Selig Polyscope Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film_production_company
gptkb:Company
gptkbp:associated_with silent film era
gptkbp:collaborated_with other early film studios
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:George_Melford
gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkb:J._Stuart_Blackton
gptkb:Cecil_B._De_Mille
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:dissolved 1920s
gptkbp:distribution self-distributed
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1896
1909
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Selig_Polyscope
William Selig
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selig Polyscope Company
gptkbp:industry gptkb:film_industry
Film and Photography
gptkbp:influenced Hollywood filmmaking
gptkbp:key_people William Selig
gptkbp:known_for early color films
innovative film techniques
gptkbp:legacy influenced future filmmakers
contributed to film technology
established early film genres
pioneered film distribution methods
promoted film as an art form
gptkbp:notable_actor gptkb:William_S._Hart
gptkb:Bessie_Love
gptkb:Tom_Mix
gptkb:Mabel_Normand
Kathlyn Williams
gptkbp:notable_film gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1910)
gptkb:The_Life_of_an_American_Fireman
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Kathlyn
gptkb:The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo
gptkb:The_Great_Train_Robbery
gptkbp:notable_work Selig Polyscope Company films
gptkbp:produced gptkb:documentaries
newsreels
educational films
gptkbp:produces feature films
short films
gptkbp:products Motion pictures
gptkbp:successor Selig Polyscope Company films
Selig Polyscope Company (later years)
gptkbp:video_output gptkb:film
early color film
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Film_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6