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  • The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)
  • Not Rated
    54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)
Not Rated
54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Thanhouser Company was a trail-blazing studio based in New Rochelle, New York, where from 1910 to 1917 it released over 1,000 films that were seen by audiences around the globe. This 53-minute documentary reconstructs the relatively ...See moreThe Thanhouser Company was a trail-blazing studio based in New Rochelle, New York, where from 1910 to 1917 it released over 1,000 films that were seen by audiences around the globe. This 53-minute documentary reconstructs the relatively unknown story of the studio and its founders, technicians, and stars as they entered the nascent motion picture industry to compete with Thomas Edison and the companies aligned with his Motion Pictures Patents Corporation (MPPC). Ned Thanhouser, grandson of studio founders Edwin and Gertrude Thanhouser, narrates this compelling tale, recounting a saga of bold entrepreneurship, financial successes, cinematic innovations, tragic events, launching of Hollywood careers, and the transition of the movie industry from the East Coast to the West and Hollywood. It will be of interest to scholars, archivists, early film historians, and everyone who loves the intriguing stories about the people who pioneered independent movie-making in America. See less
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Director
Ned Thanhouser
Writers
Q. David Bowers (book "Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History") | Melissa Steineger (co-writer) | Edwin Thanhouser Jr. (co-writer)
Producer
Ned Thanhouser
Editor
David Bryant
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Updated Oct 14, 2014
Release date
Apr 12, 2015 (United States)

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