From the beginning of the sound era until the end of the 1930s, independent movie-making thrived. Many of the independent studios were headquartered in a section of Hollywood called "Poverty Row." Here the independents made movies on the cheap, usually at rented facilities where shooting was limited to only a few days. From Allied Pictures Corporation to Willis Kent Production, 55 Poverty Row Studios are given histories in this book. Some of the studios, such as Diversion Pictures and Cresent Pictures, came into existence for the sole purpose of releasing movies by established stars. Others,…mehr
From the beginning of the sound era until the end of the 1930s, independent movie-making thrived. Many of the independent studios were headquartered in a section of Hollywood called "Poverty Row." Here the independents made movies on the cheap, usually at rented facilities where shooting was limited to only a few days. From Allied Pictures Corporation to Willis Kent Production, 55 Poverty Row Studios are given histories in this book. Some of the studios, such as Diversion Pictures and Cresent Pictures, came into existence for the sole purpose of releasing movies by established stars. Others, for example J.D. Kendis, were early exploitation filmmakers under the guise of sex education. The histories include critical commentary on the studio's output and a filmography of all titles released from 1929 through 1940.
Michael R. Pitts has written more than 40 books on motion picture history and entertainment and has also compiled more than three dozen volumes of local history and genealogy. He lives in Chesterfield, Indiana.
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Table of Contents Introduction Victor Adamson Productions Ajax Pictures Allied Pictures Corporation Ambassador-Conn-Melody Pictures Artclass Pictures Atlantic Pictures Corporation Beacon Pictures Beaumont Pictures Big 4 Film Corporation Biltmore Productions Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Capital Film Exchange Chesterfield-Invincible Colony Pictures Commodore Pictures Corporation Continental Talking Pictures Crescent Pictures Diversion Pictures Empire Pictures Corporation First Division Freuler Film Associates Ken Goldsmith Productions Hollywood Pictures Robert J. Horner Productions Ideal Pictures Corporation Imperial Distribution Corporation Jack Irwin Productions J.D. Kendis Willis Kent Productions Liberty Pictures Corporation Majestic Pictures Corporation Mayfair Pictures Corporation Metropolitan Pictures Oscar Micheaux Pictures Peerless Pictures Bud Pollard Productions Principal Distributing Corporation Progressive Pictures Puritan Pictures Corporation Regal Distributing Corporation Reliable Pictures Corporation Resolute Pictures Road Show Attractions Fanchon Royer Showmen's Pictures Sono Art-World Wide Pictures Spectrum Pictures Stage and Screen Productions Superior Talking Pictures Corporation Supreme Pictures Corporation Syndicate Film Exchange Tiffany Productions Times Exchange Tower Productions Victory Pictures Corporation Index
