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Sterling Pictures

Sterling Pictures

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Sterling Pictures was a film company headed by Henry Ginsberg during the silent film era.[1] Phil Rosen directed many of Sterling's films. H. R. Ebenstein was the manager of sales.[2] In July 1927, when the studio got rid of their foreign broker system and implemented their own foreign sales, Briskin was put in charge,[3] becoming head of their foreign department.[4] In August 1928, Briskin was named vice president of Sterling and given control over all of the company's operations.[5] Arthur F. Beck was the company's president.[6] He married actress and screenwriter Leah Baird.

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    Quigley, Martin; Monush, Barry (January 1, 1995). First Century of Film. Quigley Publishing. ISBN 9780900610547 – via page 120.
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    "Motography". October 6, 1918 – via Google Books.
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    "Sterling Eliminates Foreign Broker System". The Film Daily. July 10, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
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    "Briskin Goes to Montreal". The Film Daily. July 21, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
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    "Irving J. Briskin Named Vice President". The Film Daily. August 24, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
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    "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. October 6, 1918 – via Google Books.
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    Jacobs, Lea (April 2, 2008). The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520237018 – via Google Books.
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    Korst, Lindsay (January 3, 2016). "Red Signals 1927".
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    Massa, Steve (April 6, 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
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