Lincoln and Parker Film Company

The Lincoln and Parker Film Company was a short-lived film company established in Worcester, Massachusetts. It acquired assets and films from Thomas A. Edison, Inc. including Conquest Pictures programs. Its New York studio was at 2826 Decatur Avenue, Bronx, NY when Thomas Edison exited his struggling film production business.[1] Originally built for silent films, the facility was upgraded for sound in 1930, and continued in operation until the 1960s.[1]

Edison's son Charles Edison was to serve on the acquiring firm's board of directors. Thomas Edison was to be a consulting editor.[2]

Violoncellist Harrison Gibbs Prentice worked for the company.[3]

The deal also included equipment from the Edison Positive plant in Orange, New Jersey and a million feet of negatives.[4]

Filmography

  • Chicago Stock Yards (1917), a newsreel clipping
  • Cotton Manufacture (1917), a newsreel clipping
  • The Canadian Rockies (1917), a newsreel clipping[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Jackson, Kenneth T.; Keller, Lisa; Flood, Nancy (2010-12-01). The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Yale University Press. See entry for "Edison Manufacturing Company". ISBN 9780300182576.
  2. ^ Slide, Anthony (February 25, 2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge. ISBN 9781135925611 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Nutt, Charles (September 28, 1919). History of Worcester and Its People. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 541 – via Internet Archive. Lincoln and Parker Film Company worcester.
  4. ^ "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. September 28, 1918 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures". U.S. Government Printing Office. September 28, 1917 – via Google Books.