Century Film Corporation
Not to be confused with 20th Century Studios, 21st Century Film Corporation, or Century Films
Century Film Corporation was a producer of low budget two-reel films in the United States featuring animals, child performers, and comedy acts. I shared a former Universal Studios lot with LKO and released through Universal.
Diana Serra Cary, known as Baby Peggy made over 150 short films for the Century Film Corporation between 1921 and 1924.[citation needed] Baby Peggy; The Elephant in the Room is a 2012 about her films and career.
Julius Stern was president and general manager. Abe Stern was secretary and treasurer. Louis Jacobs was studio manager. The studio's directors were Fred Fishback, William Watson, and Tom Buckingham. Harry Sweet Charles Doroty[1] H. M. Herbel was sales manager.[2] Sig Neufeld was production manager. Animal trainers were employed.[3]
Wanda Wiley Comedies, Buster Brown Comedies based off the newspaper comic strip, and Edna Marian Comedies were produced by the studio.[2]
[4] Buddy Messinger was in some of its comedy films.
Carl Laemmle started Yankee Film Company with his brothers-in-law the Stern brothers. It soon developed into the Independent Moving Pictures. In February 1924, Spec O'Donnell signed with Julius and Abe Stern's Century Film Corporation. Brownie the Wonder Dog appeared in its films. Wanda Wiley had a contract with the studio. James Berry acted in Century Films
Betty May and Johnny Fox (comedian) acted in Century Films.
Century Film Corporation studio burned in 1926.[5] Beno Rubel, company secretary, toured the damage.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- My Salomy Lions (1920)[7]
- Brownie's Little Venus (1921)
- Circus Clowns directed by Fred Hibbard
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Taxi! Taxi! (1924) written and directed by Noel M. Smith and starring
- Al Alt, Harry McCoy, and Jack Earle[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual". 1921. p. 383.
- ^ a b "Canadian Moving Picture Digest". June 28, 1925 – via Google Books.
- ^ Villecco, Tony (November 18, 2015). Silent Stars Speak: Interviews with Twelve Cinema Pioneers. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8209-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Motion Picture Herald". Quigley Publishing Company. June 28, 1926 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stephens, E. J.; Wanamaker, Marc (November 10, 2014). Early Poverty Row Studios. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-4829-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Exhibitors Daily Review". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. June 28, 1926 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Moules, Patrick (July 28, 2020). The 9.5mm Vintage Film Encyclopaedia. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-83859-269-1 – via Google Books.