Silent Studio Directory - 11 - Alpha Trading Co. - UK - 1907-1908 - production company with offices and studio located at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England; Arthur Melbourne-Cooper was president. Alpine Film Corp - US - 1926 - production company located at 291 Broadway, New York; formed by G. Gatalano, S. Noto, and J. Spano. Alpine Production, Inc. US - 1926 - production company located at Corporate Service Association, Alexander Building, San Francisco, California; formed by Edward C. Boyle, Mary E. Boyle, William M. Klink, A. L. Hanscome, and Emmett O'Brien. Alt and Howell Comedies - US - 1921 - trade name for comedies released by Union Film Co. Amalgamated Pictures - AUSTRALIA - 1911-1912 - production company formed in 1911 by John and Nevin Tait, Millard Johnson, and William A. Gibson; produced feature films and newsreels; studio located in St. Kilda; merged with West’s Pictures and Spencer’s Pictures in 1912 to form General Film Company of Australasia. Amalgamated Producing Company, Inc. - US - 1922-1923 - production company formed by Gilbert M. Anderson (and Jess Robbins?); distribution through Metro Pictures Corp. Ambassador Pictures - US - 1924- 1937 - distribution company Ambassador Pictures, Inc. - US - 1921 - production company located at 906 Girard St. Los Angeles, California; produced films featuring Katherine MacDonald; formed from Katherine MacDonald Pictures Corp.; B. P. Schulberg was president, B. P. Fineman was V. P. and general manager; films released under trade name of Preferred Pictures and distributed by First National. Amber Star Comedies - US - 1917- 1918 - trade name for comedy shorts produced by Amber Star Film Co.