Rex Motion Picture Company
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Founder | Edwin S. Porter, Joseph Engel, William Swanson |
| Defunct | 1917 |
| Fate | Consolidated into Universal Pictures |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Edwin S. Porter, Joseph Engel, William Swanson, Lois Weber |
| Products | Silent films |
Rex Motion Picture Company was a pioneering film production enterprise in the United States.
History
After the unsuccessful attempt with Edwin S. Porter's Defender Film Company, Rex Motion Picture Company was established by Porter alongside Joseph Engel and William Swanson. Operating out of 573–579 11th Avenue in New York City, Rex produced numerous films between 1910 and 1917. The company’s logo featured a crown symbol.
A significant figure who developed her filmmaking career at Rex was Lois Weber. The company also purchased film assets from Gem Motion Picture Company, distributing these works initially under its own name and subsequently through Universal. Rex was one of the studios consolidated into Universal Pictures under the direction of Carl Laemmle.
Filmography
- By the Light of the Moon (film) (1911)
- The Vagabond (1911), drama
- Sherlock Holmes, Jr. (1911)
- Her Way (1911)
- The Artist Financier (1911), drama
- The White Red Man (1911), drama
- The Colonel's Daughter (1911), drama
- Castles in the Air (1911), comedy
- Leaves in the Storm (1912), extant
- The Fine Feathers (1912), extant
- A Japanese Idyll (1912), extant
- The Honor of the Family (1912), lost
- Suspense, extant
- Symphony of Souls (1914)
- The Heart of the Hills (1914)
- Alas and Alack (1915), partial print extant
- All for Peggy (1915), lost
- The Stronger Mind (1915), lost
- Cross Purposes (1916)
- Unmasked (1917)