Silent Studio Directory - 193 - Meinert Film Gesellschaft - GERMANY - 1918-1919 - production company formed by Rudolf Meinert; merged with Decla Film in 1919 with Meinert becoming head of production. Melies Films - US - 1913 - distribution and production company located at 204 E. 38th Street, New York; distributed under trade name of General. Melies Manufacturing Co. - US - 1908 - 1911 - production company formed by Gaston Melies and located in Chicago, Illinois; in 1909, studio moved to Fort Lee, N. J.; in 1910, moved to San Antonio, Texas and called the Star Films Ranch where they began producing westerns; in 1911, name was changed to Star Films American Wild West Productions and moved to Santa Paula, California. [see Star Films; Star Films American Wild West Productions] Mena Film Co. - US - 1921 - located at Fountain and Berando Sts., Hollywood, California with E. W. Kuehn as president and G. C. Driscoll and R. R. Hollister as officers. Menchen Film Co. Ltd. - UK - 1915 - distribution company located at 20 Frith St., Westminster, with Joseph Menchen as president and general manager. Mercury Film Service - UK - 1919- 1926 - production and distribution company located at Film House, Mill Hill, Leeds; distributed for Arrow Pictures.