Detail of the above photo Front row: Nestor camera operator Bill Piltz; general manager Al Christie; camera operator Walter Pritchard; Milton H. Fahrney (on horseback), director of Westerns; David Horsley with his young son; camera operator Tom Harding; Thomas Ricketts, director of dramas and comedies.
The Best Man Wins (1911), directed by Thomas Ricketts
Christie–Nestor Studios (1913)
Operating on Cupid (1915), directed by Horace Davey
On October 27, 1911,[1][3] Nestor opened the first movie studio actually located in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. It was at the Blondeau Tavern building on the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. The first motion picture stage in Hollywood was built behind the tavern.
Other East Coast studios had moved production to Los Angeles, prior to Nestor's move west. The California weather allowed for year-round filming and the ambitious studio operated three principal divisions under its Canadian-born general manager, Al Christie. Christie moved permanently to Southern California from the East, where he had been working with the Horsleys creating the popular silent-eraMutt and Jeffcomedyshorts.
One division at the Hollywood location, under director Milton H. Fahrney, made a one-reelWestern picture every week while the second division, under director Tom Ricketts, turned out a one-reel drama every week. In addition to running the operation, Christie oversaw a weekly production of a one-reel Mutt and Jeff episode.
The Horsley brothers remained in New Jersey, where their laboratory and offices handled the Hollywood studio's film processing and distribution.
Other filmmakers began opening studios in the Hollywood area.
On May 20, 1912, the Nestor Film Company merged with the Universal Film Manufacturing Company,[4] headed by Carl Laemmle. Several other motion picture companies, including Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures (IMP), merged with Universal, which had been founded in April 1912.[5] Nestor became a brand name that Universal used until at least mid-1917.[2]
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nestor, film, company, 098280, 322558, 098280, 322558, nestor, studiosindustrymotion, picture, production, companyfounded1909, years, 1909, defunct1917, universal, film, manufacturing, company, part, 1920, originally, headquartersbayonne, jersey, hollywood, ca. 34 05 54 N 118 19 21 W 34 098280 N 118 322558 W 34 098280 118 322558 Nestor StudiosIndustryMotion picture production companyFounded1909 114 years ago 1909 Defunct1917 Universal Film Manufacturing Company part 1920 originally HeadquartersBayonne New Jersey Hollywood CaliforniaKey peopleDavid HorsleyWilliam HorsleyThe Nestor Film Company originally known as the Nestor Motion Picture Company was an American motion picture production company It was founded in 1909 as the West Coast production unit of the Centaur Film Company located in Bayonne New Jersey citation needed While not the first movie studio in Los Angeles on October 27 1911 Nestor established the first permanent motion picture studio in Hollywood California and produced the first Hollywood films The company merged with its distributor the Universal Film Manufacturing Company on May 20 1912 Nestor became a brand name Universal used until at least mid 1917 citation needed Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Blondeau Tavern 1911 1 nbsp Nestor Motion Picture Company 1911 nbsp Detail of the above photoFront row Nestor camera operator Bill Piltz general manager Al Christie camera operator Walter Pritchard Milton H Fahrney on horseback director of Westerns David Horsley with his young son camera operator Tom Harding Thomas Ricketts director of dramas and comedies nbsp The Best Man Wins 1911 directed by Thomas Ricketts nbsp Christie Nestor Studios 1913 source source source source Operating on Cupid 1915 directed by Horace Davey The Nestor Film Company was founded in 1909 as the West Coast production unit of the Centaur Film Company located in Bayonne New Jersey owned and operated by David Horsley and his brother William Horsley 2 On October 27 1911 1 3 Nestor opened the first movie studio actually located in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles It was at the Blondeau Tavern building on the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street The first motion picture stage in Hollywood was built behind the tavern Other East Coast studios had moved production to Los Angeles prior to Nestor s move west The California weather allowed for year round filming and the ambitious studio operated three principal divisions under its Canadian born general manager Al Christie Christie moved permanently to Southern California from the East where he had been working with the Horsleys creating the popular silent era Mutt and Jeff comedy shorts One division at the Hollywood location under director Milton H Fahrney made a one reel Western picture every week while the second division under director Tom Ricketts turned out a one reel drama every week In addition to running the operation Christie oversaw a weekly production of a one reel Mutt and Jeff episode The Horsley brothers remained in New Jersey where their laboratory and offices handled the Hollywood studio s film processing and distribution Other filmmakers began opening studios in the Hollywood area On May 20 1912 the Nestor Film Company merged with the Universal Film Manufacturing Company 4 headed by Carl Laemmle Several other motion picture companies including Laemmle s Independent Moving Pictures IMP merged with Universal which had been founded in April 1912 5 Nestor became a brand name that Universal used until at least mid 1917 2 See also EditHistory of the San Fernando Valley Rancho Providencia Providencia Ranch Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills References EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nestor Film Company news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message a b Ellenberger Allan R October 27 2011 The 100th anniversary of Hollywood s first movie studio Hollywoodland Retrieved 2016 02 12 a b Nestor Film Company The Progressive Silent Film List Silent Era Retrieved 2016 02 12 Bronze Memorial Will Mark First Hollywood Studio Site Los Angeles Times Sep 25 1940 p A 1 Harleman G P von March 10 1917 Motion Picture Studios of California The Moving Picture World p 1601 Retrieved 2016 02 12 About Us Universal Studios History The Filmmakers Destination NBCUniversal Retrieved 2016 02 12 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nestor Film Company Photo of Universal City Nov 24 1913 by Bailey Chas Z Archive of the Nestor Film Company The Silent Film Channel Universal Image collection on Flickr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nestor Film Company amp oldid 1157200400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
