Essanay Studios

E61178

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


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

Please wait…