Silent Studio Directory - 159 - Jamieson Film Co. - US - 1916- 1972 - production company formed in Dallas, Texas to produce westerns; appears to have gone dormant in the 1920s; assets were acquired in 1972 by Masters Film Co. of Houston. Jans Pictures, Inc. - US - 1920- 1926 - distribution company for Jans Productions, Inc. with Maurice Broskie as general manager. Jans Productions, Inc. - US - 1920-1926 - production company founded by Herman F. Jans to produce dramas in 1920; offices located at 729 7th Ave. Suite 1005-6, New York; used a studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey for filming; distribution through Jans Pictures, Inc. and international distribution through Export Import Film Co. Japanese-American Film Co. - US - 1914- - production company created in October 1914 by Japanese businessmen to improve the quality of Japanese American films; K. Numamoto was president; distribution by Sawyer, Inc. Jawitz Pictures Co. - US - 1921 - distribution company for Italian imports. Jaxon Film Co. - US - 1918 - located at 220 W. 42nd St. New York with F. A. Tichenor as general manager; released under the trade names of Jaxon Comedies and Jaxon Films. Jesse D. Hampton Productions - US - 1918-1921 - production company located at 7100 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, and