Rex Motion Picture Company was an early film production company in the United States.

History

After Edwin S. Porter's short-lived ''Defender Film Company'' failed, The Rex Motion Picture Company was established by Edwin S. Porter, Joseph Engel, and William Swanson. Rex, based at 573–579 11th Avenue, New York City. produced dozens of films from 1910 into 1917. It adopted a crown emblem.

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

established herself in the film industry at Rex. Rex acquired

Gem Motion Picture Company Gem Motion Picture Company was an American silent-era film studio. It was co-founded by filmmaker Stanner E.V. Taylor and his wife, actress Marion Leonard in 1911. After management issues, the company evolved to primarily act as a producer of sho ...

film properties and released them in 1912 under its own banner and later Universal's. Rex was one of the studios that combined to form

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

under

Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important o ...

's leadership.

Filmography

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By the Light of the Moon (film) ''By the Light of the Moon'' is a 1911 American single-reel silent film directed and filmed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced for the Rex Motion Picture Company. It is one of the earliest examples of silhouette animation.Charles Musser, Musser, C ...

'' (1911) * '' Leaves in the Storm'' (1912), extant * '' The Fine Feathers (1912), extant * '' A Japanese Idyll'' (1912), extant * ''

The Honor of the Family ''The Honor of the Family'' is a 1912 American silent short drama film produced by the Rex Motion Picture Company. The film is a melodramatic one between two brothers and a woman named Marja. Gerald admires the girl and warns his visiting b ...

'' (1912), lost * '' Suspense (1913 film)'', extant * ''

Symphony of Souls A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning co ...

'' (1914) * '' The Heart of the Hills'' (1914) * '' Alas and Alack'' (1915), partial print is extant * '' All for Peggy'' (1915), lost * '' The Stronger Mind'' (1915), lost * '' Cross Purposes (film)'' (1916) * '' Unmasked (1917 film)''

References

{{Authority control Mass media companies established in 1910 Mass media companies disestablished in 1917 Defunct American film studios Film production companies of the United States Silent film studios