A. H. Fischer Features

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A. H. Fischer Features was a film production company. B. A. Rolfe worked on some of its films. Charles A. Logue was the company's secretary. [1]

The company used a former Thanhouser studio space in New Rochelle, New York. [2] [3] Rolfe also filmed the company's productions in the Adirondacks. [4]

Fischer was from Montreal and the brother of Meyer Fischer. [5]

Filmography

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References

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