1901 in film
The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.
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Events
- Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company.
- Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria.
Films released in 1901
The Man with the Rubber Head.
President McKinley Inauguration Footage.
- Alfred Butterworth And Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Another Job for the Undertaker, directed by Edwin S. Porter
- The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson.
- Bluebeard, directed by Georges Méliès.
- A Busy Corner at Armour's, produced by William Nicholas Selig.
- A Chinese Market, cinematography by Raymond Ackerman.
- A Close Call, cinematography by Frederick S. Armitage.
- The Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul.
- Cunard Vessel At Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- The Devil and the Statue, directed by George Melies
- Dream and Reality, directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
- The Drunkard's Conversion, directed by Walter R. Booth
- Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Excelsior! Prince Of Magicians, directed by Georges Méliès.
- Fairy of the Black Rocks (French film)
- Fire!, directed by James Williamson.
- The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary short starting by Joe Gans and Terry McGovern.
- The Gordon Sisters Boxing.
- The Haunted Curiosity Shop, directed by Walter R. Booth (British)
- History of a Crime, directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
- Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, documentary directed by Joseph Perry.
- Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Kansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter.
- Little Red Riding Hood, French/ Star Films.
- Lord Roberts' Visit To Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- The Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. Booth (British)[1]
- The Man with the Rubber Head, directed by Georges Melies.
- Manchester Band Of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Panoramic View Of The Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Parkgate Iron And Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Peeping Tom, directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
- Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- President McKinley Inauguration Footage (Taking the Oath), directed by Thomas Edison.
- Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Race For The Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Ride on the Tramcar through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Royal Proclamation Of The Death Of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth.
- Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Chateaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca (French)[2]
- A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage.
- Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson.
- Torpedo Flotilla Visit To Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter.
- Undressing Extraordinary directed by Walter A. Booth (British)
- University Procession On Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Births
Deaths
- May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin.
- June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne.
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References
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 14.
- Langer, Mark (2000). "Disney, Walt (05 December 1901–15 December 1966), animator and motion picture producer". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800309. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 9781476625997.
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