Silent Studio Directory - 3 - general manager; offices located at 48 Rupert Street, Westminster; in October 1914, company moved and changed their name to A1 Features and Exclusives Ltd. Aafa-Althoff-Anvil Film AG (Aafa) - GERMANY - 1920-1934 - production company formed through merger of Radio Film AG, Gustav Althoff, Ambos Film Export, and Anvil-Film; located in Berlin; closed due to Nazi takeover. Aafa Film - NETHERLANDS - 1927 - distribution company located in Amsterdam. ABC Films - US - 1917 - [see American Bioscope Corporation] Abbey Pictures, Inc. - US - 1922- 1923 - production company located at 1674 Broadway, Earle Bldg, New York with John A. Murphy as president and Maurice Kriger as production manager. Abo Feature Film - US - 1914 - distribution company with offices located at 229-231 West Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois with W. S. Bastar as general manager. Academy Pictures - US - 1925 - distribution company. Ace Comedies - US - 1914- 1915 - trademark name for a series of one reel comedies produced by Centaur Film Co. Ace-High Productions - US - 1924- 1925 - distribution company. Achievement Film, Inc. - US - 1921- 1923 - production company. Acme Pictures Corporation - US - 1919 - production company with distribution through Pathe Exchange. Action Pictures, Inc. - US - 1924- 1928 - production company specializing in westerns; distribution through Associated Exhibitors but changed to Pathe Exchange in 1927. Active Film Co. - US - 1922 - located at 729 7th Ave., New York. Actophone Company - US - 1909- 1910 - production company founded by Mark M. Dintenfass to produce one reel comedies and dramas; offices located at 573 11th Ave. New York and studio in