One of the major players in film production who sought to limit competition from the French, Italian, and other imported films

What disrupted the free flow of films

In 1912 this court decision rendered which patent void

The average running time of feature films of 1915

This was the first company to open distribution offices in Europe

This is what suffered in regards to Germany's film production

Independent producer, Carl Laemmle, was pivotal in forming this company

D. W. Griffith made over 400 of these by the time he left the Biograph Company in 1908

By 1911, 60 - 70 percent of American films were imported to what country

In Italy these are stories of passion and intrigue in upper-middle-class

In 1910 studio facilities in California were built

He was know as a director with a strong sense of pictorial beauty

About 95 percent of American films screened in what two countries

Russian filmmaking was heavily influenced by

By 1917 this stylized approach to the edit appeared in virtually every film

One of the most pivotal stars of slapstick

This is what other countries found it difficult to compete with in Hollywood

In 1913 this was the largest production company in France

Birth of a Nation produced how many reels

This was one of the most influential changes in cinema history