Selig Polyscope Company

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film production company motion picture studio silent film studio

Selig Polyscope Company was an early American motion picture studio and production company, notable as one of the pioneering firms in the silent film era.

Aliases (1)

Selig Polyscope ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film production company → motion picture studio → silent film studio →
activeIn	silent film era →
activePeriod	early 20th century →
collaboratedWith	Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations →
country	United States →
dissolved	1920s →
distributionArea	United States → international markets →
filmFormat	black-and-white →
foundedBy	William Nicholas Selig →
founder	William Nicholas Selig →
genre	silent film →
hasAlternativeName	Selig Company → Selig Polyscope →
hasDivision	Selig Zoo →
hasFilm	The Adventures of Buffalo Bill → The Adventures of Kathlyn → The Adventures of Tarzan (serial involvement noted historically) → The Coming of Columbus → The Count of Monte Cristo (1912 film) → The Spoilers (1914 film) → The Two Orphans (1911 film) →
hasKeyPerson	William Nicholas Selig →
headquartersLocation	Chicago → Illinois → United States →
inception	1896 →
industry	film industry →
knownFor	animal pictures → location shooting → western films →
language	silent →
notableFor	being one of the pioneering firms in the silent film era → early American motion picture production →
operated	Selig Zoo →
operatedIn	California → Chicago → Los Angeles →
partOf	early Hollywood film industry →
product	feature films → newsreels → serials → short films →
significantEvent	established one of the first permanent movie studios in Los Angeles →
specializedIn	films featuring wild animals →
status	defunct →
usedTechnology	35 mm film →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
General Film Company →	associatedOrganization
Motion Picture Patents Company →	foundedBy
Selig Polyscope Company ("Selig Polyscope") →	hasAlternativeName
Edison Trust →	hasMember
Motion Picture Patents Company →	member
Motion Picture Patents Company →	memberCompany