William Horsley said that "I wonder if we would have survived as a viable industry had not Charles Christie arrived to put our finances in order".

[6] The Christie Film Company was formed on January 6, 1916, and Al purchased the Blondeau Tavern for $15,000.

The company's films were distributed by Universal and Carl Laemmle gave it $5,000 to aid in its establishment.

[13] Their films starred Betty Compson, Dorothy Devore, Lloyd Hamilton, Al St. John, Fay Tincher, and other actors.

The brothers reunited and Al managed entertainment at the Douglas Aircraft Company's factory in Santa Monica which featured Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Gracie Fields, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Glenn Miller, and James Stewart during the time Al was the manager.

Al died in Beverly Hills, California on April 14, 1951, three days after suffering a heart attack.

He had an estate worth only $2,597 (equivalent to $30,485 in 2023), with $1,697 in cash and $900 in personal property, and it was inherited by Charles.

Charles died in Beverly Hills, on October 1, 1955; he gave his housekeeper of thirty years over $250,000 (equivalent to $2,843,478 in 2023) along with his house.