King-Bee Films

King-Bee Films Corporation was a film production company in the U.S. that released two-real short film comedies during the silent film era. The company's stars included Billy West, a Charlie Chaplin imitator. Louis Burstein was the company's president and general manager. He established it in 1917 after the breakup of Vim Comedy Company[1] to produce comedies starring West. Oliver Hardy and Ethelyn Gibson also acted for the company. It operated a studio in Jacksonville, Florida,[2] then Bayonne, New Jersey and finally at 1329 Gordon Street in Hollywood, California.[2] Its offices were in New York.[3]

King-Bee had offices in New York and Hollywood, California.[3] The company's production sites included Jacksonville, Florida.[4] Arvid E. Gillstrom directed for King-Bee. Members of the company on their way to Hollywood were entertained in Chicago by members of the Standard Films Corporation.[5]

King Bee's Billy West comedies were in such demand it wanted him to work on two at a time.[6]