Before Hollywood there was Fort Lee, New Jersey /

Describes the formative years of the silent screen in Fort Lee, New Jersey, using actual silent films made in Fort Lee. Includes still photographs, film productions from 1907-1917, and footage from 1935 of the studios in ruins to show the rise and fall of silent filmmaking in Fort Lee. Includes feat...

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Corporate Authors:	Film Preservation Associates, Fort Lee Film Commission, Biograph Company, World Film Corporation, Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Shepard, David, Tourneur, Maurice, 1876-1961, Davis, Owen, 1874-1956, Martin, Vivian, 1893-1987, Francis, Alec B., 1867-1934, Barnett, Chester, 1885-1947, Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979, Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954, Kenyon, Doris, 1897-1979, Warwick, Robert, 1878-1964
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Included silent films have English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Published:	©2003
Series:	Blackhawk Films collection.
Subjects:	Fort Lee (N.J.) > History > 20th century. Motion picture studios > New Jersey > Fort Lee > History > 20th century. Silent films > New Jersey > Fort Lee > History. Motion picture industry > New Jersey > Fort Lee > History > 20th century. Documentary films. Motion pictures, American. Silent films. Feature films. Short films.

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Summary:	Describes the formative years of the silent screen in Fort Lee, New Jersey, using actual silent films made in Fort Lee. Includes still photographs, film productions from 1907-1917, and footage from 1935 of the studios in ruins to show the rise and fall of silent filmmaking in Fort Lee. Includes feature filmed in Fort Lee: The wishing ring : an idyll of old England; and short films filmed in Fort Lee: The New York hat and A girl's folly. The wishing ring: a spirited girl receives a ring which she believes has magic powers. The New York hat: a miser's daughter receives a mysterious gift. A girl's folly: follows the adventures of a film company and a girl who wants to escape from country life.
Item Description:	Before Hollywood there was Fort Lee, New Jersey originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. The wishing ring originally produced in 1914. A New York hat originally produced in 1912. A girl's folly originally produced in 1917. Dual-layer format. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital, stereo.
Production Credits:	The wishing ring: by Owen Davis ; World Film Corporation presents ; a Shubert feature ; picturized by Maurice Tourneaur ; score by Robert Israel. The New York hat: Biograph ; directed by D.W. Griffith ; score by Robert Israel. A girl's folly: World Pictures ; directed by Maurice Tourneur.