Louis Burstein (1878 – March 25, 1923), sometimes credited as Louis Burston, was a film producer. He co-founded

Vim Comedy Company The Vim Comedy Company was a short-lived movie studio in Jacksonville, Florida and New York City. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in 1915 after that company ...

. He was born in Russia. He led Vim and King-Bee filming operations in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

. Burstein died on March 25, 1923. He had been driving a car and racing a

Southern Pacific The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names ...

train near

Pomona, California Pomona ( ) is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was ...

, when the road curved and the train struck his car. One of his passengers, Thomas Truxton Strain, died; the other, Grace A. Farr, was injured.

Selected filmography

*'' The Other Girl'' (1917) *''

Bright and Early ''Bright and Early'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. This short is preserved in the Library of Congress's collection. Cast * Billy West as A Bellboy * Oliver Hardy as The Boss (credited as Babe Hardy) * Rosemary ...

'' (1918)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burstein, Louis 1878 births 1923 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States American film production company founders Road incident deaths in California Film producers from California