SILENT FILM IN THE BAY AREA | 2/15/18

What are the roots of silent cinema in the bay area?  How did it play an important role in early cinema history?  What famous personalities made films here?



Niles, which is located in Fremont, California, was the very center of the film industry. Three blocks, with hills on one side and a creek on the other. A studio was built in Niles in 1912 by Gilbert M. Anderson, a silent-film cowboy star. The Bay Area was on the verge of becoming the film capital of the world. Also, four brothers set up a film exchange company in San Francisco to acquire films and rent them around the country to exhibitors.

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