Film Record: Ghost Town: The Story of Fort Lee

Date produced: 1935

Filmmaker(s):

Mark Borgatta

Theodore Huff

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Length:

1 reel (446 ft)

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1935 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"Ghost Town" was highly appreciated by those directors and cameramen sitting on the judging board who had once worked in New Jersey. This picture shows all of the deserted movie studios in New Jersey." American Cinematographer, Feb. 1936, 73.

Resources:

Also referenced only as Ghost Town.

A copy of this film is held by the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives. A restored version of the film is included in the DVD set The Champion: A Story of America's First Film Town.

Locations:

• Fort Lee, New Jersey (Filming)

Subjects:

• Arts
•      Motion pictures
•           Motion picture studios
• Nature
•      Geography
• North America
•      United States

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

Screenings:

• Screened at the Cinecon Film Festival in September of 2017: Hollywood, CA

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