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Triangle Motion Picture Company
Triangle Film Corporation (also known as Triangle Motion Picture Company) was a major American motion-picture studio, founded in July 1915 in Culver City, California and terminated 7 years later in 1922. History The studio was founded in July 1915 by Harry and Roy Aitken, two brothers from the Wisconsin farmlands who pioneered the studio system of Hollywood's Golden Age. Harry was also D. W. Griffith's partner at Reliance-Majestic Studios; both parted with the Mutual Film Corporation in the wake of ''The Birth of a Nation'' unexpected success that year. Triangle was envisioned as a prestige studio based on the producing abilities of filmmakers D. W. Griffith, Thomas Ince and Mack Sennett. On November 23, 1915, the Triangle Film Corporation opened a state-of-the-art motion picture theater in Massillon, Ohio. The Lincoln Theater is still an operational movie theater owned and operated by the Massillon Lion's Club. The theater has been restored and is host to a yearly film f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not ( unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states, and therefore have associations and formal designations which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation (though a corporation need not be a public company), in the United Kingdom it is usually a public limited company (plc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gish as the 17th greatest female movie star of classic Hollywood cinema. Gish was a prominent film star from 1912 into the 1920s, being particularly associated with the films of director D. W. Griffith. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Her other major films and performances from the silent era are: '' Intolerance'' (1916), ''Broken Blossoms'' (1919), ''Way Down East'' (1920), '' Orphans of the Storm'' (1921), '' La Bohème'' (1926), and '' The Wind'' (1928). At the dawn of the sound era, she returned to the stage and appeared in fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Torpedo
''The Flying Torpedo'' is a 1916 American silent drama directed by John B. O'Brien and Christy Cabanne. It was produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. The film was written by John Emerson (who also stars), Robert M. Baker and D. W. Griffith (who was not credited). The film is now considered lost. Plot In 1921, novelist Winthrop Clavering (Emerson), known as "The World's Greatest Detective", befriends young inventor Bartholomew Thompson (Spottiswoode Aitken), who has just invented a radio controlled flying bomb (weaponry that would come to be known as guided missiles). Bartholomew is soon murdered by spies, described as "yellow men from the East" in the film, who steal his new invention. Clavering and his Swedish maid Hulda (Bessie Love) set out to find the spies who have been invading the United States. Clavering and Hulda catch up with spies just as they invade California and force them out of the country with the same devi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Lights (1916 Film)
''Bright Lights'' is a 1916 American short comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle, Mabel Normand and Al St. John. Plot summary Cast * Roscoe Arbuckle as Fatty * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Al St. John as The Bartender * Joe Bordeaux as Man Used as Battering Ram by Fatty * Jimmy Bryant as Minor Role * Minta Durfee as Minor Role * Gilbert Ely as Minor Role * William Jefferson as The City Slicker See also * List of American films of 1916 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * * 1916 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films 1916 short films Triangle Film Corporation films Silent American comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Did And He Didn't
''He Did and He Didn't'' is a 1916 American Short subject, short comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Production The dark plot, extremely sophisticated for its time, involves a corpulent husband who finds himself consumed by jealousy when his wife's dashingly handsome old schoolmate unexpectedly turns up for dinner. The film was also written and directed by Arbuckle. Because it was billed as a comedy, the ending attributes the assumptions of the husband, including the murder, to eating bad lobster. After several lighthearted comedies featuring Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle, this seemed to be an added dimension to film genre in general, in that it attributed serious jealousy fantasies to human nature, but still managed to maintain a cheerful demeanor overall in its approximate 20 minutes. It may be the first "dramedy" in existence. The film was shot when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy (1916 Film)
''Peggy'' (also known as ''The Devil's Pepper Pot'') is a 1916 American silent comedy film produced and directed by Thomas Ince and stars Billie Burke in her motion picture debut. Synopsis The film follows Peggy Cameron (Burke), a young, high spirited American debutante who is sent to visit her Uncle Andrew (William H. Thompson) and cousin Colin ( Charles Ray) in Scotland. Cast *Billie Burke as Peggy Cameron * William H. Thompson as Andrew Cameron * William Desmond as Reverend Donald Bruce * Charles Ray as Colin Cameron *Nona Thomas as Janet McLeod *Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Cameron *Truly Shattuck as Mrs. Van Allyn *Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Ear ... (uncredited) Production Triangle Film Corporation produced ''Peggy''. Victor L. Schertzinger comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty And Mabel Adrift
''Fatty and Mabel Adrift'' is a 1916 Keystone short comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Al St. John. Plot The story involves Arbuckle as a farm boy marrying his sweetheart, Normand. They have their honeymoon with Fatty's dog Luke, at a cottage on the seashore. At high tide that night, Al St. John (Fatty's rival) and his confederates set the cottage adrift. Fatty and Mabel awaken the next morning to find themselves surrounded by water in their bedroom, and the house afloat. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Al St. John as Hiram Perkins' son * Joe Bordeaux as Henchman * Jimmy Bryant as Henchman * Glen Cavender as I. Landem, Realtor * Luke the Dog as himself * Frank Hayes as Mabel's father * Wayland Trask as Brutus Bombastic, Chief Criminal * Mai Wells as Mabel's mother (as May Wells) Critical response ''Variety'' in its 1916 review gives the film a positive review, commenting that "the picture is amusing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winged Idol
''The Winged Idol'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Katharine Kaelred, House Peters and Clara Williams. It was released by Triangle Film on a program alongside Allan Dwan's '' Jordan Is a Hard Road''.Lombardi p.48 Cast * Katharine Kaelred as Countess Iva Ivanoff * House Peters as Jack Leonard * Clara Williams as Mildred Leonard * Harry Keenan as Mr. Stone * Jacob Silbert as Bodyguard * Betty Burbridge Elizabeth Burbridge (December 7, 1895 – September 19, 1987) was an American screenwriter and actress, best known for her Western screenplays. Biography Elizabeth Burbridge was born in San Diego, California on December 7, 1895, the gran ... as Nina Evers * J. Frank Burke as Mr. Warner References Bibliography * Frederic Lombardi. ''Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios''. McFarland, 2013. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty And The Broadway Stars
''Fatty and the Broadway Stars'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Ivy Crosthwaite * Mack Sennett * Joe Weber * Lew Fields * Sam Bernard * William Collier Sr. * Joe Jackson * Brett Clark * Harry Booker * Mae Busch - Actress * Glen Cavender - Actor * Chester Conklin * Alice Davenport * Minta Durfee - Actress * Lewis Hippe - (as Lew Hippe) * Tom Kennedy * Fred Mace - Actor * Hank Mann * Polly Moran * Charles Murray * Al St. John * Slim Summerville * Mack Swain * Wayland Trask * Bobby Vernon - Actor * Harry Gribbon * Edgar Kennedy * Keystone Kops - Police Force * Ford Sterling See also * List of American films of 1915 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fickle Fatty's Fall
''Fickle Fatty's Fall'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Phyllis Allen * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Glen Cavender * Ivy Crosthwaite * Alice Davenport * Bobby Dunn * Minta Durfee * May Emory * Edgar Kennedy * Fritz Schade * Al St. John * Bobby Vernon * Guy Woodward See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1915 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Films produced by Mack Sennett Keystone Studios films Triangle Film Corporation films Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Is A Hard Road
''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Dorothy Gish, Frank Campeau and Sarah Truax. The production was under the overall supervision of D. W. Griffith, and was the first film made by Dwan for Griffith's company Fine Arts. The evangelist Billy Sunday acted as a consultant.Lombardi p.48 The film is set in Canada, with location shooting taking place for two weeks around Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. No prints are known to exist, and is therefore believed to be a lost film. Plot A criminal is sentenced to jail and gives his daughter up for adoption. Years later, after his release, he finds her working in a revivalist mission in a frontier town. In order not to disillusion her, he pretends to be an old friend of her father. Later, in order to raise vital funds for the mission, he takes part in a final train robbery in which he is mortally wounded. Cast * Dorothy Gish as Cora Findley * Frank Campeau as Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America's First Motion Picture Industry
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 35,345,DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey , . Accessed February 5, 2012. reflecting a decline of 116 (−0.3%) from the 35,461 counted in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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