Central Pictures

Central Pictures is an independent film studio founded by John Doe and Hiroshi Nakajima on November 17, 1930. They were initally headed in a small town.

Prehistory (1918-1930)
John Boedgenheimer (1900-1985), better known as John Doe, was the director for movies made between 1918 and 1930. He also acted sometimes.

Hiroshi Nakajima (1896-1994) previously had no experience in film. He, however, was in theatre since 1917.

Circa. 1919, they formed a company called The Nakajima-Doe Film Manufacturing Company.

Beginning (1930-1945)
Central Pictures was founded by John Doe and Hiroshi Nakajima on November 17, 1930. In early 1931, they hired 32 actors, hence the 32 points on the Sun. They made low-budget B movies that would only be shown locally until February 1931, when they got a deal with a distributor, George Distributors Ltd. (Now George F. Johnson Distributors). Their films were soon distributed outside of the United States. This also allowed them to make more high budget films.