Labor Film Service, Inc. (Socialist Movie Company)
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Product Details
Certificate Type | Capital Stock |
Company | Labor Film Service, Inc. |
Date Issued | October 30, 1920 |
Canceled | No |
Printer | Not indicated |
Signatures | Hand signed |
Notable | NA |
Approximate Measurements |
11" (w) by 8 3/4" (h) |
Product Images | Show the exact certificate you will receive |
Guaranteed Authentic | Yes |
Historical Context
Labor Film Service, Inc. was incorporated in New York in 1920. The company, with offices at 31 Union Square in Manhattan, was closely affiliated with the Socialist Party of America, attempting to make use of the new medium of motion pictures as a vehicle for the propagation of socialist and trade unionist ideas. The General Secretary was Herman Ross (who has signed this piece) and the Field Director was James D. Cannon, who was also the Socialist candidate for Governor of New York in 1920. Promotional materials detailed the company's goals as follows: "The motion picture industry, with its tremendous influence on the American mind, is today threatened with complete absorption and control by moneyed interests and reactionary forces. Not content with usurpation of the press the predatory powers employ the insidious methods of yellow journalism in the film. Their autocratic dictation is becoming more and more evident in misrepresentations and attacks against the exponents of economic, social, and political progress. |
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