 As World War I grew more intense, production in France came to a halt, but sales continued in the United States and Canada.Established in 1913, the Pathéscope company of America was given 1,000,000 dollars by Pathé Frères in order to distribute Pathéscopes and Pathéscope films across the United States.Demand for 28 mm Pathéscope films became so high that a “specially designed and completely equipped motion picture laboratory and factory was built in Long Island City in order to produce films that specifically catered to the American public's wants and needs.