A Documentary on New Jersey's Predecessor to Hollywood

Midday on WNYC | Jan 30, 2018

Filmmakers Tom Meyers and Dennis Doros discuss The Champion: America’s First Film Town. It tells the story of The Champion Film Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the first of eleven studios that would become the epicenter of the film industry for a decade before Hollywood. With a mixture of amazingly interchangeable scenery close to New York City’s Broadway talent, it was the perfect location to shoot pictures. The Champion is available via Milestone Films on their website.

This segment is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart.

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