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Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation was a film studio located in San Francisco circa 1920-1927, with principals Paul Gerson (5 Jan 1871 - 6 Jun 1957[1]) and William A. Howell, and employee Frank Capra. Various names used for the business included: The Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation, Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation, Paul Gerson Pictures, Gerson Pictures Corporation, Gerson Pictures, Gerson Studios.[2][3][4][5][6]

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In 1921, A. H. Sebastian was the general manager.[7] He and Paul Gerson toured Eureka, California, expressing interest in building a studio there.[7]

Later, from August 1922 to May 1923, for Gerson Pictures Corporation, directed by Robert Eddy, Dan Mason played Pop Tuttle in the Plump Center Comedies short films,[8] set in an imaginary city, Plump Center, with performers: Wilna Hervey, Oliver J. Eckhart[9] and Helen Howell:

  • Pop Tuttle's Movie Queen (1922)[10]
  • Pop Tuttle's One Horse Play (1922)[11]
  • Pop Tuttle's Clever Catch (1922)[12]
  • Pop Tuttle, Fire Chief (1922)[13]
  • Pop Tuttle's Grass Widow (1922)[14]
  • Pop Tuttle, Deteckative (1922)[15]
  • Pop Tuttle's Long Shot (1923)[16]
  • Pop Tuttle's Polecat Plot (1923)[17]
  • Pop Tuttle's Lost Control (1923)[18]
  • Pop Tuttle's Lost Nerve (1923)[19]
  • Pop Tuttle's Russian Rumor (1923)[20]
  • Pop Tuttle's Tack-Tics (1923)[21]

By January 1923, Paul Gerson, had bought the Montague Studios at 1974 Page Street in San Francisco, and begun expanding it as the new Gerson Studios.[22] Yet, according to the 6 Jan 1923 Camera, Gerson left for Los Angeles to supervise the filming of The Cricket on the Hearth at Universal Studios.[22]

In 1924, Frank Capra's then father-in-law, William A. Howell (Capra's first wife was actress Helen Howell), was a principal investor in Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation.[23][6]

In 1924, articles stated that Gerson Studios were located in San Francisco, and another article claimed that B. Berger,[24] the company’s general manager, was based in Los Angeles.[25]

Filmography

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Directors

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Distributors

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Sources

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.

References

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  1. ↑ "Paul Gerson". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Gerson Pictures Corp. at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  3. ↑ Paul Gerson Pictures Corp. at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  4. ↑ The Paul Gerson Pictures Corp. at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  5. ↑ Gerson Pictures Corporation at Progressive Silent Film List, Silent Era .com
  6. 1 2 Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation at Progressive Silent Film List, Silent Era .com
  7. 1 2 "Throwback Thursday | Eureka rooming houses closed amid red-light ban". Times-Standard. Eureka, California. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Faivre, Antoine; Couderc, Jean-Jacques (2000-03-14). Les Petits Maîtres du burlesque américain, 1909-1929 (in French). CNRS Editions. ISBN 9782271056917. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Oliver J. Eckhardt; born September 14, 1873, St. Louis, Missouri; died September 15, 1952, in Hollywood, California, aged 79;
  10. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Movie Queen". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  11. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's One Horse Play". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  12. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Clever Catch". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  13. ↑ "Pop Tuttle, Fire Chief". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  14. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Grass Widow". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  15. ↑ "Pop Tuttle, Deteckative". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  16. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Long Shot". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  17. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Polecat Plot". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  18. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Lost Control". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  19. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Lost Nerve". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  20. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Russian Rumor". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  21. ↑ "Pop Tuttle's Tack-Tics". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  22. 1 2 "The Cricket on the Hearth". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  23. ↑ Maland, Charles (2017). "3 DAYS TO LIVE (Three Days to Live) Tom Gibson (US 1924)". Le Giornate del Cinema Muto. Pordenone Silent Film Festival. Archived from the original on 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "B. Berger". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "The Canvas Kisser (1925)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Oscar Apfel at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  27. ↑ Duke Worne at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  28. ↑ Ira M. Lowry at AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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