Silent Studio Directory - 36 - Bear State Film Co. - US - 1918- 1921 - production company and studio located in Hollywood, California with C. Hanford Harrison as president and general manager. Beating Back Film Corp. - US - 1915 - distribution company located at 71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1417, New York. Beauty Films - US - 1914-1916 - trade name used by American Film Manufacturing Co. in 1914; changed to American Film Co. in 1915. Bech, Van Siclen & Co., Inc. - US - 1919 - distribution company located at 45B East 17th Street, New York. Bee Hive Film Exchange - US - 1920 - distribution company merged into Reelcraft Pictures. Bejac Film Co. - US - 1925 - distribution company founded by Andrew F. Jackson specializing in black films; located at 240 W. 134th St. New York. Belge Cinema Film - BELGIUM - 1912-1919 - production company formed as a Belgian subsidiary to Pathe Freres with Alfred Machin as head of production; during the war, primarily produced war documentaries; after the war produced animal documentaries; closed in 1919. Bell Pictures - US - 1922-1929 - production company specializing in westerns. Belmar Historical Film Features, Inc. - US - 1912-1914 - production company with offices in Rosebank, New York; studio located at Post Estate, South Beach; Henry Belmar was president and Walter L. Evans was secretary/treasurer. Belmont Film Company - US - 1912-1917 - production and distribution company with offices located at 145 West 45th Street, Suite 710, New York; specialized in westerns; absorbed roster from Unicorn Film Services when they closed in 1916. Bendon Trading Co. - UK - 1913- 1914 - distribution company located at 26-28 Wilson St. Glascow, Scotland. Benjamin B. Hampton Productions - US - 1919-1922 - production company with distribution through W. W. Hodkinson.