Kaufman Astoria Studios Queens Marx Brothers W.C. Fields Edison Studios Chelsea, Manhattan Chicago Cleveland California Colorado Denver Art-O-Graf Walt Disney Laugh-O-Gram animation Kansas City Missouri Picture City Florida 1928 Okeechobee hurricane Picture City Hobe Sound Detroit silent film 1920s
In New York, the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, which was built during the silent film era, was used by the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields. The Edison Studios were located in the Bronx. Chelsea, Manhattan, was also frequently used. Other Eastern cities, most notably Chicago and Cleveland, also served as early centers for film production. In the West, California was already quickly emerging as a major film production center. In Colorado, Denver was home to the Art-O-Graf film company, and Walt Disney's early Laugh-O-Gram animation studio was based in Kansas City, Missouri. Picture City, Florida, was a planned site for a movie picture production center in the 1920s, but due to the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, the idea collapsed and Picture City returned to its original name of Hobe Sound. An attempt to establish a film production center in Detroit also proved unsuccessful.
