Gotham Pictures Company was an American movie production business established in

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in 1916 during the

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era. Marshall W. Taggart was the company's president. Property in Hot Wells, Texas near San Antonio was planned as an area to build a studio for productions. The company transitioned into the sound era and under its then president

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joined with

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to film '' The Girl from the Argentine''. Gotham worked with Bristolphone to wire theaters in 1928. Along with Rayart, Gotham was one of the significant independent film industry production houses that operated as Hollywood's dominance was still emerging.

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was another independent studio. A number of the company's films were released in Britain by

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, a leading

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in the country.

Filmography

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Unmarried Wives ''Unmarried Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Mildred Harris, Gladys Brockwell and Lloyd Whitlock. Plot The plot evolves around a love triangle in New-York City. Cast * Mildred Harris as Pr ...

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The Night Ship ''The Night Ship'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty (writer), Henry McCarty and starring Mary Carr, Tom Santschi and Robert Gordon (actor), Robert Gordon. Synopsis After sailor Bob Randall returns home ...

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Silent Pal ''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, enter ...

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Shattered Lives ''Shattered Lives'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Edith Roberts, Robert Gordon, and Ethel Wales Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in mor ...

'' (1925) * '' The Overland Limited'' (1925) * ''

A Little Girl in a Big City ''A Little Girl in a Big City'' is a 1925 silent film drama directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Walton. It is based on an off-Broadway play, ''A Little Girl in a Big City'', by James Kyrle MacCurdy. It was Gladys Walton's final film ...

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The Police Patrol ''The Police Patrol'' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by Burton L. King and starring James Kirkwood, Edna Murphy and Edmund Breese.Munden p.367 Plot A patrolman falls in love with a dressmaker, is ordered to arrest her when a d ...

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The Part Time Wife ''The Part-time Wife'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Alice Calhoun, Robert Ellis and Freeman Wood.Munden p.590 The film was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. It was based on a sh ...

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Northern Code ''Northern Code'' (also written as ''The Northern Code'') is a 1925 American silent Northern romantic drama film directed by Leon De La Mothe and starring Robert Ellis, Eva Novak, and Josef Swickard Josef Swickard (June 26, 1866 – March ...

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One of the Bravest ''One of the Bravest'' is a 1925 American silent action drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Edward Hearn, and Pat Somerset. Plot A father of Irish heritage rejects his firefighter son when he marries and Jewish ...

'' (1925) * '' The Shadow on the Wall'' (1925) * ''

The Mile-a-Minute Man ''The Mile-a-Minute Man'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring William Fairbanks, Virginia Brown Faire, and George Periolat. It was produced by the independent Gotham Pictures. The plot revolves around ...

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The Phantom of the Forest ''The Phantom of the Forest'' is a 1926 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern. It is directed by Henry McCarty and stars Thunder the Dog, Betty Francisco and Eddie Phillips. Produced by the independent Gotham Picture ...

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The Speed Limit ''The Speed Limit'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Raymond McKee, Ethel Shannon, and Bruce Gordon. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Plot As described in a film ...

'' (1926) * '' Racing Blood'' (1926) * ''

King of the Pack ''King of the Pack'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Charlotte Stevens, Robert Gordon, and Vera Lewis. Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Peter the ...

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The Silent Power ''The Silent Power'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Ethel Shannon and Charles Delaney.Connelly p.255 It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis The manager ...

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The Sign of the Claw ''The Sign of the Claw'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Ethel Shannon, Edward Hearn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.715 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for P ...

'' (1926) * '' Money to Burn'' (1926) * '' Flying High'' (1926) *''

The Block Signal ''The Block Signal'' is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis A veteran railroad engineer discov ...

'' (1926) *'' The Golden Web'' (1926) *'' Hearts and Spangles'' (1926) * ''

The Winning Wallop ''The Winning Wallop'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Shirley Palmer and Charles K. French.Munden p.909 Plot Cast * William Fairbanks as Rex Barton * Shirley Palme ...

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Heroes of the Night ''Heroes of the Night'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Cullen Landis. It was produced by Gotham Pictures and released by Lumas Film Corporation. Plot Cast * Cullen Landis as Joe Riley * Mario ...

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When Danger Calls ''When Danger Calls'' is a 1927 American silent thriller film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Eileen Sedgwick and Ethan Laidlaw.Munden p.884 Cast * William Fairbanks as Ralph Spencer * Eileen Sedgwick as June We ...

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'' (1927) * '' Through Thick and Thin'' (1927) * ''

The Silent Avenger ''The Silent Avenger'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Charles Delaney, Duane Thompson and George Chesebro.Munden p.716 Cast * Thunder the Dog as Thunder * Charles Delaney as Stanley Gilmore * Dua ...

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Quarantined Rivals ''Quarantined Rivals'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Robert Agnew, Kathleen Collins and John Miljan.Munden p.624 It was produced by the independent studio Gotham Pictures. It was based on a ...

'' (1927) * '' Mountains of Manhattan'' (1927) * ''

The Down Grade ''The Down Grade'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Alice Calhoun and Charles K. French.Munden p.200 Cast * William Fairbanks as Ted Lanning * Alice Calhoun as Molly Crane * ...

'' (1927) * '' The Girl from Rio'' (1927) * ''

The Woman Who Did Not Care ''The Woman Who Did Not Care'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Lilyan Tashman, Edward Martindel and Philo McCullough.Munden p.919 Cast * Lilyan Tashman as Iris Carroll * Edward Martindel as Franklin P ...

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The Satin Woman ''The Satin Woman'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Dorothy Davenport, also known as Mrs. Wallace Reid. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Cast * Dorothy Davenport ...

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One Chance in a Million ''One Chance in a Million'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring William Fairbanks, Viora Daniel and Charles K. French. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis After rescuin ...

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Sinews of Steel ''Sinews of Steel'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Alberta Vaughn, Gaston Glass and Anders Randolf. Cast * Alberta Vaughn as Helen Blake * Gaston Glass as Robert McNeil Jr. * Anders Randolf as Rob ...

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The Rose of Kildare ''The Rose of Kildare'' is a 1927 American silent romance film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Helene Chadwick, Pat O'Malley and Henry B. Walthall. An Irish singer arrives at the gold mining town of Kimberley in South Africa, w ...

'' (1927) * '' Blondes by Choice'' (1927) *'' Bare Knees'' (1928) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1928) * '' The Cheer Leader'' (1928) * '' Turn Back the Hours'' (1928) * '' San Francisco Nights'' (1928) *'' Hellship Bronson'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Through the Breakers'' (1928) * ''

United States Smith ''United States Smith'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Eddie Gribbon, Lila Lee and Kenneth Harlan.Hemenez p.537 Cast * Eddie Gribbon as Sgt. Steve Riley * Lila Lee as Molly Malone * Mickey Bennet ...

'' (1928) * '' The River Woman'' (1928) * ''

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References

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