Rolfe Photoplays
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture production |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Founder | B.A. Rolfe |
| Defunct | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Fort Lee , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Maxwell Karger (executive) |
| Products | Silent films |
Rolfe Photoplays Inc., initially known as B. A. Rolfe Photoplays Company, was a United States-based motion picture production enterprise founded by entertainer B.A. Rolfe. The majority of its film projects were created on the East Coast, mainly in the vicinity of Fort Lee, New Jersey, with some productions taking place in California. The company's films were distributed through a partnership with Louis B. Mayer's Metro Pictures Corporation.
Between 1915 and 1918, Rolfe Photoplays was responsible for producing forty-nine silent film titles, including joint efforts with director and screenwriter Oscar A.C. Lund, such as the 1916 dramatic feature Dorian's Divorce featuring Lionel Barrymore. The firm also operated under alternate names like "B.A. Rolfe Photoplayers Inc." and "B.A. Rolfe Productions," during which it produced three further films, notably the 1919 fifteen-episode mystery serial The Master Mystery starring Harry Houdini. The studio was linked to executive Maxwell Karger. By the year 1920, all B.A. Rolfe production entities had discontinued their activities.
Films
- Rip Van Winkle (1914)
- The Three of Us (1914)
- Satan Sanderson, based on a 1907 novel by Hallie Erminie Rives
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1915)
- Destiny (1915)
- Cora (1915)
- Marse Covington (1915)
- Dorian's Divorce (1916)
- The Purple Lady (1916)
- The Sunbeam (1916)
- The Brand of Cowardice (1916)
- The Awakening of Helena Richie
- The White Raven (1917)
- The Trail of the Shadow (1917)
- Miss Robinson Crusoe (1917)
- The Duchess of Doubt (1917)
- The Girl Without a Soul (1917)
- The Barricade (1917)