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California Motion Picture Corporation, c.1914-1918

Owning Institution: Marin County Free Library

About this Collection

The California Motion Picture Corporation (CMPC) was located in the Sun Valley neighborhood of San Rafael, Marin County, between 1914 and 1921. The studio produced 15 films, including Salomy Jane, which survives in its entirety in the Library of Congress. Principals in the company included director, George Middleton and his wife, Beatriz Michelena, the leading lady. The images in this collection are mostly stills from the CMPC’s archives, and were digitized from the original glass plate negatives. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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95 items found in this collection

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An actress holding a pistol in an unidentified production by the California …
Albert Morrison, Beatriz Michelena and William Pike in the California Motion Picture …
Albert Morrison, Beatriz Michelena and William Pike in the California Motion Picture …
Albert Morrison, William Pike and Beatriz Michelena in the California Motion Picture …
Andrew Robson, Beatriz Michelena, Matt Snyder, Clarence Arper and unidentified children in …
Beatriz Michelena and an unidentified actor in the California Motion Picture Corporation …
Beatriz Michelena and an unidentified actor in the California Motion Picture Corporation …
Beatriz Michelena and House Peters in the California Motion Picture Corporation production …
Beatriz Michelena and House Peters, with two unidentified actors, in the California …
Beatriz Michelena and Matt Snyder in the California Motion Picture Corporation production …
Beatriz Michelena and unidentified actor in the California Motion Picture Corporation production …
Beatriz Michelena and William Nigh in a scene from the California Motion …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, Albert Morrison as Mephisto, and William Pike as …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite in the California Motion Picture Corporation production of …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite in the California Motion Picture Corporation production of …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite in the California Motion Picture Corporation production of …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, with an unidentified actor, in the California Motion …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, with an unidentified actor, in the California Motion …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, with an unidentified actor, in the California Motion …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, with an unidentified actor, in the California Motion …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, with unidentified actors, in the California Motion Picture …
Beatriz Michelena, as Marguerite, with unidentified actors, in the California Motion Picture …
Beatriz Michelena, as Marguerite, with unidentified actors, in the California Motion Picture …
Beatriz Michelena as Marguerite, with unidentified actors in the California Motion Picture …
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