Kalem Company
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Kalem Company was an early American motion picture studio active in the silent film era, known for its pioneering location shooting and popular serials in the 1900s and 1910s.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
film studio ⓘ silent film studio ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Vitagraph Company of America ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1900s
ⓘ
1910s ⓘ |
| businessModel | independent production company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedIn | 1917 ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | rental to exhibitors ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| eraOfOperation | early American cinema ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Frank J. Marion
ⓘ
George Kleine ⓘ Samuel Long ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1907 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | motion pictures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering location shooting
ⓘ
popular film serials ⓘ |
| languageOfIntertitles | English ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from initials K, L, M of founders’ surnames ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early on-location shooting outside the studio
ⓘ
early religious and biblical epics ⓘ one-reel and multi-reel productions ⓘ shooting films in Ireland ⓘ shooting films in the American West ⓘ shooting films in the Middle East ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ben Hur (1907 film)
ⓘ
The Hazards of Helen ⓘ |
| partOf | early American motion picture industry ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| producedFor | theatrical exhibition ⓘ |
| producedGenre |
adventure films
ⓘ
drama films ⓘ serials ⓘ |
| productionType |
feature-length films
ⓘ
short films ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Europe
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | silent film ⓘ |
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