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The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, Gloria Swanson and studio co-owner, actor and director, Broncho Billy Anderson. It is probably best known today for its series of Charlie Chaplin comedies from 1915-1916. In late 1916, it merged distribution with other studios and stopped issuing films in the fall of 1918. According to film historian Steve Massa, Essanay is one of the important early studios, with comedies as a particular strength. Its founders, George Kirke Spoor and Anderson, were subsequently awarded special Academy Awards for pioneering contributions to film.
Francis Xavier Bushman was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.
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Edwin Carewe was an American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His birth name was Jay John Fox; he was born in Gainesville, Texas.
Ruth Stonehouse was an actress and film director during the silent film era. Her stage career started at the age of eight as a dancer in Arizona shows.
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Let Not Man Put Asunder is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, produced and directed by J. Stuart Blackton, and distributed by Vitagraph, a company Blackton co-founded. The story is based on a 1902 novel of the same name by Basil King about divorce.
Midnight Life is a 1928 silent mystery film produced by independent Gotham Company and distributed by B movie studios Lumas Films. The film is based on a novel, The Spider's Web, by Reginald Wright Kauffman. It was directed by Scott R. Dunlap and stars Francis X. Bushman and Gertrude Olmstead. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
One Wonderful Night is a lost 1914 American silent mystery drama film starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, at the time a romantic screen couple. It was produced by the Chicago-based Essanay Studios.
Graustark is a 1915 American silent adventure drama film produced by the Essanay Studios. It is based on the novel Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon. The film starred romantic team Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and proved one of their most popular vehicles. Fred E. Wright directed the film.
The Marriage Clause is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years.
Live, Love and Believe is a 1911 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios and released through the General Film Company. The film starred Francis X. Bushman and Dorothy Phillips. It was released in split-reel form with Saved from the Torrents.
The Madman is a 1911 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios and distributed by the General Film Company. The film is preserved in the BFI National Archive.
Saved from the Torrents is a 1911 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios and released by the General Film Company. It was released in split-reel formant with another Essanay film Live, Love and Believe.
'The Mail Order Wife is a 1912 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was distributed by the General Film Company.
The Goodfellow's Christmas Eve is a 1911 silent film short starring Francis X. Bushman and produced by the Essanay Studios. It was released through the General Film Company.
Lost Years is a 1911 silent film dramatic short directed by Richard Foster Baker and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Studios and released by the General Film Company.
A False Suspicion is a 1911 silent film dramatic short produced by the Essanay Studios. It starred Francis X. Bushman and was distributed by the General Film Company.
The Gordian Knot is a 1911 silent film romantic comedy directed by R. F. Baker and produced by the Essanay Studios. It starred Francis X. Bushman and was distributed by the General Film Company.
From the Submerged is a 1912 American silent short film. The melodrama was written and directed by Theodore Wharton, and stars E.H. Calvert, Ruth Stonehouse, Mildred Weston, Dolores Cassinelli, Bryant Washburn and Billy Mason. It was distributed by The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, and was filmed on location in Chicago.
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- ↑ When Soul Meets Soul at silentera.com
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.207 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
