American Releasing Corporation Explained

The American Releasing Corporation was an American film distribution company active during the silent era.^{[1] [2] [3]} The company was founded in 1920, but was primarily active from 1922 until 1923, producing or handling films of a generally higher quality than many independent studios who specialized in Poverty Row second features.

Selected filmography

• The Challenge (1922)
• My Old Kentucky Home (1922)
• The Hidden Woman (1922)
• His Wife's Husband (1922)
• The Danger Point (1922)
• The Sign of the Rose (1922)
• Bluebeard, Jr. (1922)
• The Three Buckaroos (1922)
• When the Desert Calls (1922)
• Jan of the Big Snows (1922)
• Daring Danger (1922)
• Fools of Fortune (1922)
• The Great Alone (1922)
• The Cradle Buster (1922)
• The Other Side (1922)
• False Fronts (1922)
• The Mohican's Daughter (1922)
• Trail of the Axe (1922)
• The Woman He Loved (1922)
• The Bohemian Girl (1922)
• The Lying Truth (1922)
• What Fools Men Are (1922)
• Man's Law and God's (1922)
• Cardigan (1922)
• Destiny's Isle (1922)
• Solomon in Society (1922)
• The Super-Sex (1922)
• Queen of the Moulin Rouge (1922)
• Belle of Alaska (1922)
• Timothy's Quest (1922)
• Sisters (1922)
• That Woman (1922)
• Quicksands (1923)
• The Truth About Wives (1923)
• The Marriage Chance (1923)
• Modern Matrimony (1923)
• Good Men and Bad (1923)
• One Million in Jewels (1923)
• Vengeance of the Deep (1923)
• As a Man Lives (1923)
• The Grub-Stake (1923)
• Modern Marriage (1923)

Bibliography

• Canjels, Rudmer. Distributing Silent Film Serials: Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation. Routledge, 2011.
• Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
• Soister, John T., Nicolella, Henry & Joyce, Steve. American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Slide p.14
2. Canjels p.141
3. Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.380