Reliance Film Company


Reliance Film Company was an early movie studio in the United States. It was established in 1909 and was bought out a couple years later from Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, and Charlie Kessel

Actors at the studio included Madge Tyrone in the Mutual Girl serials,
Claude Cooper, and Edgena De Lespine.
Harry Aitken purchased the Reliance Film Company in 1911 from Charles O. Baumann.
Directors at the studio included Hal Reid, Wallace Reid, and Edward Morrissey.
It published
The Film'', a weekly.
Max Davidson portrayed the character Izzy in a series of Reliance films in 1914.

History

The studio took over the offices of the Sanford White studio in Manhattan. It also operated a 10,000 sq ft factory on Coney Island.

Filmography