Majestic Film Company

Defunct film studio
Majestic Motion Picture Company ad in Moving Picture News, 1911

Majestic Film Company, also known as Majestic Motion Pictures, was a film studio established in 1911. It became an affiliate of the Mutual Film Corporation[1] and was combined with Reliance Film Company to form Reliance-Majestic Studios.

If was formed by Harry Aitken drawing on managerial talent from Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) as well as pulling over young star Mary Pickford. Thomas Cochrane was a general manager.[2] Wallace Reid was one of the company's directors.

Mary Pickford was one of its actresses.[3] She left for Biograph in 1912.[4] Donald Crisp directed several Majestic films.

Filmography

  • The Courting of Mary (1911)[3]
  • Love Heeds Not the Showers (1911)[3]
  • Little Red Riding Hood (1911)[5]
  • The Caddy's Dream (1911)[3]
  • Honor Thy Father (1912)[3]
  • The Pajama Parade (1913)[6]
  • The Second Mrs. Roebuck (1914)
  • A Mother's Influence (1914)
  • The Niggard (1914)
  • Moonshine Molly (1914)
  • Little Country Mouse (1914), extant
  • The Intruder (1914)
  • For Her Father's Sins (1914)
  • For Those Unborn (1914)
  • The City Beautiful (1914)
  • Arms and the Gringo (1914)
  • Another Chance (1914)
  • The Old Fisherman's Story (1914)
  • At Dawn (1914), directed by Donald Crisp[7]
  • Her Shattered Idol (1915)[8]

References

  1. ^ Bowers, Q. David (1995). "Chapter 6 (1913): Changes". Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  2. ^ "From IMP to Majestic and Back to Biograph". May 29, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Majestic Motion Picture Company Archives".
  4. ^ "Mary Pickford – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu.
  5. ^ Little Red Riding Hood. August 17, 1911. OCLC 951719308.
  6. ^ The Pajama parade. August 17, 1913. OCLC 16867050.
  7. ^ "William K. Everson Collection".
  8. ^ Her shattered idol. August 17, 1915. OCLC 18992193.


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