Tilford Cinema Corporation, also known as Tilford Cinema Studios, was a film studio business headquartered in New York City with film operations and studio activity in Miami, Florida.[1] It was a pioneer in the studio for hire contracting system.[2] The business was established in 1920 and was led by Walter Ford Tilford and Thomas W. Switzler.[3]
| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
An ad for its services ran in a 1921 edition of Wid's Yearbook.[4] The business was run by Walter Ford (W. F.) Tilford.[5]
Sets and studio space for filming The Purple Highway were provided by Tilford.[6]
In 1922, Tilford bought out Gotham Pictures.[7]
Wiard Boppo Ihnen became part owner and secretary of the film company.[8]
Tilford used Miami Studios buildings.[9]
The company ran short of financing despite optimism after the three films shot at the Miami studio in 1924 becoming moneymakers. It folded and made no more films.[10]
Filmography edit
- Slim Shoulders (1922)[11]
- Destiny's Isle (1922)[12]
- Another Scandal (1924), based on the Cosmo Hamilton novel
- Miami (1924)
- Ramshackle House (1924)[13]
References edit
- ^ Slide, Anthony (February 25, 2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge. ISBN 9781135925543 – via Google Books.
- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2008-08-27). "tilford+cinema+corporation"&pg=PA76 Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. ISBN 9780813545523.
- ^ "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". 1921.
- ^ "Wid's Year Book". 1921.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (2014-02-25). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. ISBN 9781135925543.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ "Moving Picture World (Mar 1922)". New York, Chalmers Publishing Company. November 29, 1922 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Special Collections | Margaret Herrick Library | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences". collections.oscars.org.
- ^ "The Florida Historical Quarterly". July 1982.
- ^ Nelson, Richard Alan (1983). "Palm Trees, Public Relations, and Promoters: Boosting Southeast Florida as a Motion Picture Empire, 1910-1930". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 61 (4): 383–403. JSTOR 30140680.
- ^ Golden, Eve (2007-11-30). Vernon and Irene Castle's Ragtime Revolution. ISBN 978-0813172699.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries". 1923.
- ^ "Ramshackle House, 1924". silenthollywood.com.