Sterling Pictures

Sterling Pictures was a film company headed by Henry Ginsberg during the silent film era.[1] Phil Rosen directed many of Sterling's films. H. R. Ebenstein was the manager of sales.[2] In July 1927, when the studio got rid of their foreign broker system and implemented their own foreign sales, Briskin was put in charge,[3] becoming head of their foreign department.[4] In August 1928, Briskin was named vice president of Sterling and given control over all of the company's operations.[5] Arthur F. Beck was the company's president.[6] He married actress and screenwriter Leah Baird.

Filmography

References
  1. Quigley, Martin; Monush, Barry (January 1, 1995). "First Century of Film". Quigley Publishing – via page 120.
  2. "Motography". October 6, 1918 – via Google Books.
  3. "Sterling Eliminates Foreign Broker System". The Film Daily. July 10, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. "Briskin Goes to Montreal". The Film Daily. July 21, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. "Irving J. Briskin Named Vice President". The Film Daily. August 24, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. October 6, 1918 – via Google Books.
  7. Jacobs, Lea (April 2, 2008). "The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  8. Korst, Lindsay (January 3, 2016). "Red Signals 1927".
  9. Massa, Steve (April 6, 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
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