Gotham Pictures Company
Gotham Pictures Company was an American movie production business established in San Antonio in 1916 during the silent film era.[1] was the company's president. Property in Hot Wells, Texas near San Antonio was planned as an area to build a studio for productions. The company transitioned into the sound era and under its then president Sam Sax joined with RCA Photophone to film . Gotham worked with to wire theaters in 1928.[2]
Along with Rayart, Gotham was one of the significant independent film industry production houses that operated as Hollywood's dominance was still emerging. Tiffany-Stahl was another independent studio.[3] A number of the company's films were released in Britain by Stoll Pictures, a leading distributor in the country.
Filmography[]
- Black Lightning (1924)
- Defying the Law (1924)
- Unmarried Wives (1924)
- Women and Gold (1925)
- The Night Ship (1925)
- Silent Pal (1925)
- Shattered Lives (1925)
- The Overland Limited (1925)
- A Little Girl in a Big City (1925)
- The Police Patrol (1925)
- His Master's Voice (1925)
- The Part Time Wife (1925)
- Northern Code (1925)
- One of the Bravest (1925)
- The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
- The Mile-a-Minute Man (1926)
- The Phantom of the Forest (1926)
- The Speed Limit (1926)
- Racing Blood (1926)
- King of the Pack (1926)
- The Silent Power (1926)
- The Sign of the Claw (1926)
- Money to Burn (1926)
- Flying High (1926)
- The Block Signal (1926)
- The Golden Web (1926)[4]
- Hearts and Spangles (1926)[5]
- The Winning Wallop (1926)
- Heroes of the Night (1927)
- When Danger Calls (1927)
- Catch-As-Catch-Can (1927)
- Through Thick and Thin (1927)
- The Silent Avenger (1927)
- Quarantined Rivals (1927)
- Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
- The Down Grade (1927)
- The Girl from Rio (1927)
- The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927)
- The Satin Woman (1927)
- One Chance in a Million (1927)
- Sinews of Steel (1927)
- The Final Extra (1927)
- The Rose of Kildare (1927)
- Blondes by Choice (1927)
- Bare Knees (1928)
- The Head of the Family (1928)
- The Cheer Leader (1928)
- Turn Back the Hours (1928)
- San Francisco Nights (1928)
- Hellship Bronson (1928)
- Midnight Life (1928)
- Through the Breakers (1928)
- United States Smith (1928)
- The River Woman (1928)
- Times Square (1929)
References[]
- ^ Motography. 1916. p. 1194. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- ^ Michael Allen (25 September 2014). Contemporary US Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-317-87418-8.
- ^ Allen, M. (2014). Contemporary US Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317874188. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- ^ Nollen, S.A. (1991). Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work. McFarland & Company. p. 356. ISBN 9780899505800. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- ^ Ankerich, M.G. (2013). Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen. BearManor Media. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- American companies established in 1916
- 1916 establishments in Texas
- Companies based in San Antonio
- Mass media companies established in 1916