Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company
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The Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company, also known as the Albuquerque Film Company, was a film company[1] established in New Mexico and soon after reincorporated in Los Angeles during the silent film era. Gilbert P. Hamilton was its president.[2] It was established in 1913 and is known for the 3-reel westerns it produced. They were written by and star Dot Farley. Milton H. Fahrney directed. It also operated in Los Angeles in 1915 before going bankrupt in 1918.[3] The company released its Luna branded films through United Film Service.[4]
| Albuquerque Film Company | |
Company type | Private |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Genre | Silent film |
| Incorporated | United States |
| Founded | 1913 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Founder | Gilbert P. Hamilton |
| Defunct | 1918 |
| Fate | Bankrupt |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people |
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| Brands | Luna Films |
| Footnotes / references Distributed through United Film Service | |
Hamilton joined the company from the St. Louis Motion Picture Company. Albuquerque Film Company was funded with $50,000 in stock.[5] News reports from December 1913 state cinematographer Homer Scott was filming with Buck Connors at Fort Bliss, Texas for the newly formed Albuquerque Film Company.[6][7] Perhaps the film was The First Law of Nature, a 3-reel film with Dot Farley and Connors, Albuquerque Company's first release.[8] Hamilton and Fahrney eventually moved on to Warner Bros.[5]
Santa Fe Trail Magazine did a feature on the new company and its major players in 1913.[9]
Nick Cogley and Archer MacMackin directed films for the company.
In August 1914 the company reincorporated with $200,000 in stock.[10]