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American film production company
St. Louis Motion Picture Company was a film production company during the
silent film era. It advertised its debut films
A Gypsy's Love and
Algernon's Busy Day in 1912.
[1] In 1913 the company established itself in
Santa Paula, California.
[2]
St. Louis lawyer
Oscar E. Goebel was the firm's initial president and treasurer.
[3] In 1913, the company bought Melie's Motion Picture Studio.
[4]
[2]
Vaudevillian
Glen Cavender began his film career with the company.
[5] Cinematographer
John F. Seitz followed Flying A executive
Gilbert P. Hamilton to the company.
[6] Filmmaker
Willis Robards also worked for the company.
[7]
In 1914, the company was contracted by the St. Louis Equal Suffrage League to produce a photoplay advancing the suffragist cause.
[8]
Filmography
References
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"Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News Incorporated. June 2, 1912 – via Google Books.
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b Jacobson, Brian R. (September 1, 2015).
Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space. Columbia University Press. p. 256.
ISBN
978-0-231-53966-1. Retrieved June 26, 2019 – via Google Books.
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"The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. June 2, 1916 – via Google Books.
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^ Nash, Bill (June 2, 2000).
Oil, Orchards and Flames: The History of Firefighting in Santa Paula. Xlibris Corporation. p. 64.
ISBN
978-0-7388-2871-8. Retrieved June 26, 2019 – via Google Books.
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"Glen Cavender Biography". Fandango.
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"JOHN F. SEITZ". cinematographers.nl.
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"Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 'Mothers of Men' Promotes Women's Causes". May 23, 2016.
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"Clipping from The St. Louis Star and Times" – via Newspapers.com.