Silent Studio Directory - 275 - Star Film Company - US - 1917 - production company with offices and studio located at Ridgely Avenue and Factory Street, Springfield, Illinois.(NOTE: NOT associated with Melies) Star Film Service - UK - 1902- 1914 - distribution company with offices located at 4 St. Anne St., Liverpool. Star Film Trading Co. - UK - 1908 - distribution arm of Melies films with offices at 7 Rupert Court, Westminster. Star Films American Wild West Productions - US - 1911-1913 - trade name used for Gaston Melies western productions; in 1910, production company was moved to San Antonio, Texas and the studio 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; in 1912, Gaston travelled the south seas with a crew making exotic films using the G. Melies tag and the American Wild West logo, but the quality was not marketable, basically bankrupting the company; company closed in 1913 and sold to Vitagraph. [see Star Films; Melies Manufacturing Co.] Star Productions - US - 1920-1922 - trade name used by Realart. Star Serial Corp. - US - 1922 - production company formed by Joseph Brandt. Starfilms Limited - US - 1916 - distribution company located in the Starfilms Building, Montreal, Canada; distributors for Metro Pictures, et al. State Film Agency - UK - 1914- 1915 - distribution company with offices located at 191 Wardour St., Westminster.