Vim Comedy Company
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The Vim Comedy Company was a short lived movie studio
in Jacksonville, Florida
and New York
. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin
's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities in 1915 after that company went bankrupt
. It was founded by Louis Burstein and Mark Dintenfass. Vim specialized in two-reel comedies, producing hundreds of them in the short time it existed. Notable Vim actors were Oliver Hardy
, Ethel Marie Burton, Walter Stull
, Billy Ruge
, Rosemary Thebe, Billy Bletcher
and his wife Arline Roberts, and Kate Price
. At its peak Vim had a workforce of nearly 50 people. The Vim Comedy Company went out of business in 1917 after Oliver Hardy discovered that both Burstein and Dintenfass were stealing from the payroll. Vim was bought out by the King Bee studio started by Burstein.
Movie studio
A movie studio is a term used to describe a major entertainment company or production company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to film movies...
in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
and New York
New York
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. Vim bought out Siegmund Lubin
Siegmund Lubin
Siegmund Lubin was a Polish-American motion picture pioneer.-Biography:He was born as Siegmund Lubszynski in Breslau, Silesia, Germany on April 20, 1851, to a German Jewish family...
's Lubin Manufacturing Company Jacksonville, Florida facilities in 1915 after that company went bankrupt
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
. It was founded by Louis Burstein and Mark Dintenfass. Vim specialized in two-reel comedies, producing hundreds of them in the short time it existed. Notable Vim actors were Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
, Ethel Marie Burton, Walter Stull
Walter Stull
Walter Stull was an American film actor and director. He appeared in 95 films between 1911 and 1917 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916.He was born in Nebraska, and died in Los Angeles, California....
, Billy Ruge
Billy Ruge
Billy Ruge was an American film actor. He began his career on stage as an acrobat in Vaudeville before moving in to silent movies. Eventually appearing in 64 films between 1915 and 1922, mostly one-reeler Comedy Shorts...
, Rosemary Thebe, Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
William "Billy" Bletcher was an American actor, comedian, and voice artist, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.-Career:...
and his wife Arline Roberts, and Kate Price
Kate Price (actress)
Kate Price was an Irish-born American actress. She is perhaps best-remembered for playing the role of Mrs. Kelly in the comedy series, The Cohens and Kellys, made by Universal Pictures between 1926 and 1932. Price appeared in 296 motion pictures between 1910 and 1937.-Career:She was born Katherine...
. At its peak Vim had a workforce of nearly 50 people. The Vim Comedy Company went out of business in 1917 after Oliver Hardy discovered that both Burstein and Dintenfass were stealing from the payroll. Vim was bought out by the King Bee studio started by Burstein.
See also
- History of Jacksonville, Florida - 1900s - Motion picture industry