., Newark, New Jersey. CarlyleEllis, 71 W. 23rd St., New York City. Carter Cinema Company, 220 W. 42nd St., New York City. Film Bureau. General Electric Co. Schenecttady, New York. United Projector and Film Co., 71 W. Mohawk St.. Buffalo. New York. Universal Film Manufacturing Co., 1600 Broad way, New York City. The Venar Studio, Orpheum Theater Building, Peoria, 111. Ford Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich. Victor Safety Film Corp., 710 First National Hank Bldg., Chicago, III. Worcester Film Corp., 145 W. 45 St., New York City. 399