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History. Originally dealing in photographic apparatus, the company began producing short films in 1897 to promote its make of camera-projector. Léon Gaumont's secretary Alice Guy-Blaché became the motion picture industry’s first female director and she went on to become the Head of Production of the Gaumont film studio from 1897 to 1907.
The Gaumont Film Company (/ˈɡoʊmɒ̃/, French: [ɡomɔ̃]), often shortened to Gaumont, is a French major film studio headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in the world, established before other studios such as Pathé (founded in 1896), Titanus (1904), Nordisk Film (1906), Universal, Paramount, and Nikkatsu (founded in 1912). Gaumont is run by Nicolas Seydoux (President ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Alice Guy-Blaché was a pioneer of the French and American film industries. The first woman director, she is also generally acknowledged to be the first director to film a narrative story. Hired as Léon Gaumont’s secretary, Guy directed her first moving picture, La Fée aux choux (“The Cabbage
Jul 5, 2024 · Another part of the France in America Collection, these short fiction films represent some of the first productions of the Société des établissements Gaumont, better known as Gaumont. The first and oldest film company, its catalog includes films such as Les Intouchables/The Untouchables, The Fifth Element, and Les Visiteurs.
Gaumont General Information Description. Gaumont is producer and distributor of motion films. The company produces television programs, cartoon films and series produced by Alphanim; and television drams and series produced by Leonis Productions, Gaumont Television, and Gaumont International Television.
Gaumont (surname) Gaumont River, France, alias at Lafage-sur-Sombre; Companies. Gaumont Film Company (founded 1895), a French company in film production and distribution Gaumont International Television, an American television division of the above; Gaumont-British (independent 1922), a former film production company, active during 1898-1938
The House with Nobody in It, also released as The House with Nobody Home, is a three-reel American silent drama film released on September 22, 1915 by the Gaumont Film Company as a Rialto Star Feature and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation. The melodrama was written by Clarence J. Harris and directed by Richard Garrick.
