Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Middleton bụ onye njikwa nke ụlọ ọrụ ụgbọala Middleton Motor Car Company nke dị n'ógbè ahụ nakwa nwa nke otu onye na-arụpụta osisi na California. O mere ka ndị enyi ya na ndị mmekọ azụmahịa ya mata Michelena, gụnyere ndị na-elekọta ala nke Charles Crocker bụ ndị wughachiri ụlọ nkwari akụ St. Francis mgbe
Ala ọma jijiji na ọkụ ọgbụgba e nwere n'afọ 1906 Middleton guzobere California Motion Picture Company na San Rafael na 1912 maka ebumnuche nke ịse ihe nkiri nkwado nke ụgbọala ọ na-ere. O kpebiri na ọmarịcha nwunye ya pụrụ iso mee ihe nkiri ndị ụlọ ọrụ ya na-eme. Ka ọ na-erule afọ 1914, Middleton na Michelena na-eme ihe nkiri atọ buru ibu n'otu oge.