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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.
Foster stated, "If our colored people with an interest in the race at heart, would pool their money, stop fighting each other, and get down to business, they would not only reap unlimited returns, but would do the race a great service." [2] By 1920, Foster found himself drowning in the film industry, unable to make a living as a movie producer.
The original house used in the “Home Alone” movie is located in the North Shore suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, Nov. 8, 2021. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
However, the enormous success of George Lucas' 1977 film Star Wars led to much more than just the popularization of blockbuster filmmaking. The film's revolutionary use of special effects, sound editing and music had led it to become widely regarded as one of the single most important films in the medium's history, as well as the most ...
Image credits: Mike Sal The Historic Film Locations group on Facebook is a community of almost 900k members, most of whom are cinema fans and film tourists. The group believes that movies "hold ...