1898 in film

none December 2009 The following is an overview of the events of 1898 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. The Spanish–American War was a popular subject. Several films made by Col. William N. Selig dealt with the subject of war preparations at Camp Tanner in Springfield, Illinois, including Soldiers at Play, Wash Day in Camp and First Regiment Marching.Erish Andrew A. Col. William N. Selig: The Man Who Invented Hollywood 2012 University of Texas Press 0292728700 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=QivgDAAAQBAJ 8 August 2019 1898 film music __TOC__ Events May 19 – Vitagraph is founded in New York.November 2019 August 27 – Alfred John West gives a Royal Command Performance to Queen Victoria of film from the cruise of HMS Crescent at Osborne House. Birt Acres invents the first amateur format, Birtac, by splitting 35 mm film into two halves of 17.5 mm. Films released in 1898 The Accursed Cavern, directed by George Melies Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11. The Astronomer's Dream, directed by Georges Méliès; re-released in 1899 as A Trip to the MoonKinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11. The Ball Game The Cavalier's Dream, directed by Edwin S. Porter The Cave of the Demons, directed by George Melies Come Along, Do!, directed by Robert W. Paul. First multi-scene film in cinema [In this film 2 scenes are edited together for the first time in cinema] Corbett and Sharkey Fight The Corsican Brothers, produced by G.A.S. Films (British)Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11. The Damnation of Faust, directed by George Melies Dewar's It's Scotch, the first advertising movie, produced by the Edison Studios Don Juan Tenorio, the first Mexican film with a plot, directed by Salvador Toscano Eiffel Tower, directed by Louis Lumière. First (sort of) crane shot in cinema [It was taken from the ascending elevator in the Eiffel Tower] Ella Lola, a la Trilby, produced by the Edison Co.Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11. Faust and Mephistopheles, directed by George Albert Smith The Four Troublesome Heads, directed by Georges Méliès The Humpty Dumpty Circus, directed by J. Stuart Blackton Jizo the Spook, Japanese (a.k.a. Bake Jizo) The Magician, directed by Georges Méliès The Mesmerist, directed by George Albert Smith.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press978-1936168-68-2. The Miller and the Sweep, directed by George Albert Smith The Nearsighted School Teacher A Novice at X-Rays, directed by George Melies Pack Train On Chilkoot Pass, film shows landscape in Chilkoot Pass, Alaska or British Columbia Panorama de Manila (Manila landscape), one of the earliest Philippine films shot and produced by a Spanish soldier, Antonio Ramos showing some Manila sceneries. Photographing a Ghost, directed by George Albert Smith Santa Claus, directed by George Albert Smith. May include the first example of parallel action in a motion picture Shinen no sosei (a.k.a. Resurrection of a Ghost), Japanese Smích a pláč (Laugh and Tears), directed by Josef Šváb-Malostranský, the first Czech film Surrender of General Toral A Switchback Railway Debuts Josef Šváb-Malostranský Josef Šváb Malostranský Československá filmová databáze POMO Media Group, s. r. o. http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/27175-josef-svab-malostransky/ 2011-07-07 cs Johnston Forbes-Robertson – Macbeth Salvador Toscanohttp://www.victorian-cinema.net/toscano.htm Salvador Toscano Barragan – Mexico's first filmmaker 2008-07-16 Births Month Date Name Country Profession Died January 16 Irving Rapper US Director 1999 20 John George US Actor 1968 22 Denise Legeay France Actress 1968 22 Sergei Eisenstein Russia Director 1948 23 Randolph Scott US Actor 1987 February 10 Robert Keith US Actor 1966 19 Václav Wasserman Czechia Actor, screenwriter, director 1967 March 11 Dorothy Gish US Actress 1968 27 Alma Tell US Actress 1934 April 9 Paul Robeson US Singer, Actor 1976 21 Walter Forde UK Director 1984 23 Ernest Laszlo Hungary Cinematographer 1984 26 John Grierson Scotland Documentary Filmmaker 1972 May 16 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan Director, screenwriter 1956 23 Frank McHugh US Actor 1981 June 30 George Chandler US Actor 1985 July 10 Renée Björling Sweden Actress 1975 13 Ivan Triesault US Actor 1980 19 Olle Hilding Sweden Actor 1983 23 Bengt Djurberg Sweden Actor 1941 August 13 Regis Toomey US Actor 1991 30 Shirley Booth US Actress 1992 September 10 Bessie Love US Actress 1986 14 Hal B. Wallis US Producer 1986 16 Baruch Lumet US Actor 1992 23 Jadwiga Smosarska Poland Actress 1971 27 Charles Williams US Actor, writer 1958 October 3 Leo McCarey US Director 1969 18 Lotte Lenya Austria Singer, Actress 1981 November 18 Andrés Soler Mexico Actor 1969 29 Rod La Rocque US Actor 1969 December 5 Grace Moore US Operatic Soprano, Actress 1947 20 Irene Dunne US Actress 1990 Date unknown Monang Carvajal, Filipina actress (died 1980) External links PLMHQKcjum-2QRYY3sLN4SyY4_2hkoiZHi 1898 in film List of 1898 films at IMDb List of 1898 deaths at IMDb List of 1898 births at IMDb References Category:Film by year