The Champion

In the early part of the 20th century advancements in motion picture cameras by inventors like Edison made opportunities abound in the American film industry. Entrepreneurs enthralled by the possibilities and fueled by ambition made a go in the film business looking for the American dream. Thousands of films were produced in the silent film era. In those early years two small towns on either side of the nation with an abundance of space and scenery jockeyed for a position as the center of film production, with dozens of bustling studios calling them home. However, only one would ultimately survive as as the undisputed studio town, as the other would fade into history. This is the story of Mark Dintenfass and the Champion Studio.