User:Steve/List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1914
The American Film Manufacturing Company, also known as Flying "A" Studios, was founded in Chicago in late 1910, financed by four mid-western United States businessmen. In 1915, the name was changed to the American Film Company.[1] Operating between 1910 and 1921, Flying "A" produced over 1,200 films,[2] and "grew from a young aggressive independent, at war with the licensed manufacturers such as Biograph and Edison, to a major force in its own right".[1] Between 1912 and 1917, it was one of the largest motion picture studios in the US.[3] The company's output began with single- and split–reel films that "usually combined a short comedy with a topical subject", and growing with the rest of the industry it went on to produce films of up to seven reels.[2] All of the films in this list were distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation.
Films
| Name | Release | Director | Writer | Cast | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break, Break, Break | September 9 | Harry A. Pollard | Sydney Ayres | Vivian Rich Harry von Meter Jack Richardson B. Reeves Eason William Garwood Louise Lester |
A single-reel silent period drama that went to 58 prints. Moving Picture World described the film: "A pretty picture telling an idyillic love story; it should go very well; for, though it depends on sentiment rather than on thrilling dramatic suspense, it holds the attention strongly and is filled with the atmosphere of the good, old-time stories and poems. The costumes are of the mid-Victorian period in rural England. Many of its scenes are as charming as good pictures. The acting is also excellent quality. Vivian Rich is the heroine; Harry Von Meter, the hero, and Jack Richardson, the light villain. Much of the action is among the hay fields and then the seashore." | [4][5][6] |
| Cocoon and the Butterfly | September 14 | Sydney Ayres | M.H. McKinstry | Vivian Rich Harry Von Meter Winifred Greenwood Jack Richardson Louise Lester William Garwood |
A two-reel silent romance. The film was re-released in December 1917. | [7] |
| Redemption of a Pal | September 21 | Henry Otto | Winifred Greenwood, George Field, Edith Borella Charlotte Burton Edward Coxen | A two-reel silent social drama. Moving Picture World described the film: "A two-reeler that is not dramatic, but has a pleasing, romantic sentiment. The story is slight and, as shown, not made convincing. A charity that is not explained to the hero is misunderstood by him, a reforming tough. He thinks his sweetheart who is helping a millionaire, reformed from selfishness, in a new scheme of charity, has turned against him. But soon he finds that the rich man is not furnishing a home for her; but has started a new mission of which she is to be matron." | [8][9] |
See also
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1913
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1915
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1916
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1917
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1918
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1919
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1920
- List of American Film Manufacturing Company films of 1921
References
- ^ a b "The Company". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ a b "The Films". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ *Lawton, Stephen (1997). Santa Barbara’s Flying A studio. Fithian Press. p. 130. ISBN 1564742105.
- ^ "Break! Break! Break!". Moving Picture World. September 19, 1914.
- ^ "Motion Pictures 1912–1939". Catalog of Copyright Entries. United States Copyright Office. 1951. p. 89.
- ^ "Break! Break! Break!". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "Cocoon and the Butterfly". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "Redemption of a Pal". Moving Picture World. October 3, 1914.
- ^ "Redemption of a Pal". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved September 9, 2009.