the first american film companies were located at fort lee, new jersey.
where were the first american film companies located?
fort lee , new jersey
in 1914, with the expansion of the giant french film companies into the united states market, tourneur moved to new york city to direct silent films for éclair's american branch studio in fort lee, new jersey before moving to william a. brady's world film corporation, where he directed important early american feature-length films such as "the wishing ring", "alias jimmy valentine", "the cub" (martha hedman's only screen performance) and "trilby", the last starring clara kimball young and noted stage actor wilton lackaye as svengali. before long, maurice tourneur was a major and respected force in american film and a founding member of the east coast chapter of the motion picture directors association. as the feature film evolved in the mid 1910s, he and his team (comprising screenwriter charles maigne, art director ben carré, and cameramen john van den broek and lucien andriot) coupled exceptional technological skill with unique pictorial and architectural sensibilities in their productions, giving their films a visual distinctiveness that met with critical acclaim.
maurice tourneur
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