Essanay Film Manufacturing Co.
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Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, an early motion picture production company, was founded in Chicago (Ill.) by George K. Spoor and Bronco Billy Anderson in 1907.
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, a major silent motion picture film company based in Chicago, operated from 1907-1918. It was founded by producer George K. Spoor and actor Gilbert M. Anderson as the Peerless Film Manufacturing Company, but they changed the name shortly afterward to Essanay (phonetically representing the initials of their surnames). The company made more than 5000 silent films and featured actor Charlie Chaplin from 1914-1916 and actress Beverly Bayne. The company closed in 1918 after the defection of Chaplin to another studio, better filming conditions in Hollywood, California, and a U.S. Supreme Court anti-trust ruling against the Motion Picture Patents Company, which was founded in 1908 to protect the interests of Essanay and 8 other studios in the motionpicture industry. conditions in Hollywood, California, and a U.S. Supreme Court anti-trust ruling against the Motion Picture Patents Company, which was founded in 1908 to protect the interests of Essanay and 8 other studios in the motionpicture industry.
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Adventure films
Detective and mystery films, American
Motion picture cameras
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Motion pictures
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Silent films
Western films
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Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
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United States
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Illinois--Chicago
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