Director Arvid E. Gillstrom (1916) (3836786050)

Title: [Director Arvid E. Gillstrom]
Date: ca. 1916.
Physical descrip: 1 photonegative: b&w; 5 x 4 in.
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General note: This image was collected by filmmaker William "Billy" Bletcher (1894-1979) while working for the Vim Comedy Company between 1915 and 1917. The small film studio was based in Jacksonville and New York. The company produced hundreds of two-reel comedies (over 156 comedies in 1916 alone). Before going out of business in 1917, it employed such stars as Oliver Hardy, Ethel Burton, Walter Stull, Arvid Gillstrom, and Kate Price.
General note: Arvid E. Gillstrom was from Sweden. He was one of the first directors to settle in Hollywood. He directed mostly comedies in the 1910s and 1920s.
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