The film, Tess of the Storm Country (1914), was an early highlight in releases by the company, Famous Players in Famous Plays; this company merged with others to form another company now known as what?
Famous Players Film Company "Gunsmoke," "Perry Mason," and currently "Let's Make a Deal". In 1916, the company merged with the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company to form Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, which later became Paramount Pictures. Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company or Celebrated Players was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, the powerful New York City theatre impresarios. Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, the famous theater club where Charles and Daniel Frohman were members. The company advertised "Famous Players in Famous Plays" and its first release
Famous Players Film Company Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company or Celebrated Players was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, the powerful New York City theatre impresarios. Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, the famous theater club where Charles and Daniel Frohman were members. The company advertised "Famous Players in Famous Plays" and its first release was the French film "Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth" (1912) starring Sarah Bernhardt and Lou Tellegen. Its first actual production was "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1912, released 1913), directed by