Silent Studio Directory - 212 - other mergers and changes occurred after the silent era. Nijo Castle Studio - JAPAN - 1910- 1912 - production studio in Kyoto, Japan. [see Yokota & Co.] Nikkatsu - JAPAN - 1912-current - [see Nihon Katsudo Film, Inc.] Nippon Katsudo Shashin - JAPAN - 1912-current - production company formed September 12, 1912 by the merger of Yoshizawa Shoten, Yokota Shokai, Fukuhodo and M. Pathe; name translates to “Japan Motion Pictures” and shortened to Nikkatsu. Nola Film Co. - US - 1915-1916 - production company formed in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 11, 1915 by William Morgan Hannon to acquire Coquille Film Co. at 1347 Moss St. in New Orleans; Hannon was an attorney and a director at Coquille; several films made but they could not get national distribution; late 1916, gave a huge bar-b-que and closed their doors; in August 1917, R. M. Chisholm bought controlling interest and reopened under the name of Diamond Film Co. Nolan & Swanson Film Co. - US - 1916- - distribution company located on Curtis St., Denver, Colorado; distributed through states rights Christie’s Comedies, et al, for Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and Montana. Norbig Film Manufacturing Co. - US - 1913-1916 - production company and studio owned by Frank E. North in Edendale California and specializing in westerns; did processing and leased the studios to other production companies. Norca Pictures - US - 1922-1923 - production company located at 1540 Broadway Street, New York. Nordisk Films Kompagni - DEN - 1906-current - production and distribution company formed by Ole Olsen; in 1908, opened a branch called Great Northern Film Co. to distribute in the U.S.; switched to sound production in 1929; still in existence. [see Great Northern Film Co.] Nordisk Film Ltd. - UK - 1911- 1921 - distribution company formed by Ole Olsen, Alvieda Paulsen and Axel Severin Paulsen with offices at 25 Cecil Court, Winchester; distributed Nordisk Films; moved to 166-170 Wardour St. in 1915 and to 24 Denmark St. in 1921.