1932
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
16mm
"The Premiere screening of The Last Entry, a feature length mystery story recently produced by an amateur group in Minneapolis, Minn., met with as enthusiastic response as any amateur photoplay yet offered the public. Applications for admittance exceeded the theatre's capacity and a second evening's performance was necessitated. Projection, which was accompanied by a musical score especially prepared for the film, was carried on by two projectors so that the audience sat through an evening's entertainment presented as smoothly as in a professional theatre. The Last Entry, running seven reels, 16 mm., is the most elaborate mystery story yet undertaken by amateurs. The picture's unqualified success is proof of the fact that really important results may be obtained by an amateur club that will stick to the bitter end and that will insist upon maintaining the same high standard in every scene. In spite of continued personal sacrifice, the Minneapolis group worked together unceasingly until the final edition of the film was completed. James F. Bell, Jr., ACL, was the director and on the production staff were Charles Bell, ACL, Ben Bull, ACL, and Lyman Howe, ACL." (Moore 388)
The founded date is the earliest mention of the club.
References:
Moore, James W. "Amateur Clubs," Movie Makers 7, no. 9 (1932): 388, 403:404.
Amateur Cinema