Arthur H. Sawyer — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

Among the pioneers in the motion-picture industry is included the name of Arthur H. Sawyer, now the “S” of S-L Pictures and the supervising director of the S-L and Associated Pictures corporations.

Beginning about seventeen years ago as the owner of a motion-picture theater in Massachusetts, he extended his chain of theaters until he controlled a circuit of five- and ten-cent theaters.

On the introduction of kinemacolor to this country, Mr. Sawyer assumed the general managership of the original kinemacolor Company, and afterwards was interested in the six-million-dollar Kinemacolor Company, remaining with them four years, leaving to form the Sawyer Company, at which time he introduced the zone system in connection with state-right sales.

After this Mr. Sawyer installed moving pictures in Canada, controlling, with Herbert Lubin, the “L” in S-L Pictures, the Canadian rights for Metro for several years.

Following this period, he entered into the active producing field and has been known as one of the most progressive producers of high-class features ever since.

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A scene from Quincy Adams Sawyer, Mr. Sawyer’s greatest production.

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)