E. K. Lincoln Movie Studio-historic location | place with historical importance, film/video production studio/facility

 place with historical importance, film/video production studio/facility, historical layer / disappeared object

aka Grantwood Studio
Bergen Blvd. and Lafayette, Grantwood
Active 1915- date unknown

Edward Kline Lincoln was born August 8, 1884 and did January 9, 1958) was an silent film actor and director. Lincoln appeared in over 65 silent films and was best known for movies like For the Freedom of the World (1917), The Light in the Dark (1922), and Man of Courage (1922).

This studio was built in 1915 by popular actor E. K. Lincoln (not to be confused with Elmo Lincoln) as his private studio. However, he found it more profitable to use as a rental studio and never actually made a film there. Instead he rented it out to others including Enterprise Film Co. (1915), Fox Film (1916-1917), The United States Film Corp. (1920).

In 1918 it was transformed into Palisade Film Lab, the largest film lab in the area. The lab processed film for many of the local studios.  Even though it continued to offer stage rental well into the sound era, it was continuously operated a popular and successful film lab.

In 1931 the studio had been rebuilt to accommodate sound and reopened to the production of shorts and independents. in 1933 had been taken over by "Bud" Pollard, renamed Royal Studios.

In 1932 Harry Langdon, a very popular silent film star, attempted a comeback at this studio. He made a short two-reeler which was converted to a feature. However, the studio ran into financial trouble and the film disappeared, never to be seen.

In 1935 the facility was acquired by J. Burgi Contner and renamed Producers Service Studio who made industrial films.

The building burned down in 1960.