D. W. Griffith success; Biograph co-founder Harry Marvin gave Griffith the position, and he made the short "The Adventures of Dollie". He directed a total of 48 shorts for the company that year. His short "In Old California" (1910) was the first film shot in Hollywood, California. Four years later, he produced and directed his first feature film "Judith of Bethulia" (1914), one of the earliest to be produced in the US. Biograph believed that longer features were not viable at that point. According to Lillian Gish, the company thought that "a movie that long would hurt [the audience's] eyes". Griffith left Biograph
W. D. Schock Corp the company was producing four designs, the Harbor 20, Harbor 25, Harbor 30 and the US Sabot. Summary of boats built by W. D. Schock Corp: W. D. Schock Corp The W. D. Schock Corporation (usually styled W. D. Schock Corp) is an American boat builder originally based in Corona, California and later in Santa Ana, California. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. The company was founded by William "Bill" D. Schock in 1958. Bill Schock built his first boat at age 13, a Skimmer sailing dinghy constructed in the family garage in Hollywood, California.