Emerald Motion Picture Company (Chicago, Illinois) | film/video production studio/facility

 film/video production studio/facility, historical layer / disappeared object

Emerald Motion Picture Company
1717-1729 N. Wells St., Chicago
Active ca 1917-1919

Motion Picture rental studio occupying a three-story building with stage, offices, dressing rooms, film laboratory, shipping department, carpentry shop. The stage measured 125 x 70 and 50 feet high and could accommodate 6 productions and 20 sets simultaneously. It also boasted a state of the art electrical and lighting system, and film laboratory.

As of 1917 the owners of the company were Frederick J. Ireland and M.E. Oberdorfer.

In 1919 Emerald merged with 4 other companies becoming Reelcraft Pictures Corp. and relocating to 1107 Bronson Ave. in Hollywood. Frederick Ireland emerged as Vice President in charge of Production.