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Butterfly (company)
Butterfly also known as Butterfly Pictures was a film production company that produced and released films spanned as part of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company program from 1917 to 1918. History On April 28, 1917, Butterfly Pictures was announced in ''Motography ''Motography'' was an American film journal that was first published in 1909 and ran until mid-1918. The magazine was published in 1909 and was originally named ''The Nickelodeon'',"Motography." The Bioscope. 9 Feb. 2009. Web. 4 Nov. 2015 http:// ...'' a new brand of feature films that would be released as part of the Universal exchanges. These films would be five reels in length and would be produced at the Universal Film Manufacturing Company studios in California. List of Butterfly films See also * Bluebird Photoplays Notes References Film production companies of the United States Defunct mass media companies of the United States {{US-film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
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 American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motography
''Motography'' was an American film journal that was first published in 1909 and ran until mid-1918. The magazine was published in 1909 and was originally named ''The Nickelodeon'',"Motography." The Bioscope. 9 Feb. 2009. Web. 4 Nov. 2015 http://thebioscope.net/2010/02/09/motography/ but then changed its name to ''Motography'' in 1911. The trade journal was published monthly by Electricity Magazine Corporation,"Motography Jan-Jun 1918." Media History Library http://lantern.mediahist.org/catalog/motography19elec_0770 with offices in both New York and Chicago. ''Motography'' was one of the most popular American Film trade papers, and was read primarily by individuals in the film industry, such as movie directors and movie theater owners. In 1918, Martin Quigley bought ''Motography'' merging it with ''Motion Picture Herald The ''Motion Picture Herald'' was an American film industry trade paper published from 1931 to December 1972.Anthony Slide, ed. (1985)''International Film, Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ... is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Love (1917 Film)
''Eternal Love '' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Butterfly Pictures and released by Universal Pictures. Plot The film focuses on Paul Dechellette, a French artist in the Latin Quarter of Paris. He celebrates the announcement of the Gautier Art Student Prize Competition, the theme of which is "A Message of Spring". He travels to Brittany to seek inspiration and finds it an peasant maid and orphan named Mignon. She decided to pose for his painting "The Call of Spring". Dechellette falls in love with Mignon and gives her an engagement ring, proclaiming that he will return "when the roses bloom again" and marry her. Paul returns and wins the competition with his painting, but he forgets about Mignon. One day Cou-Cou, another artist and rival who lost the competition to Paul, is struck by an automobile and injured. In the confusion, a reporter takes the name of Paul and publishes the notice of the accident in the paper. In Brittany, Mignon reads of the accident and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Gerrard
Douglas Gerrard (12 August 1891 – 5 June 1950) was an Irish-American actor and film director of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1913 and 1949. He also directed 23 films between 1916 and 1920. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Hollywood, California. He was the brother of actor Charles K. Gerrard. Gerrard was a leading man in Kalem films. Selected filmography * '' Suspense'' (1913) * ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1914) * ''The Quicksands'' (1914) * ''The Potter and the Clay'' (1914) * '' Undine'' (1916) * ''A Soul Enslaved'' (1916) *'' The Dumb Girl of Portici'' (1916) * '' Naked Hearts'' (1916) * '' Polly Put the Kettle On'' (1917) * '' The Velvet Hand'' (1918) * '' Madame Spy'' (1918) * ''The Forged Bride'' (1920) * '' The Lady from Longacre'' (1921) * ''Omar the Tentmaker'' (1922) * '' On Time'' (1924) * '' The Lighthouse by the Sea'' (1924) * '' In Fast Company'' (1924) * '' Wings of Youth'' (1925) * '' Footloose Wido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Swickard
Charles Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American actor and film director of the silent era. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard.Katchmer p.366 Selected filmography Director * '' The Beckoning Flame'' (1915) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1916) * '' Hell's Hinges'' (1916) * ''Mixed Blood'' (1916) * ''The Beggar of Cawnpore'' (1916) * '' The Raiders'' (1916) * '' The Beckoning Flame'' (1916) * '' The Lair of the Wolf'' (1917) * '' The Plow Woman'' (1917) * '' The Scarlet Crystal'' (1917) * '' The Gates of Doom'' (1917) *''The Phantom's Secret'' (1917) * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918) * '' Hitting the High Spots'' (1918) * '' The Spender'' (1919) * ''Faith'' (1919) * '' Li Ting Lang'' (1920) * '' An Arabian Knight'' (1920) * ''The Last Straw ''The last straw'' is an idiom referring to the Straw that broke the camel's back The idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back" describes the minor or routine action that causes an unpredictabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Paton
Stuart Paton (23 July 1883 – 16 December 1944) was a British director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. Paton mostly worked with Universal, and is accredited with directing 67 films between 1915 and 1938. He also wrote for 24 films between 1914 and 1927. Biography Paton was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 23, 1883. He was married to actress Ethel Patrick. Like Stuart, Ethel had a background in English theatre before moving to the United States. Ethel continued to work in Broadway theater before she married Paton. Paton had three children: Edward, Lillian, and George. In 1916, George died at the age of one. Like their father, Edward and Lillian also worked with Universal in music editing and the film library, respectively. On September 18, 1944, Ethel died at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Country House in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, where Stuart also died on December 16 of the same year, at the age of 61. His remains are buried at Chapel of the Pines Crema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circus Of Life (1917 Film)
The Circus of Life is a 1917 American silent drama directed by Rupert Julian and Elsie Jane Wilson based on the story by Rupert Julian. The film stars Elsie Jane Wilson. The photoplay produced by the Butterfly Company and released on June 4, 1917, by Universal Pictures. Plot Danny, driver of a beer wagon, marries Mamie but, shortly after, his wife neglects him, infatuated as she is with Gaston Bouvais, an artist. When Mamie has a baby daughter, Daisy May, Danny thinks he's not her father and, desperate, starts drinking. Although he thinks she is someone else's daughter, he loves little Daisy May and, when the child grows up, she will travel with him in the wagons carrying beer. During one such trip, Danny, having drunk too much, loses control of the horses. In the ensuing chaos, the little girl ends up injured. Meanwhile, Bouvais - who has continued his relationship with Mamie all those years - manages to persuade the woman to leave Danny. But the accident in which the daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear Not (film)
''Fear Not'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Agnes Vernon, Miles McCarthy and Murdock MacQuarrie.Connelly p.346 Cast * Agnes Vernon as Hilda Mornington * Miles McCarthy as James Mornington * Murdock MacQuarrie as Allen Mornington * Joseph W. Girard as Mortimer Gildane * Frank Borzage Frank Borzage (; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), '' Bad Girl'' (1931), ''A Farewell to Arms'' (1932), '' Man's ... as Franklin Shirley References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Allen Holubar 1910s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The High Sign (1917 Film)
''The High Sign'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Vernon and Hayward Mack.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Donald Bruce * Agnes Vernon as Hulda Maroff * Hayward Mack as Prince Arnoff * Nellie Allen as Vonia Grayley * Ed Brady as Hugo Mackensen * Mark Fenton as Ivan Posloff * Frank MacQuarrie as Metwer * Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ... as Nickelob References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluebird Photoplays
Bluebird Photoplays (Bluebird Photoplays of New York, Inc. and Bluebird Photoplays of New England, Inc.) was an American film production company that filmed at Universal Pictures studios in California and New Jersey, and distributed its films via Universal Pictures during the silent film era. It had a $500,000 studio in New Jersey. "It was a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and employed Universal stars (and starlets) and used Universal’s facilities but the pictures were marketed independently from Carl Laemmle’s umbrella company."—Anke Brouwers Mary MacLaren, was one of its stars. Louise Lovely, an actress from Australia, was one of its stars. Bluebird was a prestige brand for Universal and had a core of actors and directors including Lovely who worked for it. Ida May Park directed for ''Bluebird Photoplays''. Elsie Jane Wilson produced and directed for ''Bluebird Photoplays''. Among those who worked for this short-lived subsidiary of Universal are Carmel Myers, Mae Murray, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
