Timeline 1940-1949 – The Movie Studios

A Brief Timeline of the Studios and their Owners

The Studios by Decade

Click a decade link above or a studio link below to read about it

1940-1949

1940-1949

Reel 2 Reversed

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Hollywood

Fox Stage 6 300 X 171

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Southern California

Edendale

Edendale

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Before Hollywood

Fort Lee

Fox Fort Lee 300 X 170

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and all of New Jersey

New York

Vitagraphstudio 300 X 171

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NY City and State

Illinois, Penn.

Essanay Chicago Sketch 300 X 170

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Midwest-Rust Belt

Jacksonville

Norman Studios Thumb

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Florida and Sun Belt

The West

American 1918 300x170

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CA, AZ, NM, WA

California Studios
650 N. Bronson, 5255 Clinton Street, 5530 Melrose Ave.
Active 1941-1961

Columbia Studios Annex
4500 Sunset Blvd.
East Hollywood
1943-1961

John Sutherland Studio
201 Occidental
1945-1962

Allied Artists
4401 Sunset Blvd.
East Hollywood
1946-1964

Equity Studios
846 N. Cahuenga
1946-1947

Motion Picture
Center Studios
846 N. Cahuenga
1947-1952

ABC West Coast
4151 Prospect
East Hollywood
1948-1996

1940-1949

Reel 2 Reversed

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Hollywood

Fox Stage 6 300 X 171

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="171" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-594 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Locations_Template/fox-stage-6-300-x-171.png" alt="Fox Stage 6 300 X 171" title="fox stage 6 300 x 171" itemprop="image"/>

Southern California

Edendale

Edendale

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="170" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-3078 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Locations_Template/Edendale.jpg" alt="Edendale" title="Edendale" itemprop="image"/>

Before Hollywood

Fort Lee

Fox Fort Lee 300 X 170

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="170" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-596 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Locations_Template/fox-fort-lee-300-x-170.png" alt="Fox Fort Lee 300 X 170" title="fox fort lee 300 x 170" itemprop="image"/>

and all of New Jersey

New York

Vitagraphstudio 300 X 171

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="172" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-597 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Locations_Template/vitagraphstudio-300-x-171.png" alt="Vitagraphstudio 300 X 171" title="vitagraphstudio 300 x 171" itemprop="image"/>

NY City and State

Illinois, Penn.

Essanay Chicago Sketch 300 X 170

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="170" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-763 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Locations_Template/essanay-chicago-sketch-300-x-170.png" alt="Essanay Chicago Sketch 300 X 170" title="essanay chicago sketch 300 x 170" itemprop="image"/>

Midwest-Rust Belt

Jacksonville

Norman Studios Thumb

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="216" height="122" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-2529 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Jacksonville_FL_South/Norman/Norman-Studios-thumb.jpg" alt="Norman Studios Thumb" title="Norman-Studios thumb" itemprop="image"/>

Florida and Sun Belt

The West

American 1918 300x170

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="170" class="uabb-photo-img wp-image-3079 size-full" src="https://themoviestudios.com/wp-content/uploads/111Media/Locations_Template/American-1918-300x170.jpg" alt="American 1918 300x170" title="American 1918 300x170" itemprop="image"/>

CA, AZ, NM, WA