Essanay Studios

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film production company silent film studio

Essanay Studios was an early 20th-century American film production company best known for its silent films and for featuring stars like Charlie Chaplin.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film production company → silent film studio →
alternativeName	Essanay Film Manufacturing Company →
collaboratedWith	Charlie Chaplin →
country	United States of America →
dissolved	1925 →
distributedIn	United States →
employed	Ben Turpin → Charlie Chaplin → Francis X. Bushman NERFINISHED → Gilbert M. Anderson NERFINISHED → Gloria Swanson → Wallace Beery →
era	silent era →
filmedIn	Chicago → Niles Canyon, California →
foundedBy	George K. Spoor → Gilbert M. Anderson NERFINISHED →
genre	silent film →
hasGenre	comedy film → drama film → western film →
hasNotableFigure	George K. Spoor NERFINISHED → Gilbert M. Anderson NERFINISHED →
hasPart	Essanay Chicago studio → Essanay Niles studio →
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
inception	1907 →
industry	film industry →
location	Chicago, Illinois → Niles, California →
namedAfter	S and A (Spoor and Anderson) →
notableFor	featuring Charlie Chaplin → silent comedy films →
notableWork	A Night Out → Broncho Billy westerns → His New Job → The Bank → The Champion → The Tramp → The Tramp (with Charlie Chaplin) →
partOf	early Hollywood era →
product	feature films → short films →
significantEvent	loss of Charlie Chaplin to Mutual Film Corporation → signed Charlie Chaplin in 1914 →
usedTechnology	35 mm film →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Essanay Studios ("Essanay Chicago studio") → Essanay Studios ("Essanay Niles studio") →	hasPart
Essanay Studios ("Essanay Film Manufacturing Company") →	alternativeName
General Film Company ("Essanay Film Manufacturing Company") →	associatedOrganization
The Tramp →	associatedWith
Motion Picture Patents Company ("Essanay Film Manufacturing Company") →	foundedBy
Edison Trust →	hasMember
Motion Picture Patents Company ("Essanay Film Manufacturing Company") →	member
Motion Picture Patents Company →	memberCompany