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.jpg) Triangle Studios, 1916 | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | July 1915 |
| Founder | Harry and Roy Aitken |
| Defunct | 1922 |
| Fate | Absorbed |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Adolph Zukor(Producer) Filmmakers: D.W. Griffith Thomas Ince Mack Sennett |
Triangle Film Corporation (also known asTriangle Motion Picture Company) was a majorAmerican motion-picture studio, founded in July 1915 inCulver City, California and terminated 7 years later in 1922.
The studio was founded in July 1915 byHarry and Roy Aitken, two brothers from theWisconsin farmlands who pioneered thestudio system ofHollywood's Golden Age. Harry was alsoD. W. Griffith's partner atReliance-Majestic Studios; both parted with theMutual Film Corporation in the wake ofThe Birth of a Nation's unexpected success that year.[1] Triangle was envisioned as a prestige studio based on the producing abilities of filmmakersD. W. Griffith,Thomas Ince andMack Sennett.[2]
The studio planned to open eight model theaters, but opened only three: theKnickerbocker in New York, theChestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia and theStudebaker Theatre in Chicago. They opened in 1915 and were all closed as unviable in 1916.[3]
Eventually, the studio suffered from bloat. By 1917, producerAdolph Zukor had taken control of all of the studio's assets.[4] In June 1917, Thomas H. Ince and Mack Sennett left the company and sold their remaining interests.[5] In 1917, Triangle'sdistribution network of film exchanges were sold off to theW.W. Hodkinson company for $600,000[6] (equivalent to $15,000,000 in 2024).Goldwyn Pictures purchased theTriangle Studios in Culver City in 1918.[7][8][9]
Triangle continued to produce films until 1919, when it ceased operations. Films using the Triangle name were still released to the general public until 1923.[4]
With the exception ofOh, Mabel Behave (1922), all of Triangle's films were released between 1915 and 1919.[10] Most films were made on the West Coast, but some of Triangle's production took place inFort Lee, New Jersey.[11]
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