Why is my company called The Maltese Film Works?

This is a tribute to the essential device that made the leap from static images to moving pictures possible: the Maltese Cross.

“The Maltese cross provides the intermittent movement that stops each frame of the moving film in front of the picture aperture, where it can be projected (or, in a camera, exposed)”

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The Maltese Film Works was established to preserve and restore classic films and assist a new generation in discovering important cinematic works.

Current Projects:

Title card for the film 'The Affairs of Anatol', produced by Cecil B. DeMille, based on Arthur Schnitzler's play, copyright 1921, with floral design.
Title card for "The New Klondike," featuring actors Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee, with screenplay information and production credits, produced by Paramount Pictures in 1926.
Title card of the film 'Beau Geste' directed by Herbert Brenon, featuring Ronald Colman and other cast members: Alice Joyce, William Powell, Neil Hamilton, Norman Trevor, Noah Beery, Ralph Forbes, Mary Brian, Victor McLaglen. Produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky.
Three men in formal tuxedos with white bow ties, posing against a plain backdrop. The men have slicked-back hairstyles typical of early 20th-century fashion.
Musical performance scene with "Stop Making Sense" text overlay.
The New Klondike (Dir. Lewis Milestone, 1926)
Invention for Destruction
Silhouette of a reclining person against a night sky with a woman in period costume and wig.
Film title card with "William Fox Presents The Johnstown Flood" against a dark background with a cityscape.
Black and white photo of a woman seated on a stool wearing a vintage dress, adjusting her legwear. An ornate stand is in the background.
A woman in early 20th century attire signing documents at a desk with a pen, surrounded by other people. The desk has flower arrangements and bottles.
Two people sit in front of a large ornate fireplace with a roaring fire, casting dramatic shadows, while one holds a newspaper. The room is richly decorated with intricate carvings.