Thanhouser Company

Thanhouser Company
Founded1909, New Rochelle, New York
FounderEdwin Thanhouser, Gertrude Thanhouser, Lloyd Lonergan
Defunct1920
FateAbsorbed into First National Attraction
ProductsFilm
Websitethanhouser.org
British One Sheet, 1910s

The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920,[1] producing over a thousand films.

  1. ^ Bellamy Pailthorp (November 11, 2009). "From The Vaults, A Look At Early Indie-Movie History". All Things Considered. National Public Radio.