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Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation was a film studio located in San Francisco circa 1920-1927, with principals Paul Gerson (5 Jan 1871 - 6 Jun 1957) and William A. Howell, and employee Frank Capra. Various names used for the business included: The Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation, Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation, Paul Gerson Pictures, Gerson Pictures Corporation, Gerson Pictures, Gerson Studios.
In 1921, A. H. Sebastian was the general manager. He and Paul Gerson toured Eureka, California, expressing interest in building a studio there.
Later, from August 1922 to May 1923, for Gerson Pictures Corporation, directed by Robert Eddy, Dan Mason played Pop Tuttle in the Plump Center Comedies short films, set in an imaginary city, Plump Center, with performers: Wilna Hervey, Oliver J. Eckhart and Helen Howell:
By January 1923, Paul Gerson, had bought the Montague Studios at 1974 Page Street in San Francisco, and begun expanding it as the new Gerson Studios. Yet, according to the 6 Jan 1923 Camera, Gerson left for Los Angeles to supervise the filming of The Cricket on the Hearth at Universal Studios.
In 1924, Frank Capra's then father-in-law, William A. Howell (Capra's first wife was actress Helen Howell), was a principal investor in Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation.
In 1924, articles stated that Gerson Studios were located in San Francisco, and another article claimed that B. Berger, the company’s general manager, was based in Los Angeles.
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