Vitagraph Company of America

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Vitagraph Company of America was a pioneering early American film studio and production company that played a major role in the development of the silent film era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film production company
film studio
silent film studio
activeInPeriod silent film era
alsoKnownAs Vitagraph Company of America
surface form: Vitagraph

Vitagraph Company of America
surface form: Vitagraph Studios
country United States of America
dateOfDissolution 1925
employed Albert E. Smith NERFINISHED
Clara Kimball Young
Flora Finch
J. Stuart Blackton
John Bunny
Larry Semon
Maurice Costello
Norma Talmadge
foundedBy Albert E. Smith NERFINISHED
J. Stuart Blackton
William T. Rock NERFINISHED
genre silent film
hasStudioFacility Vitagraph Company of America self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vitagraph Studios, Brooklyn

Vitagraph Company of America self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vitagraph Studios, Los Angeles
headquartersLocation Brooklyn
New York City
inception 1897
industry film industry
notableFor early feature-length film production
newsreel and actuality films
pioneering narrative film techniques
notableWork A Tale of Two Cities (1911 film)
The Awakening of Helena Richie
The Battle Cry of Peace
The Cambric Mask
The Christian
The Darkest Hour
The Fortune Hunter
The Girl from Frisco
The Goddess
The Heart of Maryland
Regeneration
surface form: The Island of Regeneration

The Life of Moses
The Lion and the Mouse
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
The Man Who Couldn't Beat God
The Man Who Found Himself
The Military Air-Scout
The Money Mill
The Soul Master
The Vengeance of Durand
The Woman in Room 13
The Woman in the Web
The Yellow Ticket
parentOrganization Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
significantEvent acquired by Warner Bros.
state New York

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Kalem Company acquiredBy Vitagraph Company of America
Vitagraph Company of America alsoKnownAs Vitagraph Company of America
this entity surface form: Vitagraph
Vitagraph Company of America alsoKnownAs Vitagraph Company of America
this entity surface form: Vitagraph Studios
General Film Company associatedOrganization Vitagraph Company of America
Edison Manufacturing Company competedWith Vitagraph Company of America
Cullen Landis employer Vitagraph Company of America
this entity surface form: Vitagraph Studios
MPPC foundedBy Vitagraph Company of America
subject surface form: Motion Picture Patents Company
this entity surface form: Vitagraph Company
Edison Trust hasMember Vitagraph Company of America
Vitagraph Company of America hasStudioFacility Vitagraph Company of America self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vitagraph Studios, Brooklyn
Vitagraph Company of America hasStudioFacility Vitagraph Company of America self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vitagraph Studios, Los Angeles
MPPC member Vitagraph Company of America
subject surface form: Motion Picture Patents Company
this entity surface form: Vitagraph Company
Motion Picture Patents Company memberCompany Vitagraph Company of America
Marie de Esy partOf Vitagraph Company of America
subject surface form: Marie Mosquini
this entity surface form: American silent cinema