This article is about Alberto Byington Jr. and the company created by his father before he began his career as a film producer in the 1930s. The activities of Byington & Cia in electricity generation, electrical engineering and electrical equipment imports preceded the company's investment in cultural industry. Its actions in the radio and phonographic industry anticipated its actions in Brazilian cinema after the coming of sound films. From manufacturing sound film projectors, Byington & Co. began to invest in film production, revealing an articulated business strategy.
Brazilian cinema; electricity; cultural industry; record