Solax Studios was an American motion-picture studio founded in 1910 by executives from the Gaumont Film Company of France. Alice Guy-Blaché, her husband Herbert, and a third partner, George A. Magie, established the Solax Company.
Ethel Clayton was an American actress of the silent film era.
An Unseen Enemy is a 1912 Biograph Company short silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, and was the first film to be made starring the actresses Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. A critic of the time stated that "the Gish sisters gave charming performances in this one-reel film". The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Consistent with practice at that time, the actors in the cast and their roles are not listed in the film..
Bound and Gagged is a 1919 American silent film serial produced by George B. Seitz Productions and distributed by Pathé. It was a spoof of the clichéd melodramatic serials of the era.
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills is a 1912 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film, by the Biograph Company, was shot on the Hudson Palisades near Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. Additional filming took place in and around the Pike County town of Milford, Pennsylvania.
Travers Vale, born Solomon Flohm, was an English-born silent film director, theatre impresario, playwright, and actor. Raised primarily in Victoria, Australia, he worked as a photographer, playwright and theatre manager in Victoria, Southern Australia, and New Zealand prior to his career in film. In his early career in theatre in Australia he was known by the name S. F. Travers Vale under which name he authored his first known play, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1888); an adaptation of the 1886 novel of the same name by Fergus Hume. He established his own theatre troupe, The Travers Vale Dramatic Company, which was in residence at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide in 1889 and the Auckland Opera House in New Zealand in 1890. In 1892 and 1893 he was the business manager of the American husband wife magician team of Charles N. Steen and Mrs. Steen.
The Kreutzer Sonata is a lost 1915 American silent romantic drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and costarring Nance O'Neil, Theda Bara, and William E. Shay. The film was based on the 1902 play of the same name by Jacob Gordin, which was based on Leo Tolstoy's 1889 novella. Produced by Fox Film Corporation, it was shot at the company's studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of the film survives.
Babe Comes Home is a 1927 American silent sports comedy film produced and distributed through First National and directed by Ted Wilde. The film is a baseball-styled sports film centering on Babe Ruth and Anna Q. Nilsson and was based on the short story "Said With Soap" by Gerald Beaumont.
The Bonded Woman is an extant 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Phil Rosen and stars Betty Compson, John Bowers, and Richard Dix.
Vengeance Is Mine is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Irene Castle, Frank Sheridan, and Helene Chadwick.
The Bondage of Fear is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Edward Kimball, and John Bowers.
Man's Woman is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes and Edward Kimball.
Maternity is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Alice Brady, Marie Chambers and John Bowers. It was shot at Fort Lee studios in New Jersey.
The Woman Beneath is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Crauford Kent and Isabel Berwin.
The Remittance Woman is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo. A remittance man was one sent away from home to avoid shame on the family. The following year a book of the same title appeared, by American pulp author Achmed Abdullah.
By Hook or Crook is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Jack Drumier. It was shot at Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Beloved Blackmailer is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and William T. Carleton. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Golden Wall is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Johnny Hines. It was shot at Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Man Hunt is a 1918 silent comedy drama film directed by Travers Vale. It used a story by Fred Jackson originally titled A Modern Girl and a scenario by Virginia Tyler Hudson. Released by the New Jersey-based World Film Company, the film consisted of five reels and was 50 minutes long. The film premiered on June 10, 1918. The cinematographer was Philip Hatkin.
