Private company

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company is a former Hollywood film studio based in Lasky-DeMille Barn, founded in 1913.¹ It was founded by Jesse Louis Lasky, Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille and Samuel Goldwyn.¹ It ceased to exist in 1916.¹

La Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company è stata una casa di produzione cinematografica fondata nel 1913 da Jesse L. Lasky e Samuel Goldwyn. Il primo film prodotto dalla compagnia è stato anche il primo lungometraggio girato a Hollywood, The Squaw Man, diretto da Cecil B. DeMille e Oscar Apfel. Nel 1916 la società è confluita nella Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.² From the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1913Founded¹

HeadquartersLasky-DeMille Barn, United States¹

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

GrangeLasky-DeMille1913 — Photo: Not given (Hilchey, Eugene L. ?), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

The story

Founded by Cecil B. DeMille, Jesse Louis Lasky, Oscar Apfel and Samuel Goldwyn in 1913.¹

Leadership

Who has led Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderCecil B. DeMille¹
FounderJesse Louis Lasky¹
FounderOscar Apfel¹
FounderSamuel Goldwyn¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation¹

Timeline

Jun 28, 1916Dissolved Dissolved¹
1913Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataJesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company on Wikidata
2
WikipediaJesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company on the Italian Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsJesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company photo by Not given (Hilchey, Eugene L. ?), Public domain