Episode 409- "The First Movie Studio in Texas: Gaston Melies's Star Film Ranch".

In this episode I spoke with authors Kathy Fuller and Frank Thompson regarding their book "The First Movie Studio in Texas: Gaston Melies's Star Film Ranch". In 1910, the Méliès Star Film Company of Manhattan set up a moving-picture studio outside San Antonio, the first in Texas. Determined to make the most authentic Westerns possible, the company filmed there for a little over a year. In that brief time, it created more than seventy single-reel films, leaving a lasting mark on moviemaking.

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Episode 409- "The First Movie Studio in Texas: Gaston Melies's Star Film Ranch". is an episode from Forgotten Hollywood by JLJ Media.

This episode is 23:42 long.

This episode was published on Mar 5, 2026.

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