C. E. Shurtleff
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Clarence E. Shurtleff was involved in the film business in the U.S. including as a producer for his namesake film company, C. E. Shurtleff, Inc.
In 1907, he held a finance position at a clothing mill in Chicago.[1] He was a sales manager for Select pictures and W.W. Hodkinson's distribution company.[2]
In 1920, he signed a 3-year contract for the film production rights to Peter B. Kyne's short stories.[3] He also made a deal for the film rights to Jack London's stories.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]- The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920 film), directed by Edward Sloman[6][7]
- Burning Daylight (1920 film)
- The Star Rover (1920)[6]
Further reading
[edit]- "Clarence E. Shurtleff Presents Jack London, 1919-1921" by Tony Williams in Wide Angle, 1993
References
[edit]- ^ Textile World. McGraw-Hill. December 27, 1907. p. 162 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nickelodeon". Motography. 18 (1–26): 435. 1918.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 27 February 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. December 27, 1919 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News. December 27, 1919 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". U.S. Government Printing Office. December 27, 1920 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 24 September 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.