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Gotham Pictures Company

Gotham Pictures Company

American film company

Gotham Pictures Company was an American movie production business established in San Antonio in 1916 during the silent film era.[1] Marshall W. Taggart was the company's president. Property in Hot Wells, Texas near San Antonio was planned as an area to build a studio for productions. The company transitioned into the sound era and under its then president Sam Sax joined with RCA Photophone to film The Girl from the Argentine. Gotham worked with Bristolphone to wire theaters in 1928.[2]

Logo as used in a 1926 ad

Along with Rayart, Gotham was one of the significant independent film industry production houses that operated as Hollywood's dominance was still emerging. Tiffany-Stahl was another independent studio.[3] A number of the company's films were released in Britain by Stoll Pictures, a leading distributor in the country.

Filmography

References

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    Motography. 1916. p. 1194. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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    Michael Allen (25 September 2014). Contemporary US Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-317-87418-8.
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    Allen, M. (2014). Contemporary US Cinema. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317874188. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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    Nollen, S.A. (1991). Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work. McFarland & Company. p. 356. ISBN 9780899505800. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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    Ankerich, M.G. (2013). Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen. BearManor Media. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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