Gotham Pictures Company

Logo as used in a 1926 ad

Gotham Pictures Company was an American movie production business established in San Antonio in 1916 during the silent film era. ^[1] Marshall W. Taggart 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 The Girl from the Argentine . Gotham worked with Bristolphone 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) ^[6]
• 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

1. Motography. 1916. p. 1194. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
2. Michael Allen (25 September 2014). Contemporary US Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-317-87418-8.
3. Allen, M. (2014). Contemporary US Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   9781317874188 . Retrieved 2018-05-24.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Film_Daily_Year_Book/XY7jXsAAm5AC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Lumas.Film+Corporation"&pg=PA60&printsec=frontcover