The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.[1]
The Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1902 and incorporated in 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Siegmund Lubin. The company was the offspring of Lubin's film equipment and film distribution and production business, which began in 1896.
Siegmund Lubin, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, was originally an optical and photography expert in Philadelphia but became intrigued with Thomas Edison's motion picture camera and saw the potential in selling similar equipment as well as in making films. Known as "Pop" Lubin, he constructed his own combined camera/projector he called a "Cineograph" and his lower price and marketing know-how brought reasonable success. In 1897 Lubin began making films for commercial release including Meet Me at the Fountain in 1904. Certain his business could prosper, the following year he rented low-cost space on the roof of a building in Philadelphia's business district. He exhibited his new equipment at the 1899 National Export Exposition in Philadelphia and the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
“A Corner of the Assembling and Joining Room at the Philadelphia Studio of the Lubin Company”, The Photoplay Author, 1914
The insatiable appetite of the American public for motion picture entertainment saw Lubin's film company undergo enormous growth. Aided by French-born writer and poet Hugh Antoine d'Arcy, who served as the studio's publicity manager, in 1910 Siegmund Lubin built a state of the art studio on the corner of Indiana Avenue and Twentieth Street in Philadelphia that became known as "Lubinville." At the time, it was one of the most modern studios in the world, complete with a huge artificially lit stage, editing rooms, laboratories, and workshops. The facility allowed several film productions to be undertaken simultaneously. The Lubin Manufacturing Company expanded production beyond Philadelphia, with facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida, Los Angeles, and then in Coronado, California. In 1912, Lubin purchased a 350-acre (1.4 km2) estate in Betzwood, in what was then rural countryside in the northwest outskirts of Philadelphia and converted the property into a studio and film lot. That same year, director and actor Romaine Fielding traveled out to Prescott, Arizona with cast and crew and set up offices at 712 Western Avenue and an outdoor stage for shooting interiors behind Mercy Hospital (now the site of Prescott College). He filmed approximately a dozen movies there before moving to Tucson, Arizona, where he directed another 60 or so silent short films. William Duncan and Selig Polyscope Company took over the Prescott facility.
The company's downfall came even faster than its meteoric rise. Lubin was not as adroit as its competitors in shifting to quality feature-length films. Also, a disastrous fire at its main studio in June 1914 damaged nearby buildings and destroyed the negatives for a number of unreleased new films, which severely hurt the business. When World War I broke out in Europe in September of that year, Lubin Studios, and other American filmmakers', lost a large source of income from these foreign sales.
For years the Lubin Manufacturing Company, like most of the other major film studios, had a running legal battle with Thomas Edison that saw repeated lawsuits brought against Lubin for patent infringement. Eventually, Lubin gave up the costly fight with Edison and became part of the Motion Picture Patents Company, a monopoly on production and distribution set up by Edison.
However, the decline of the Lubin operations continued and the United States Supreme Court rulings against the monopoly of the Motion Picture Patents Company spelled the end of Lubin's business. After making more than a thousand motion pictures the corporation was forced into bankruptcy and on September 1, 1916, the Lubin Manufacturing Company closed its doors for good.
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The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916 Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark 1 Lubin Manufacturing CompanyIndustryMotion picturesFounded1896FounderSiegmund LubinDefunct1916HeadquartersPhiladelphia Pennsylvania United StatesArea servedUnited States EuropeKey peopleRomaine Fielding director Jack Pratt director Hugh Antoine d Arcy publicity manager Pearl White actress Florence Lawrence actress Oliver Hardy actor Harry Myers actor ProductsSilent filmsLubin Studios open air set on the roof of the building in Philadelphia 1899 Contents 1 History 2 Decline 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1902 and incorporated in 1909 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania by Siegmund Lubin The company was the offspring of Lubin s film equipment and film distribution and production business which began in 1896 Siegmund Lubin a Jewish immigrant from Poland was originally an optical and photography expert in Philadelphia but became intrigued with Thomas Edison s motion picture camera and saw the potential in selling similar equipment as well as in making films Known as Pop Lubin he constructed his own combined camera projector he called a Cineograph and his lower price and marketing know how brought reasonable success In 1897 Lubin began making films for commercial release including Meet Me at the Fountain in 1904 Certain his business could prosper the following year he rented low cost space on the roof of a building in Philadelphia s business district He exhibited his new equipment at the 1899 National Export Exposition in Philadelphia and the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo New York A Corner of the Assembling and Joining Room at the Philadelphia Studio of the Lubin Company The Photoplay Author 1914The insatiable appetite of the American public for motion picture entertainment saw Lubin s film company undergo enormous growth Aided by French born writer and poet Hugh Antoine d Arcy who served as the studio s publicity manager in 1910 Siegmund Lubin built a state of the art studio on the corner of Indiana Avenue and Twentieth Street in Philadelphia that became known as Lubinville At the time it was one of the most modern studios in the world complete with a huge artificially lit stage editing rooms laboratories and workshops The facility allowed several film productions to be undertaken simultaneously The Lubin Manufacturing Company expanded production beyond Philadelphia with facilities at 750 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville Florida Los Angeles and then in Coronado California In 1912 Lubin purchased a 350 acre 1 4 km2 estate in Betzwood in what was then rural countryside in the northwest outskirts of Philadelphia and converted the property into a studio and film lot That same year director and actor Romaine Fielding traveled out to Prescott Arizona with cast and crew and set up offices at 712 Western Avenue and an outdoor stage for shooting interiors behind Mercy Hospital now the site of Prescott College He filmed approximately a dozen movies there before moving to Tucson Arizona where he directed another 60 or so silent short films William Duncan and Selig Polyscope Company took over the Prescott facility Some of the pioneer actors who worked for Lubin included Romaine Fielding Ed Genung Harry Myers Florence Hackett Alan Hale Arthur V Johnson Lottie Briscoe Florence Lawrence Ethel Clayton Gladys Brockwell Edwin Carewe Ormi Hawley Rosemary Theby Betty Brice Alice Mann and Pearl White Lubin films also marked the first film appearance of Oliver Hardy 2 who started working at Lubin s Jacksonville Florida studio in 1913 Hardy s first onscreen appearance was in the 1914 movie Outwitting Dad where he was billed as O N Hardy In many of his later films at Lubin he was billed as Babe Hardy He was most often cast as the heavy or the villain and had roles in comedy shorts appearing in some 50 short one reeler films at Lubin by 1915 Decline EditThe company s downfall came even faster than its meteoric rise Lubin was not as adroit as its competitors in shifting to quality feature length films Also a disastrous fire at its main studio in June 1914 damaged nearby buildings and destroyed the negatives for a number of unreleased new films which severely hurt the business When World War I broke out in Europe in September of that year Lubin Studios and other American filmmakers lost a large source of income from these foreign sales For years the Lubin Manufacturing Company like most of the other major film studios had a running legal battle with Thomas Edison that saw repeated lawsuits brought against Lubin for patent infringement Eventually Lubin gave up the costly fight with Edison and became part of the Motion Picture Patents Company a monopoly on production and distribution set up by Edison In 1915 the Lubin company entered into an agreement to form a film distribution partnership with Vitagraph Studios Selig Polyscope Company and Essanay Studios known as V L S E Incorporated 3 4 5 However the decline of the Lubin operations continued and the United States Supreme Court rulings against the monopoly of the Motion Picture Patents Company spelled the end of Lubin s business After making more than a thousand motion pictures the corporation was forced into bankruptcy and on September 1 1916 the Lubin Manufacturing Company closed its doors for good Filmography EditHow Brown Saw the Baseball Game 1907 Hemlock Hoax the Detective 1910 Her Humble Ministry 1911 When the Earth Trembled 1913 Outwitting Dad 1914 See also EditJack Pratt Romaine Fielding Florence Lawrence Bradley KingReferences Edit Ill American School Lansing Hulfish David Sherrill 9 September 2018 Motion picture Work Arno Press ISBN 9780405016172 Retrieved 9 September 2018 via Google Books Gehring Wes D 9 September 1990 Laurel amp Hardy A Bio bibliography Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 9780313251726 Retrieved 9 September 2018 via Google Books AFI Catalog catalog afi com Retrieved 9 September 2018 Lubin s Timeline wordpress com 4 May 2014 Retrieved 9 September 2018 Wagenknecht Edward 13 October 2014 The Movies in the Age of Innocence 3d ed McFarland ISBN 9780786494620 Retrieved 9 September 2018 via Google Books External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lubin Manufacturing Company http cinemathequefroncaise com Chapter4 1 CHAPTER 04 COMMERCE AND SPECTATORSHIP html Siegmund Lubin THE KING OF THE MOVIES Film Pioneer by Joseph Eckhardt Betzwood Film Archive by Joseph Eckhardt A new site The History Of The Discovery Of Cinematography An Illustrated Chronology Lubin Photos History Detectives PBS Lubin Film Archive The Silent Film Channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lubin Manufacturing Company amp oldid 1130746791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
