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The Chicago film industry is a central hub for motion picture production and exhibition that was established before Hollywood became the undisputed capital of film making. In the early 1900s, Chicago boasted the greatest number of production companies and filmmakers. [ 1 ]
Essanay Studios, officially the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, was an early American motion picture studio.The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago by George Kirke Spoor and Gilbert M. Anderson, originally as the Peerless Film Manufacturing Company, then as Essanay (formed by the founders' initials: S and A) on August 10, 1907.
The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company that was founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The company produced hundreds of early, widely distributed commercial moving pictures, including the first films starring Tom Mix, Harold Lloyd, Colleen Moore, and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
William Nicholas Selig (March 14, 1864 – July 15, 1948) was a vaudeville performer and pioneer of the American motion picture industry.His stage billing as Colonel Selig would be used for the rest of his career, even as he moved into film production.
This newly introduced form of creativity made way for a whole new group of people to be introduced to stardom, including David W. Griffith, who made a name for himself with his 1915 film, The Birth of a Nation. In 1920, there were two major changes to the film industry: the introduction of sound and the creation of studio systems.
Foster Photoplay Company was a film production business in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1910 by William D. Foster [ 1 ] (also known as Juli Jones). It is widely considered to be the first film production company established by an African-American featuring all African-American casts.
Image credits: Marty Mackillop #2. Home Alone (1990) - then and now (2024) Grace Episcopal Church, Illinois - 924 Lake Street, where all the interior of the church scenes filmed.
Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. [1] He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.