Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
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Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company was an early American motion picture production company that became a key predecessor to Paramount Pictures and helped shape the Hollywood studio system.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American company
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film production company ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionPartner | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed |
Blanche Sweet
NERFINISHED
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Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ Dustin Farnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Fannie Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Geraldine Farrar NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse L. Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Apfel NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sessue Hayakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ William C. deMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| founded | 1913 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Cecil B. DeMille
NERFINISHED
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Jesse L. Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ L. L. Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Goldfish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
drama films
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literary adaptations ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Cecil B. DeMille
NERFINISHED
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Jesse L. Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| helpedForm | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | motion picture industry ⓘ |
| locationFounded |
California
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early component of what became Paramount Pictures
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being one of the first feature film companies in Hollywood ⓘ pioneering feature-length motion pictures in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Squaw Man (1914 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedFilm |
Joan the Woman
NERFINISHED
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The Cheat (1915 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Squaw Man (1914 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virginian (1914 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | feature-length films ⓘ |
| successor | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDistributionSystem | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film adaptation)
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Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
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subject surface form:
The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film)