1897 in film

none March 2013 The following is an overview of the events of 1897 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. 1897 film music __TOC__ Events January 1 - The first set of films was shown in the Philippines for the first time using 60 mm Gaumont Chrono-photograph projector at the Salon de Pertierra No. 12 Escolta, Manila. The first film shown was Espectaculo Scientifico and followed by other four movies, namely, Un Homme Au Chapeau (Man with a Hat), Une scène de danse japonnaise (Scene from a Japanese Dance), Les Boxers (The Boxers), and La Place de L' Opéra (The Place L' Opéra).History of Philippine Cinema https://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca-3/subcommissions/subcommission-on-the-arts-sca/cinema/history-of-philippine-cinema/ November 3, 2023 National Commission for the Culture and Arts of the Philippines December 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211213021504/https://ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca-3/subcommissions/subcommission-on-the-arts-sca/cinema/history-of-philippine-cinema/ dead January 28 – The first Venezuelan-made films are screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, two locally made actuality shorts, Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa and Muchachos bañándose en la laguna de Maracaibo.https://www.analitica.com/noti-tips/cines-unidos-conmemora-el-dia-nacional-del-cine/ Cines Unidos conmemora el Día Nacional del Cine 2019-02-03 Analitica 2019-09-13 May 4 – During a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris, a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the projector lamp. The fire spreads and becomes catastrophic, ultimately resulting in 126 deaths.[Fire on the Charity Bazaar] 13 June 1998 11625405 13 Rev Museo Fac Odontol B Aires 16–20 Amoedo O. June 20 – Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession filmed.http://www.history.com/news/queen-victorias-diamond-jubilee Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Klein Christopher history.com 5 June 2012 14 February 2015 The American Vitagraph Company is founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in Brooklyn. Mitchell and Kenyon go into a film-making partnership at Blackburn in the north of England.Vanessa Toulmin Vanessa Toulmin Simon Popple Patrick Russell The lost world of Mitchell and Kenyon 2004 BFI Publications 1844570460 6 Enoch J. Rector (1863-1957), develops a 63 mm film format called Veriscope, which The Veriscope Company of New York City films The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight in Carson City, Nevada, on St. Patrick's Day, (Irish holiday), March 17, film released in May Thomas Henry Blair develops a 48 mm film format called Viventoscope. Films released in 1897 After The Ball, directed by Georges Méliès. First film to create the illusion of female nudity through a skin looking designed costume Baignade dans le torrent, directed by Alice Guy-Blaché La Bandera Argentina, believed for a long time to have been the first Argentine film. Now considered lost Between Calais and Dover, directed by Georges Méliès. A fictitious sea crossing The Bewitched Inn (L'Auberge Ensorcelee), directed by Georges Méliès Buffalo Police on Parade, produced by Edison Studios The Cabinet of Mephistopheles (aka The Laboratory of Mephistopheles), directed by George Melies.Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 10. Chicago Police Parade, directed by Louis Lumière The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, a documentary directed by Enoch J. Rector. The first film shot in widescreen. At an hour and 40 minutes, it is the first known feature film ever made Cupid and Psyche, produced by Edison Studios An Hallucinated Alchemist, directed by Georges Méliès. May be the first film to feature stop motion animation in cinema Faust and Marguerite, directed by George Melies.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press978-1936168-68-2. The Haunted Castle, directed by George Albert Smith (film pioneer) (British)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. 978-1936168-68-2. The Haverstraw Tunnel Horses Loading for Klondike, directed by James H. White The Hypnotist at Work, directed by Georges MélièsKinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 10. Kørsel med Grønlandske Hunde, directed by Peter Elfelt; the first Danish movie sequence ever filmed The Last Cartridges, directed by Georges Méliès. A dramatised war scene Leander Sisters, produced by Edison Studios Leaving Jerusalem by Railway, directed by Alexandre Promio and released by the Lumière brothers. May include the first moving camera shot in cinema Lurline Baths, produced by Edison Studios Making Sausages, directed by George Albert Smith The Milker's Mishap, directed by James H. White; it is unknown whether or not this film has survived New Pillow Fight, produced by Siegmund Lubin Niagara Falls, directed by Louis Lumière Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer, directed by George Albert Smith On the Roofs, directed by Georges Méliès Peeping Tom, a production of the American Mutoscope Company. A comedy Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets, one of the earliest known films of Cricket Salida de la misa de doce de la Iglesia del Pilar de Zaragoza, a short silent film by Eduardo Jimeno, a pioneer of the Spanish cinema. Probably the first film made in Spain by a Spaniard Sea Fighting in Greece, directed by Georges Méliès. A dramatised naval war scene Seminary Girls, directed by James H. White Spanish Bullfight, directed by Louis Lumière The Surrender of Tournavos, directed by Georges Méliès. A dramatised war scene Sutro Baths, No. 1, produced by Edison Studios A Twentieth Century Surgeon, directed by George Melies The X-Rays, directed by George Albert Smith. Cited as one of the first examples of special effects by jump cut Births Month Date Name Country Profession Died January 3 Marion Davies US Actress 1961 3 Pola Negri Poland Actress 1987 10 Lya De Putti Hungary Actress 1931 30 Mary Ellis US Singer, Actress 2003 February 10 Judith Anderson Australia Actress 1992 12 Vola Vale US Actress 1970 19 Alma Rubens US Actress 1931 March 8 Pat Flaherty US Actor 1970 16 Conrad Nagel US Actor 1970 19 Betty Compson US Actress 1974 May 18 Frank Capra Italy Director 1991 19 Kitty McShane Ireland Actress 1964 June 16 Elaine Hammerstein US Actress 1948 19 Moe Howard US Actor, Comedian 1975 23 Alexandru Giugaru Romania Actor 1986 July 10 John Gilbert US Actor 1936 August 4 Joseph Calleia Malta Actor, Singer 1975 10 Jack Haley US Actor, Dancer 1979 31 Fredric March US Actor 1975 September 3 Cecil Parker UK Actor 1971 23 Walter Pidgeon US Actor 1984 27 Gladys Henson Ireland Actress 1982 October 6 Jerome Cowan US Actor 1972 6 Francine Mussey France Actress 1933 11 Russell Collins US Actor 1965 12 Inez Courtney US Actress 1975 21 Lloyd Hughes US Actor 1958 28 Edith Head US Costume Designer 1981 29 Hope Emerson US Actress 1960 November 13 Gertrude Olmstead US Actress 1975 25 Ruth Etting US Actress, Singer 1978 Debut Marshall P. Wilder External links PLoHEmNPV3oBjAzvbw9fmU7L68DOMhYG5d 1897 in film List of 1897 films at IMDb List of 1897 deaths at IMDb List of 1897 births at IMDb References Category:Film by year