The Star Film Ranch: Texas' First Picture Show

In the first decade of the twentieth century, the American motion picture industry was concentrated in Chicago and on the East Coast. Determined to make the most authentic Western pictures possible, the Melies Star Film Company of Manhattan made the decision to move its entire production company to Texas.Film historian Frank Thompson has compiled an entertaining look at filmmaking of the period, the Star Film Ranch headquarters in San Antonio, and an in-depth history of the movie moguls, the crew, and vintage stars of the silver screen.