Wharton Film Studio
These documents detail the correspondence between a SCPL librarian and a local citizen writing a book on Theodore Wharton's film impact on the Santa Cruz area. At the end is an article from when Ted Wharton passed.
Notables: Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, Fred Garrison, Twin Lakes, Wharton Film Classics Inc, Barrett tract, Wagner Park, Horseback Hill, Perils of Pauline, Exploits of Elaine, Mysteries of Myra, Patria, Eagle's Eye, Edison, Essanay, Pathe Freres, Leo Wharton / Leopold Wharton, Wharton Silent Film Museum, Hazel Kirke, Pearl White, The Lottery Man, Oliver Hardy, The New Adventures of J Rufus Wallingford, The Black Stork, Bessie Wharton, Are You Fit to Marry?, eugenic love story, Bollinger Case, San Antonio Picture Company, Grossman Studios, The Moon Riders, Cayuga Pictures, If Only Women Knew, Milton Sills
Notables: Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, Fred Garrison, Twin Lakes, Wharton Film Classics Inc, Barrett tract, Wagner Park, Horseback Hill, Perils of Pauline, Exploits of Elaine, Mysteries of Myra, Patria, Eagle's Eye, Edison, Essanay, Pathe Freres, Leo Wharton / Leopold Wharton, Wharton Silent Film Museum, Hazel Kirke, Pearl White, The Lottery Man, Oliver Hardy, The New Adventures of J Rufus Wallingford, The Black Stork, Bessie Wharton, Are You Fit to Marry?, eugenic love story, Bollinger Case, San Antonio Picture Company, Grossman Studios, The Moon Riders, Cayuga Pictures, If Only Women Knew, Milton Sills
Creator:
Deborah Lipoma; Barbara Tepa Lupack; Associated Press
Source:
- Santa Cruz Public Library
- Santa Cruz Evening News
Date: 1931-11-28
Type:
EMAIL; ARTICLE; DOCUMENT
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Behind the scenes
- 1930s
- 2010s
- 1920s
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-MOVIES MISCELLANEOUS-09
Collection
Citation
Lipoma, Deborah, Barbara Tepa Lupack, and Associated Press. “Wharton Film Studio.” Santa Cruz Public Library. 1931-11-28. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137876. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
