Alice Guy Blache Solax Film

Solax Studios
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Solax Studios was an American motion picture studio founded in 1910 by executives from the Gaumont Film Company of France. Alice Guy-Blaché, her husband Herbert, and a third partner, George A. Magie established The Solax Company. Alice Guy-Blaché was artistic director and the director for many of its films, while her husband Herbert Blaché managed production for the new company. They built the first studio in Flushing, New York but, as Solax prospered they invested more than $100,000 in a modern production plant in 1912 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, a place that was quickly becoming the film capital of America and home to many major film studios.

This was a time when the American film industry was rapidly changing from little more than a scientific curiosity to an important sector of the economic engine driving the economy. In this environment, Solax studios was conceived as an all-in-one operation with its own film processing laboratory and state of the art stages built under a glass roof. In addition to the administrative offices, the production facilities included dressing rooms, a set fabrication workshop, and a costume design department with sewing room.

In 1912, Solax Studios made a short film titled A Fool And His Money that was directed by Alice Guy-Blaché. It is believed to be the first film ever made with a cast comprising only African-American actors. The film is now at the National Center for Film and Video Preservation at the American Film Institute. The new Metro Pictures, (now MGM), began its business life in 1916 primarily as a distributor of successful Solax films. Several emerging stars appeared in Solax films including John and Ethel Barrymore, Claire Whitney, Olga Petrova, and Billy Quirk.

In between their own productions, the Blachés leased the studios to other production companies such as Goldwyn Picture Corporation and Selznick Picture Corp. However, Solax and the rest of the East Coast film industry rapidly declined throughout the 1920s as a result of the phenomenal growth of motion picture facilities in Hollywood, California that offered lower costs and a climate that accommodated year-round filming. [1]

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Alice Guy Blache Solax Studios

"Algie the minor" Gay Western Alice Guy !
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Algie, the Miner (1912) Alice Guy

Algie Allmore has a year to prove himself a man, and if he does so he can have the hand of the daughter of Harry Lyons in marriage. So reads the note, signed by Harry Lyons himself, so it should be a pretty easy task. Well, Harry's daughter is actually pretty safe, because Algie is what was known at the time as a pansy. There are plenty of other descriptions you could come up with too, especially as it takes him about ten seconds after climbing off the train on the ride west to kiss no less than two much bigger and much tougher westerners.

director, uncredited of course for 1912, was a woman, Alice Guy. There's some attraction between men and lesbians on the one side, and women and gay men on the other, that must have something to do with a lack of feeling threatened, because it's pervasive. There has to be some reason why slash fiction, or gay fan fiction, is apparently written primarily by women, while the heterosexual guys fantasise about lesbians.

As for the film, it's short and doesn't have a lot going on, but it's not that bad at all. It starts, it continues, it finishes, all logically and with a consistent linear structure. It's not much of a story but it is a story, and that's more than I can say for a good deal of the rest of the films I've seen from this early on in Hollywood's history.

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Falling leaves en Mallorquin
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SOLAX FILM PRODUCTION
Production Company - filmography

1. The Ocean Waif (1916) ... Production Company
2. The Million Dollar Robbery (1914) ... Production Company
3. A Fight for Freedom; Or, Exiled to Siberia (1914) ... Production Company
4. The Monster and the Girl (1914) ... Production Company
5. Beneath the Czar (1914) ... Production Company
6. Way Down East (1914) ... Production Company
7. Shadows of the Moulin Rouge (1913) ... Production Company
8. Ben Bolt (1913) ... Production Company
9. The Rogues of Paris (1913) ... Production Company
10. Fisherman's Luck (1913) ... Production Company
11. Handcuffed for Life (1913) ... Production Company
12. The Little Hunchback (1913) ... Production Company
13. Men and Muslin (1913) ... Production Company
14. A Terrible Night (1913) ... Production Company
15. A Drop of Blood (1913) ... Production Company
16. Four Fools and a Maid (1913) ... Production Company
17. As Ye Sow (1913) ... Production Company
18. That Dog (1913) ... Production Company
19. Romeo in Pajamas (1913) ... Production Company
20. Her Mother's Picture (1913) ... Production Company
21. Matrimony's Speed Limit (1913) ... Production Company
22. Gregory's Shadow (1913) ... Production Company
23. The Hopes of Belinda (1913) ... Production Company
24. Kelly from the Emerald Isle (1913) ... Production Company
25. The Henpecked Burglar (1913) ... Production Company
26. The Amateur Highwayman (1913) ... Production Company
27. The Man in the Sick Room (1913) ... Production Company
28. Dad's Orders (1913) ... Production Company
29. The Past Forgiven (1913) ... Production Company
30. The Case of the Missing Girl (1913) ... Production Company
31. A House Divided (1913) ... Production Company
32. The Mystery of the Lost Cat (1913) ... Production Company
33. His Son-in-Law (1913) ... Production Company
34. The Bachelor's Housekeeper (1913) ... Production Company
35. Burstup Holmes' Murder Case (1913) ... Production Company
36. The Plans of the House (1913) ... Production Company
37. Officer Henderson (1913) ... Production Company
38. The Kiss of Judas (1913) ... Production Company
39. Napoleon (1913) ... Production Company
40. The Bashful Boy (1913) ... Production Company
41. The Veteran's Mascot (1913) ... Production Company
42. Till the Day Breaks (1913) ... Production Company
43. Burstup Holmes (1913) ... Production Company
44. The Thief (1913/I) ... Production Company
45. The Eyes of Satan (1913) ... Production Company
46. The Monkey Accomplice (1913) ... Production Company
47. Overcoats (1913) ... Production Company
48. The Scheming Woman (1913) ... Production Company
49. The Wrong Box (1913) ... Production Company
50. The Roads That Lead Home (1913) ... Production Company
51. The Coming of Sunbeam (1913) ... Production Company
52. The Quarrelers (1913) ... Production Company
53. Mother and Daughter (1913) ... Production Company
54. The Mutiny of Mr. Henpeck (1913) ... Production Company
55. A Million Dollars (1913) ... Production Company
56. Canine Rivals (1913) ... Production Company
57. Cousins of Sherlocko (1913) ... Production Company
58. Dick Whittington and his Cat (1913) ... Production Company
59. The Woman Behind the Man (1912) ... Production Company
60. The Finger Prints (1912) ... Production Company
61. Five Evenings (1912) ... Production Company
62. Hearts Unknown (1912) ... Production Company
63. The Girl in the Arm-Chair (1912) ... Production Company
64. The Hater of Women (1912) ... Production Company
65. The Face at the Window (1912/I) ... Production Company
66. The Raffle (1912) ... Production Company
67. The Jenkins-Perkins War (1912) ... Production Company
68. The Paralytic (1912) ... Production Company
69. The Power of Money (1912) ... Production Company
70. A Comedy of Errors (1912/I) ... Production Company
71. Flesh and Blood (1912) ... Production Company
72. The Prodigal Wife (1912) ... Production Company
73. Just Hats (1912) ... Production Company
74. The Old Love and the New (1912) ... Production Company
75. At the Phone (1912) ... Production Company
76. Making an American Citizen (1912) ... Production Company
77. The Idol Worshipper (1912) ... Production Company
78. The High Cost of Living (1912/III) ... Production Company
79. The Maverick (1912) ... Production Company
80. A Fool and His Money (1912) ... Production Company
81. Canned Harmony (1912) ... Production Company
82. The Retreat from Eden (1912) ... Production Company
83. Si's Surprise Party (1912) ... Production Company
84. Dublin Dan (1912) ... Production Company
85. The Fugitive (1912/I) ... Production Company
86. The Love of the Flag (1912) ... Production Company
87. The Life of a Rose (1912) ... Production Company
88. The Spry Spinsters (1912) ... Production Company
89. The Gold Brick (1912) ... Production Company
90. The Soul of the Violin (1912) ... Production Company
91. Treasures on the Wing (1912) ... Production Company
92. Open to Proposals (1912) ... Production Company
93. The Fight in the Dark (1912) ... Production Company
94. Playing Trumps (1912) ... Production Company
95. His Double (1912) ... Production Company
96. Phantom Paradise (1912) ... Production Company
97. The Equine Spy (1912) ... Production Company
98. The Strike (1912) ... Production Company
99. The Blood Stain (1912) ... Production Company
100. The Pink Garters (1912) ... Production Company
101. Two Little Rangers (1912) ... Production Company
102. Buddy and His Dog (1912) ... Production Company
103. Bottles (1912) ... Production Company
104. Imagination (1912) ... Production Company
105. The Requital (1912) ... Production Company
106. Broken Oaths (1912) ... Production Company
107. The Four Flush Actor (1912) ... Production Company
108. Slippery Jim (1912) ... Production Company
109. Hotel Honeymoon (1912) ... Production Company
110. Winsome But Wise (1912) ... Production Company
111. Between Two Fires (1912) ... Production Company
112. Father and the Boys (1912) ... Production Company
113. Fra Diavolo (1912) ... Production Company
114. The Call of the Rose (1912) ... Production Company
115. Love's Railroad (1912) ... Production Company
116. Planting Time (1912) ... Production Company
117. Indian Summer (1912) ... Production Company
118. Four Friends (1912) ... Production Company
119. The Great Discovery (1912) ... Production Company
120. Micky's Pal (1912) ... Production Company
121. Billy Boy (1912) ... Production Company
122. The Dog-Gone Question (1912) ... Production Company
123. The Old Violin (1912) ... Production Company
124. Just a Boy (1912) ... Production Company
125. A Message from Beyond (1912) ... Production Company
126. The Knight in Armor (1912) ... Production Company
127. The Glory of Light (1912) ... Production Company
128. In the Year 2000 (1912) ... Production Company
129. Souls in the Shadow (1912) ... Production Company
130. Auto Suggestions (1912) ... Production Company
131. The Wooing of Alice (1912) ... Production Company
132. A Question of Hair (1912/I) ... Production Company
133. The Reformation of Mary (1912) ... Production Company
134. Billy's Insomnia (1912) ... Production Company
135. The Sewer (1912) ... Production Company
136. Billy, the Detective (1912) ... Production Company
137. Saved by a Cat (1912) ... Production Company
138. Billy's Nurse (1912) ... Production Company
139. The Detective's Dog (1912/I) ... Production Company
140. Billy's Troublesome Grip (1912) ... Production Company
141. The Witch's Necklace (1912) ... Production Company
142. Handle with Care (1912) ... Production Company
143. Billy's Shoes (1912) ... Production Company
144. Child of the Tenements (1912) ... Production Company
145. The Bachelor's Club (1912) ... Production Company
146. Count Henri, the Hunter (1912) ... Production Company
147. Falling Leaves (1912) ... Production Company
148. The Boarding House Heiress (1912) ... Production Company
149. The Animated Bathtub (1912) ... Production Company
150. Sealed Lips (1912) ... Production Company
151. Blighted Lives (1912) ... Production Company
152. Algie, the Miner (1912) ... Production Company
153. Boom Billy (1912) ... Production Company
154. His Lordship's White Feather (1912) ... Production Company
155. God Disposes (1912) ... Production Company
156. Hubby Does the Washing (1912) ... Production Company
157. The Wise Witch of Fairyland (1912) ... Production Company
158. A Terrible Lesson (1912) ... Production Company
159. Bessie's Suitors (1912) ... Production Company
160. Lend Me Your Wife (1912) ... Production Company
161. Mrs. Cranston's Jewels (1912) ... Production Company
162. Guilty Conscience (1912) ... Production Company
163. The Snowman (1912) ... Production Company
164. Mignon (1912/I) ... Production Company
165. The Fixer Fixed (1912) ... Production Company
166. Frozen on Love's Trail (1912) ... Production Company
167. Memories of '49 (1912) ... Production Company
168. The Little Soldier (1912) ... Production Company
169. The Legend of the Balanced Rock (1912) ... Production Company
170. A Man's a Man (1912) ... Production Company
171. Parson Sue (1912) ... Production Company
172. By the Hand of a Child (1912) ... Production Company
173. Black Sheep (1912/II) ... Production Company
174. Economical Brown (1912) ... Production Company
175. Our Poor Relations (1912) ... Production Company
176. His Musical Soul (1912) ... Production Company
177. The Divided Ring (1911) ... Production Company
178. When Mary Was Little (1911) ... Production Company
179. Christmas Presents (1911) ... Production Company
180. The Violin Maker of Nuremberg (1911) ... Production Company
181. Love, Whiskers and Letters (1911) ... Production Company
182. Fickle Bridget (1911) ... Production Company
183. The Little Shoe (1911) ... Production Company
184. Baby's Choice (1911) ... Production Company
185. The Paper Making Industry (1911) ... Production Company
186. A Revolutionary Romance (1911) ... Production Company
187. Fun on Board the 'U.S.S. Vermont' (1911) ... Production Company
188. A Troublesome Picture (1911) ... Production Company
189. The Will of Providence (1911) ... Production Company
190. Husbands Wanted (1911) ... Production Company
191. Only a Squaw (1911) ... Production Company
192. Baby Needs Medicine (1911) ... Production Company
193. Grandmother's Love (1911) ... Production Company
194. An Interrupted Elopement (1911) ... Production Company
195. A Heroine of the Revolution (1911) ... Production Company
196. Following Cousin's Footsteps (1911) ... Production Company
197. For Big Brother's Sake (1911) ... Production Company
198. Percy and His Squaw (1911) ... Production Company
199. His Better Self (1911/II) ... Production Company
200. A Corner in Criminals (1911) ... Production Company
201. A Lover's Ruse (1911) ... Production Company
202. His Mother's Hymn (1911) ... Production Company
203. He Was a Millionaire (1911) ... Production Company
204. His Sister's Sweetheart (1911) ... Production Company
205. A Breezy Morning (1911) ... Production Company
206. How Hopkins Raised the Rent (1911) ... Production Company
207. An Italian's Gratitude (1911) ... Production Company
208. Nellie's Soldier (1911) ... Production Company
209. Oh! You Stenographer (1911) ... Production Company
210. The Altered Message (1911) ... Production Company
211. Her Uncle's Will (1911) ... Production Company
212. The Best Policy (1911) ... Production Company
213. Hector's Inheritance (1911) ... Production Company
214. The Hold Up (1911) ... Production Company
215. A Patched Shoe (1911) ... Production Company
216. The Stampede (1911/II) ... Production Company
217. A Gay Bachelor (1911) ... Production Company
218. Let No Man Put Asunder (1911) ... Production Company
219. The Phoney Ring (1911) ... Production Company
220. An Enlisted Man's Honor (1911) ... Production Company
221. A Bum and a Bomb (1911) ... Production Company
222. His Wife's Insurance (1911) ... Production Company
223. The Mascot of Troop 'C' (1911) ... Production Company
224. When Reuben Came to Town (1911) ... Production Company
225. Outwitted by Horse and Lariat (1911) ... Production Company
226. The Double Elopement (1911/II) ... Production Company
227. Sergeant Dillon's Bravery (1911) ... Production Company
228. All Aboard for Reno (1911) ... Production Company
229. The Girl and the Broncho Buster (1911) ... Production Company
230. Baby's Rattle (1911) ... Production Company
231. That June Bug (1911) ... Production Company
232. The Silent Signal (1911) ... Production Company
233. Starting Something (1911) ... Production Company
234. Greater Love Hath No Man (1911) ... Production Company
235. The Fascinating Widow (1911) ... Production Company
236. A Terrible Catastrophe (1911) ... Production Company
237. Marked for Life (1911) ... Production Company
238. Cupid and the Comet (1911) ... Production Company
239. Johnnie Waters the Garden (1911) ... Production Company
240. A Daughter of the Navajos (1911) ... Production Company
241. A Bad Egg (1911) ... Production Company
242. Never Too Late to Mend (1911) ... Production Company
243. The Marvelous Cow (1911) ... Production Company
244. An Officer and a Gentleman (1911) ... Production Company
245. The Devil in the Tin Cup (1911) ... Production Company
246. House of Peace (1911) ... Production Company
247. His Dumb Wife (1911) ... Production Company
248. In the Nick of Time (1911/II) ... Production Company
249. Nearly a Hero (1911) ... Production Company
250. The Somnambulist (1911) ... Production Company
251. Susceptible Dad (1911) ... Production Company
252. Across the Mexican Line (1911) ... Production Company
253. The Count of No Account (1911) ... Production Company
254. The Voice of His Conscience (1911) ... Production Company
255. The Old Excuse (1911) ... Production Company
256. The Little Flower Girl (1911) ... Production Company
257. The Scheme That Failed (1911/II) ... Production Company
258. Tramp Strategy (1911) ... Production Company
259. Rose of the Circus (1911) ... Production Company
260. Maid's Revenge (1911) ... Production Company
261. The Mill of the Gods (1911) ... Production Company
262. A Package of Trouble (1911) ... Production Company
263. She Was Not Afraid (1911) ... Production Company
264. Out of the Depths (1911) ... Production Company
265. Cupid's Victory (1911) ... Production Company
266. The Hindu Prince (1911) ... Production Company
267. A Midnight Visitor (1911) ... Production Company
268. Caribou Hunting (1911) ... Production Company
269. Put Out (1911) ... Production Company
270. Out of the Arctic (1911) ... Production Company
271. A Costly Pledge (1911) ... Production Company
272. Love's Test (1911) ... Production Company
273. Corinne in Dollyland (1911) ... Production Company
274. Mixed Pets (1911) ... Production Company
275. Ring of Love (1911) ... Production Company
276. His Best Friend (1911) ... Production Company
277. A Reporter's Romance (1911) ... Production Company
278. The Girl and the Burglar (1911) ... Production Company
279. The Nightcap (1911) ... Production Company
280. Salmon Fishing in Canada (1911) ... Production Company
281. Mrs. Richard Dare (1910) ... Production Company
282. The Pawnshop (1910) ... Production Company
283. Two Suits (1910) ... Production Company
284. Lady Betty's Strategy (1910) ... Production Company
285. What Is to Be, Will Be (1910) ... Production Company
286. Her Father's Sin (1910) ... Production Company
287. A Widow and Her Child (1910) ... Production Company
288. A Fateful Gift (1910) ... Production Company
289. A Child's Sacrifice (1910) ... Production Company
290. The Sergeant's Daughter (1910) ... Production Company
291. One Touch of Nature (1910) ... Production Company

Filmography as: Production Company, Distributor

Distributor - filmography

1. A Fight for Freedom; Or, Exiled to Siberia (1914) ... Distributor
2. Hook and Hand (1914) ... Distributor