The year 1912 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__

Events

* February –

Babelsberg Studio Babelsberg Film Studio (german: Filmstudio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the second oldest large-scale film studio in the world only preceded by the Danish Nordisk Film (est. 1906), producing films since ...

outside

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

begins operation with shooting of '' The Dance of the Dead'' (''Der Totentanz'') by Danish director

Urban Gad Peter Urban Bruun Gad (12 February 1879 – 26 December 1947) was a Danish film director, stage actor, screenwriter, and author. He directed 40 films between 1910 and 1927. His wife Asta Nielsen starred in 30 of his films, also in his début the ...

starring Asta Nielsen (released September 7). * April 15 - The ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unit ...

'', a British passenger liner, sinks in the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

, killing more than 1,500 passengers. It is depicted in many works of popular culture, including films. * April 30 –

Universal Film Manufacturing Company Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

is founded in New York, the oldest surviving film studio in the United States. * May 8 –

Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful New York City theatre impresario. History Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, a famous th ...

, the forerunner of Paramount Pictures, is founded by Adolph Zukor. * May 18 – ''

Shree Pundalik ''Shree Pundalik'', which was released on 18 May 1912 at the Coronation Cinematograph, Girgaum, Mumbai, is sometimes considered the first feature-length Indian film by a minority. The government of India and most scholarly sources consider ''Ra ...

'' by

Dadasaheb Torne Ramchandra Gopal Torne () (13 April 1890 – 19 January 1960), also known as Dadasaheb Torne was an Indian director and producer, best known for making the first feature film in India, '' Shree Pundalik''. This historic record is well establis ...

, the first Indian film, is released. * June 8 – New York Motion Picture Company is merged with Universal, giving Universal a studio in

Edendale, Los Angeles Edendale is a historical name for a district in Los Angeles, California, northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, in what is known today as Echo Park, Los Feliz and Silver Lake. In the opening decades of the 20th century, in the era of silent movies ...

. * July 4 –

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

, who has previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, forms a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel, Keystone Studios. It will play an important role in developing slapstick comedy as the home to the

Keystone Cops The Keystone Cops (often spelled "Keystone Kops") are fictional, humorously incompetent policemen featured in silent film slapstick comedies produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917. History The idea for th ...

, English actor Charlie Chaplin, and others. * July 12 – '' Queen Elizabeth'' is the first film released by Famous Players. * July 26 – Edison Studios releases ''

What Happened to Mary ''What Happened to Mary'' (sometimes erroneously referred to as ''What Happened to Mary?'') is the first serial film made in the United States. Produced by Edison Studios, with screenplays by Horace G. Plympton, and directed by Charles Brabin, t ...

'', the first ever motion picture serial. * Edison introduces the Home Kinetoscope, a home film-projector which uses a 22 mm print consisting of three rows of frames. * Pathé releases Pathe Kok, their first entry into the amateur market, with a gauge of 28 mm. * Alexander F. Victor improves on the 17.5 mm format with his Duoscope, which uses two center perforations instead of the typical one. *

Bell & Howell Bell and Howell LLC is a U.S.-based services organization and former manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and motion picture machinery, founded in 1907 by two projectionists, and originally headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois. The company is now ...

introduce the first all-metal camera, the 2709 35mm.

Films released in 1912

*'' 1812'', Russian film directed by

Vasili Goncharov Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov (russian: Василий Михайлович Гончаров) (1861 – 23 August 1915) was a Russian film director and screenwriter, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, who directed ...

*'' All for a Girl'', directed by Frederick A. Thompson * ''Andalusian Superstition'' (French/Pathe) written and directed by

Segundo de Chomon Segundo may refer to: * ''Segundo'' (Juana Molina album), 2000 * ''Segundo'' (Cooder Graw album), 2001 *Segundo, Ponce, Puerto Rico, a ''barrio'' in the ''municipio'' of Ponce, Puerto Rico *Segundo River, a river in Cordoba, Argentina *, a United S ...

; filmed in hand-tinted color *''

At the Foot of the Ladder ''At the Foot of the Ladder'' is a 1912 American silent short romantic comedy written by Lloyd Lonergan. The film starred Mignon Anderson, William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an Americ ...

'', produced by the

Thanhouser Company The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

*''

Aurora Floyd ''Aurora Floyd'' (1863) is a sensation novel written by the prominent English author Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It forms a sequel to Braddon's highly popular novel ''Lady Audley's Secret'' (1862). Plot Aurora Floyd is the spoiled, impetuous, but ...

'', directed by Theodore Marston *'' Baby Hands'' *'' The Bandit of Tropico'' *'' A Battle of Wits'' *'' The Beautiful Leukanida'' * ''Bebe and Spiritualism'' (French/ Gaumont) directed by

Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', '' Les Vampires'' and '' Judex ...

, starring child star Rene Dary and Paul Manson; this was one of a series of 64 films that featured the popular Bebe ("Baby") film character *''

The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch ''The Belle of Bar-Z Ranch'' is a 1912 American silent short Western comedy film directed by Thomas Ricketts starring Harry Van Meter and Vivian Rich Vivian Rich (May 26, 1893 – November 17, 1957) was an American silent film actress. ...

'', directed by Thomas Ricketts * ''Bertie's Book of Magic'' (British/ Hepworth) directed by Frank Wilson * ''Billy's Seance'' (Universal/ IMP) starring John R. Cumpson and Charles Arling; a spoof on "seance films". * ''The Brute'' (Champion Films) directed by Ulysses Davis, produced by Mark M. Dintenfass *''

A Business Buccaneer ''A Business Buccaneer'' is a 1912 American short silent comedy film. It was the fifth time Earle Foxe and Alice Joyce had worked together that year. Cast * Tom Moore as Tom Hopewell * Alice Joyce as Agnes * Earle Foxe as Hastings * Cleo Madi ...

'' *''The Cameraman's Revenge'' *'' Cleopatra'', directed by Charles L. Gaskill and starring Helen Gardner; one of the earliest American feature films *'' Conductor 786'', produced by the Thanhouser Company * ''Conscience'' (Vitagraph), aka ''The Chamber of Horrors'', produced by Albert E. Smith, directed by Maurice Costello, starring Rose Tapely and Robert Gaillard. * ''Convicted by Hypnotism'' (French/ Eclair) aka ''A Double Life'', directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, starring Cecile Guyon and Charles Krauss *'' The County Fair'' *'' The Conquest of the Pole'', aka ''A la conquete du Pole'', directed by Georges Méliès (his last film). * ''Curse of the Hindoo Pearl'' (American Standard Films) based on the 1868

Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for '' The Woman in White'' (1859), a mystery novel and early "sensation novel", and for '' The Moonstone'' (1868), which has b ...

novel ''The Moonstone'' * ''Curse of the Lake'' (Vitagraph) *'' Custer's Last Fight'', directed by Francis Ford * ''Dante and Beatrice'' (Italian/ Ambrosio Prods.) *''

A Dash Through the Clouds ''A Dash Through the Clouds'' is a 1912 short American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett, written by Dell Henderson and starring Mabel Normand. It has the distinction of being somewhat of an aviation film as Sennett employed the servic ...

'', directed by

, starring Mabel Normand and American aviation pioneer Philip Parmelee. *''

The Deserter The Deserter or Deserter (s) may refer to: Film and television * ''The Deserter'' (1912 film), a silent film by Thomas H. Ince * ''The Deserter'' (1933 film), a film by Vsevolod Pudovkin * ''The Deserter'' (1971 film), a film by Burt Kennedy ...

'', directed by

Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film - era filmmaker and media proprietor. Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the mo ...

* ''The Diabolical Box'' (British/ Urbanora Films) *'' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (Thanhouser) directed by Lucius Henderson, starring

James Cruze James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director. Early years Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

and Marguerite Snow * ''A Drama of the Castle; or, Do the Dead Return?'' (French) written and directed by Abel Gance * ''El Fusilamiento de Jose Rizal'', directed by Albert Yearsley * ''The Fatal Pact'' (French/ Pathe) features a magic genie * ''The Fatal Pearl'' (Italian/ Aquila) * ''Faust'' (British) produced by Charles Urban, filmed in

Kinemacolor Kinemacolor was the first successful colour motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914. It was invented by George Albert Smith in 1906. He was influenced by the work of William Norman Lascelles Davidson and, more directly, E ...

; (a lost film today). * ''Feathertop'' (French/ U.S. co-production) produced by Eclair/ American Standard; starring Muriel Ostriche and Julia Stuart; based on the 1852 short story by

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

. *'' The Female of the Species'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...

*''The Fickle Spaniard'', directed by

, starring Mabel Normand *''

For His Son ''For His Son'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture in ...

'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first nam ...

*'' For the Cause of the South'', directed by Bannister Merwin, starring Laura Sawyer,

Ben F. Wilson Ben F. Wilson (also credited as Benjamin Wilson; July 7, 1876 – August 25, 1930), was an American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era.Charles Ogle *''

Frankfurters and Quail ''Frankfurters and Quail'' is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film e ...

'' *'' Friends'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

and Lionel Barrymore *'' From the Manger to the Cross'', directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...

(One of the earliest American feature film.) * ''Gavroche and the Ghosts'', aka ''Gavroche and the Spirits'' (French/ Eclair) directed by Romeo Bosetti, starring Paul Bertho; one of a series of 40 short French silent films all featuring the comic character "Gavroche" *'' Geronimo's Last Raid'' * ''The Ghost of Sulphur Mountain'' (Star Film) directed by Gaston Méliès and Robert Goodman, starring Francis Ford * ''Ghosts'' (Essanay Films) starred Norman MacDonald and Joseph Allen Sr. * ''Ghosts'' (British/ Hepworth) directed by Hay Plumb, starring Harry Buss and Ivy Close *'' The Girl and Her Trust'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

Dorothy Bernard Nora Dorothy Bernard (June 25, 1890 – December 15, 1955) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1908 and 1956. Biography She was born Nora Dorothy Bernard in Port Elizabeth, British Cape Co ...

and

Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...

*'' The Half-Breed's Way'' * ''The Haunted House'' (French/ Pathe) * ''The Herncrake Witch'' (British/ Heron Films) written and directed by Mark Melford, starring Jakidawdra Melford and produced by Andrew Heron * ''The Hindoo Charm'' (Lubin Films) directed by Maurice Costello (also star), also starring Clara Kimball Young and James Young *'' The Honor of the Family'' * ''Hop o' My Thumb'' (French/ Gaumont) Based on the Perrault fairy tale *''Hot Stuff'', starring

, Mabel Normand, and Dell Henderson *''

How a Mosquito Operates ''How a Mosquito Operates'' is a 1912 silent animated film by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. The six-minute short depicts a giant mosquito tormenting a sleeping man. The film is one of the earliest works of animation, and its technical qu ...

'' * ''An Indian Legend'' (Broncho/ Mutual Films) produced by

, directed by Francis Ford *''

Indian Romeo and Juliet ''Indian Romeo and Juliet'' is a 1912 American drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner and Wallace Reid. The story is an adaption of ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare set in Mohawk and Huron tribes. Cast *F ...

'' *''

In Nacht und Eis ''In Nacht und Eis'' (English: "In Night and Ice"), also called ''Der Untergang der Titanic'' ("The Sinking of the ''Titanic''") and ''Shipwrecked in Icebergs'' in the US, is a 1912 German adventure-disaster drama film about the sinking of RMS ...

'' *''

The Independence of Romania ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' The first Romanian feature film to run for two hours. * ''In the Grip of the Vampire'' (French/ Gaumont Films) written by Leonce Perret *''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invas ...

'' *'' It Happened Thus'' * ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (produced by Thomas Edison) *''Keystone Comedy'' * ''The Knight of the Snows'' (French/ Pathe & Star Films) written and directed by George Melies * ''La Vida de Jose Rizal'', directed by Edward M. Gross * ''La Vida y Muerte del Gran Martir Filipino, Dr. Jose Rizal'', directed by Albert Yearsley * ''The Lady of Shallot'' (British/ Hepworth) written and directed by Elwin Neame, based on the Lord Tennyson poem; starring Ivy Close. *'' The Land Beyond the Sunset'' * ''The Legend of Cagliostro'' (Gaumont Films) * ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (French/ Eclair & American Standard Films) directed by Etienne Arnaud, starring Alec B. Francis and Muriel Ostriche, based on the story by

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...

*'' Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (released in the US as ''Queen Elizabeth''), first film released by

, starring Sarah Bernhardt *'' The Lesser Evil'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

* ''The Lion Tonic'' (Italian/ Cines) *'' The Little Girl Next Door'' * ''The Live Man's Tomb'' (Italian/ Itala Films) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (Italian/ Film d'Arte Films) directed by Gerolamo Lo Savio, written by Ugo Falena, starring Vittorio Lepanto as Lucrezia and Achille Vitti as Cesare. *'' Mabel's Lovers'', directed by

, starring Mabel Normand * ''Magical Matches'' (Urbanora Films) * ''A Magnetic Influence'' (British/ Urbanora Films) produced by Charles Urban; yet another adaptation of the novel ''Trilby'' *''Making An American Citizen'' * ''Man's Genesis'' (Biograph) written and directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Robert Harron,

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

and Wilfred Lucas; this film was expanded in 1913 and re-released as ''The Primitive Man''. * ''The Mask of Horror'' (French/ Film Francais) written and directed by Abel Gance, starring Edouard de Max, Charles de Rochefort and Mathilde Thizeau (Gance's wife) *''The Massacre'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

and Lionel Barrymore *'' Maud Muller'' *''The Mender Of Nets'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mabel Normand and

* ''Mephisto'' (British/ Charles Urban Prods.) filmed in Kinemacolor (a lost film today) *'' The Miracle'', the first full-color, full-length feature film (5,500 feet) *'' Das Mirakel'' * ''The Mummy and the Cowpuncher'' (Kalem Films) a 5-minute Western-Comedy starring

Ruth Roland Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer. Early life and career Roland was born in San Francisco, California to Elizabeth Lillian Hauser and Jack Roland. Her father managed a t ...

and John E. Brennan *'' The Musketeers of Pig Alley'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Lillian Gish *''The Mystery of Souls'' (Italian/ Itala Films) directed by Vincenzo Denizot, starring Alessandro Bernard and Lydia Quaranta; seems to have been inspired by the novel "Trilby". * ''Mystery of the Glass Coffin'' (Eclair/ Tyler Films) * ''The Mystical Maid of Jamasha Pass'', directed by Allan Dwan (his first film), starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Jack Richardson. * ''Nan in Fairyland'' (British/ C&M Films) *'' A New Cure for Divorce'' *''

The New York Hat ''The New York Hat'' is a silent short film which was released in 1912, directed by D. W. Griffith from a screenplay by Anita Loos, and starring Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. Production ''The New York Hat'' is one of the mo ...

'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

and Lionel Barrymore * ''Nursie and Knight'' (Thanhouser) dream sequence involves a dragon. *''The Old Actor'' *'' The Old Doctor's Humanity'' *'' Oliver Twist'' (British/ Hepworth) directed by Thomas Bentley; based on the novel by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

*''Onesime, Clock-maker'', directed by Jean Durand * ''One Too Exciting Night'' (British/ Hepworth Films) produced by Cecil Hepworth * ''Paradise'' (Italian/ Psiche Film) based on the third act of Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' (sort of a sequel to ''Dante's Inferno'') * ''Parsifal'' (Italian/ Ambrosio) based on the opera by Wagner *''The Passer-By'', directed by

Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927. Biography Apf ...

. Not the first moving camera shot or dolly shot, but notable for its use as dramatic emphasis. *''

Petticoat Camp ''Petticoat Camp'' is a 1912 in film, 1912 United States, American silent film, silent short film, short comedy film starring William Garwood and Florence La Badie. Plot Only lasting 15 minutes, it is a light-hearted comedy about the battle betw ...

'' *''Pilgrim's Progress'' * ''The Plague-Stricken City'' (French/ Gaumont) the filmmakers tried to emulate the 1912 Italian silent film ''Masque of the Red Death'' herein, which in turn was based on the famous story by

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...

*''

Please Help the Pore ''Please Help the Pore'' (also known as ''Please Help the Poor'') is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, Mignon Anderson, and Marie Eline Marie Eline (February 27, 1902 – January 3, 1981) wa ...

'' * ''Polidor at the Death Club'' (Italian/ Pasquali Films) one of dozens of silent films featuring the "Polidor" character all starring Ferdinando Guillaume; this film was a spoof on the

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

novel ''The Suicide Club'' *''

The Power of Melody ''The Power of Melody'' (also known as ''Delirium Tremens'') is a 1912 in film, 1912 American silent film, silent short film, short Drama (film and television), drama film starring Harry von Meter, Harry Van Meter, Vivian Rich, and Eugenie Forde. ...

'' *''

A Primitive Man's Career to Civilization ''A Primitive Man's Career to Civilization'' was a UK film released in 1912, directed and written by Cherry Kearton. Shot on 35mm film in silent black and white, it was distributed by WTC. The film was produced in 1911 by the Ethnographic Soci ...

'' *''

Put Yourself in His Place ''Put Yourself in His Place'' is a 1912 American silent short drama based on an 1870 English novel by Charles Reade. The film was adapted and directed by Theodore Marston, and stars William Garwood and Marguerite Snow in the lead roles. Pl ...

'' * ''The Queen of Spades'' (French/ Eclipse) This film was actually an adaptation of

's 1878 novel ''The Suicide Club'', but the film also draws from the 1833

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

novel ''

Pikovaya dama ''The Queen of Spades'' or ''Pique Dame'', Op. 68 (russian: Пиковая дама, ''Pikovaya dama'' , french: La Dame de Pique) is an opera in three acts (seven scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's broth ...

'' as well. * ''The Raven'' (Eclair/ American Standard) a French-American co-production purporting to be the "true story" of

's life, starring Guy Oliver and Muriel Ostriche; inspired by the poem by

and incorporating images from eight of Poe's short stories (filmed in Fort Lee, Texas) * ''The Reincarnation of Karma'' (Vitagraph Films) directed by Van Dyke Brooke, starring Courtenay Foote and

Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theresa Theby (born Rose Masing, April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Early life and career The daughter of George and Katherine Masing, Theby ...

*''

Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, whic ...

'' *'' Richard III'' (Second oldest American feature film. Currently the oldest completely intact American feature film.) *''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...

'' * ''St. George and the Dragon'' (Italian/ Milano Films) this film was hand-colored. * ''Satan'', aka ''Satana'', aka ''Satan, the Destroyer of Humanity'' (Italian/ Ambrosio Films) directed by Luigi Maggi, written by Guido Volante, starring Rina Alby, Antonio Grisanti and Mario Bonnard (as Satan); photography by Giovanni Vitrotti; inspired by John Milton's ''Paradise Lost'' *''

Saved From the Titanic ''Saved from the Titanic'' is a 1912 American silent motion picture short starring Dorothy Gibson, an American film actress who survived the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' on April 15, 1912. Premiering in the United States just 31 days after ...

'' * ''The Sea's Shadow''/ ''Der Schatten des Meeres'', aka ''In the Shadow of the Sea'' (German) directed by Curt A. Stark (also star), also starring Lizzy Krueger, Henry Porten and Fran Retzlag; produced by Otto Messter. * ''The Secrets of House Number Five'' (Russian-French co-production/ Pathe Films) said to be one of the first films to feature vampires * ''The Serpents'' (Vitagraph) starring Ralph Ince and Edith Storey *''Sherlock Holmes'' Film Series (Eclair, British-French); a series of 8 Sherlock Holmes films directed by Georges Treville (who also played Holmes); includes "The Speckled Band", "Silver Blaze", "The Beryl Coronet", "The Musgrave Ritual", "The Reigate Squires", "The Stolen Papers", "The Boscombe Valley Muystery" and "The Copper Beeches" * ''The Silent Castle'' (French/ Gaumont) based on the fairy tale ''Sleeping Beauty'' * ''Simple Simon and the Devil'', aka ''Onesime and the Devil'' (French/ Gaumont) directed by Jean Durand, starring Ernest Bourbon and Gaston Modot; one of a series of 60 "Onesime" films made in France (the character's name was changed to "Simple Simon" in the U.S.) *''

A Six Cylinder Elopement ''A Six Cylinder Elopement'' is a 1912 American silent short romantic comedy written by Lloyd Lonergan. The film starred William Garwood, Riley Chamberlain and Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow (September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958) was an ...

'' * ''The Skivvy's Ghost'' (French/ Lux Film) * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (British/ Hepworth Films) directed by Elwin Neame, starring Ivy Close; based on the Charles Perrault fairy tale * ''A Son-in-Law's Nightmare'' (French/ Pathe) *''A Spanish Dilemma'', directed by

, starring Mabel Normand * ''The Spectre of Jago'' (Italian/ Aquila Films) starring Alberto Carlo Lolli *''The Speed Demon'', directed by

, starring Fred Mace * ''The Spell of the Hypnotist'' (Italian/ Helios Film) * ''A Spider in the Brain'' (Italian/ Itala Films) * ''A Spiritualistic Convert'' (French/ Pathe) * ''Spooks'' (French/ Pathe) a horror-comedy *''

Standing Room Only An event is described as standing-room only when it is so well-attended that all of the chairs in the venue are occupied, leaving only flat spaces of pavement or flooring for other attendees to stand, at least those spaces not restricted by occup ...

'' *'' The Star of Bethlehem'' *'' The Street Singer'' * ''Supernatural Power'' (French/ Pathe) features a seance with spirits * ''The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether'', aka ''The Lunatics'' (French/ Eclair) directed by Maurice Tourneur, written by Andre de Lord, starring Henri Gouget and Henri Roussell; based on the

short story *''

The Tell-Tale Message ''The Tell-Tale Message'' is a 1912 American short silent film drama. Cast * Earle Foxe *Hazel Neason *Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career ...

'' * ''Les terreurs de Rigadin'' (French/Pathe) directed by George Monca, starring Charles Prince as "Rigadin"; this film was one in a series of over 100 "Rigadin" comedies made in France. * ''The Thief and the Porter's Head'' (Italian/ Milano Films) *'' The Thunderbolt'' *''Tomboy Bessie'', directed by

, starring Mabel Normand * ''Trilby'' (Austrian-Hungarian co-production) directed by Luise and Anton Kolm (with Jakob Fleck), starring Elsa Galafrés Hubermann and Paul Askonas, based on the 1894 novel by

George du Maurier George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in ''Punch'' and a Gothic novel ''Trilby'', featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald ...

* ''Trilby'' (British/ Standard Films) based on the 1894 novel by George du Maurier * ''Undine'' (Thanhouser) directed by Lucius Henderson, starring Florence La Badie and Marguerite Snow; written by Lloyd Lonergan, based on the fairy tale “Undine” by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué; released 9/24/12; prints exist in museums. *'' An Unseen Enemy'', directed by D. W. Griffith, debuts of Lillian and

Dorothy Gish Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great s ...

* ''The Vengeance of Edgar Poe'' (French/ Lux Film) directed by Gerard Bourgeois, written by Abel Gance and Bourgeois, starring Edouard de Max and Jean Worms; biopic that deals with Poe's real-life drug addiction. * ''The Vengeance of Egypt'' (French/ Gaumont) *'' The Voice of Conscience'' *'' The Water Nymph'', starring Mabel Normand and

. First Keystone comedy. *'' What Happened to Mary?'', starring Mary Fuller. * ''When Soul Meets Soul'' (Essanay Films) directed by Farrell MacDonald, starring Francis X. Bushman (features a reincarnated mummy) *''When the Fire Bells Rang'' *'' When the Heart Calls'', starring

Lee Moran Lee Moran (June 23, 1888 – April 24, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Moran was active in vaudeville before he began performing in films at Nestor Studios in 1909. He transcended the silent film era of motio ...

Russell Bassett Russell Bassett (October 24, 1845 – May 8, 1918) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 76 silent films between 1911 and 1918. Bassett was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but he moved to Oakland, California at age 3 when his ...

and

Louise Glaum Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actress. Known for her roles as a vamp in silent era motion picture dramas, she was credited with giving one of the best characterizations of a vamp in her early career ...

* ''Whiffle's Nightmare'', aka ''Le cauchemar de Rigadin'' (French/ Pathe) directed by George Monca, starring Charles Prince as Rigadin. *''

With Our King and Queen Through India ''With Our King and Queen Through India'' (1912) is a British documentary. The film is silent and made in the Kinemacolor additive color process. The film records the 12 December 1911 celebrations in India which marked the coronation of Geor ...

'' *'' With the Mounted Police'' * ''The Woman in White'' (Universal Pictures) starring Janet Salzberg, Charles Perley and Alexander F. Frank; based on the famous 1859

novel of the same name. * ''The Woman in White'' (Thanhouser Films) written by Lloyd Lonergan, starring Marguerite Snow and

; based on the famous 1859

novel of the same name. * ''Yotsuya Kaidan'' (translation: ''The Ghost of Yotsuya'') (Japanese/ Nikkatsu Films) directed by Shozo Makino, starring Matsunosuke Onoe; based on the famous 1825 kabuki play of the same name. *''

The Young Millionaire ''The Young Millionaire'' is a 1912 in film, 1912 short silent film drama. The film starred Earle Foxe and Alice Joyce who were acting together in their third film that year, having already starred in ''The Street Singer (1912 film), The Street Si ...

Births

*January 8 –

José Ferrer José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime, w ...

, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (died 1992) *January 13 – Paul Birch, American actor (died 1969) *February 4 – James Craig, American actor (died

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

) *February 5 –

Willard Parker Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps; February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series '' Tales of the Texas Ran ...

, American actor (died 1996) *February 19 –

Saul Chaplin Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he w ...

, American film composer (died

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

) *February 19 – Dorothy Janis, American actress (died 2010) *February 21 –

Arline Judge Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying. Early years Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connect ...

, American actress (died 1974) *February 26 –

Dane Clark Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville; February 26, 1912September 11, 1998) was an American character actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average." Early life Clark was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish imm ...

, American actor (died

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

) *March 22 –

Karl Malden Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun aut ...

, American actor (died 2009) *April 5 – Gordon Jones, American actor (died

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

) *April 8 –

Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion ( 1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champi ...

, Norwegian Olympic ice-skater, actress (died 1969) *April 11 - John Larkin, American actor (died 1965) *April 12 -

Walt Gorney Walter J. Gorney (April 12, 1912 – March 5, 2004) was an Austrian-American actor. He was best known for his role as "Crazy" Ralph in the 1980s slasher films ''Friday the 13th'' (1980) and ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' (1981). He returned to the ...

, Austrian-American actor (died 2004) *April 16 – Catherine Scorsese, American actress (died

) *April 18 –

Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins; 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-American film and television actress. Early life Barrie was born in London to English parents. Her father, Francis Charles John Graigoe Jenkin KC ...

, English actress (died 1978) *April 29 – Richard Carlson, American actor and director (died

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

) *May 9 –

Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexican film actor who made films in both Mexico and the United States. With Dolores del Río and María Félix, he was one of the best-known Latin American movie stars ...

, Mexican actor (died

) *May 18 – Perry Como, American singer, actor (died 2001) *May 23 **

Marius Goring Marius Re Goring, (23 May 191230 September 1998) was a British stage and screen actor. He is best remembered for the four films he made with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in '' A Matter of Life and Death'' and as Julian Cr ...

, English actor (died 1998) ** John Payne, American actor (died

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

) *May 29 –

Iris Adrian Iris Adrian Hostetter (May 29, 1912 – September 17, 1994) was an American stage, film actress and dancer. Life and career Adrian was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California, to Florence (née Van Every) and Adrian Earl Hostetter, who ...

, American actress (died

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

) *May 31 – Dave O'Brien, American actor, director, writer (died 1969) *June 1 – Doris Wishman, American filmmaker (died 2002) *June 26 –

Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was an Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television s ...

, Canadian actor (''Tonto'') (died 1980) *July 4 –

Viviane Romance Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress. Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 19 ...

, French actress (died

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

) *July 5 – Ilona Massey, Hungarian-born American actress (died 1974) *August 1 – Henry Jones, American actor (died 1999) *August 12 – Samuel Fuller, American director (died 1997) *August 15 –

Wendy Hiller Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller, (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation ''Rating the Movie Stars'', desc ...

, English actress (died 2003) *August 23 – Gene Kelly, American actor (died 1996) *August 25 - Ted Key, writer (died 2008) *August 29 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (died 1974) *September 5 ** Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-born German actress (died 2001) ** Frank Thomas, American animator (died 2004) *September 10 –

Mary Walter Mary Walter (September 10, 1912 – February 25, 1993) was a Filipina actress whose eight decade-long film acting career saw her transformation from a romantic lead in the silent film era into a wizened fixture in horror movies in the late 1 ...

, Filipina actress (died 1993) *September 21 – Chuck Jones, American animator (died 2002) *September 23 –

Martha Scott Martha Ellen Scott (September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille's ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956), and William Wyler's '' Ben-Hur'' (1959), playing the mother of Charlto ...

, American actress (died 2003) *September 29 – Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director (died 2007) *October 10 -

Rudy Bond Rudolph Bond (October 10, 1912 – March 29, 1982) was an American actor who was active from 1947 until his death. His work spanned Broadway, films and television. Early life Bond was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second youngest of f ...

, American actor (died 1982) *October 11 – Betty Noyes American singer/dubber (died

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

) *October 12 –

Peer Guldbrandsen Peer Guldbrandsen (22 October 1912 – 13 March 1996) was a Danish screenwriter, actor, film director and producer. He wrote for 42 films between 1940 and 1976. He also appeared in 23 films between 1939 and 1978. Selected filmography * '' ...

, Danish screenwriter, actor, film director and producer (died 1996) *October 13 –

Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited app ...

, Hungarian-born American actor (died

) *October 31 – **

Dale Evans Dale Evans Rogers (born Frances Octavia Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Early life Evans was born Frances Octavia Smith on ...

, American actress (died 2001) **

Ollie Johnston Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. (October 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008) was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, and the last surviving at the time of his death from natural causes. He was recognized by The Wal ...

, American animator (died 2008) *November 5 – Paul Dehn, English screenwriter and poet (died 1976) *November 8 –

June Havoc June Havoc (born Ellen Evangeline Hovick; November 8, 1912 – March 28, 2010) was a Canadian American actress, dancer, stage director and memoirist. Havoc was a child vaudeville performer under the tutelage of her mother Rose Thompson Hovick, ...

, American actress (died 2010) *November 21 –

Eleanor Powell Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars du ...

, American dancer, actress (died 1982) *November 24 –

Garson Kanin Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Early life Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York; his family later relocated to Detroit then to New York City. He attended ...

, American writer (died 1999) *December 11 – Carlo Ponti, Italian producer (died 2007)

Deaths

* March 30 –

Karl May Karl Friedrich May ( , ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his 19th century novels of fictitious travels and adventures, set in the American Old West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand as main pro ...

, writer, '' Apache Gold'' (born 1842) * April 15 – Jacques Futrelle, writer, '' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'', (perished in the ''

'') (born 1875) * April 20 – Bram Stoker, writer, '' Dracula'' (born 1847) * May 14 –

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...

, writer, ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' (born 1849) * May 19 –

Bolesław Prus Aleksander Głowacki (20 August 1847 – 19 May 1912), better known by his pen name Bolesław Prus (), was a Polish novelist, a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy, as well as a distinctive voice in world li ...

, writer, '' Faraon'' (born 1847) * June 1 – Philip Parmalee, actor (with Mabel Normand in ''

''); pioneer aviator for the Wright brothers (born 1887) * July 1 –

Harriet Quimby Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot certificate, issued to her by the Aero Club of Ame ...

, writer (seven scenarios for D.W. Griffith); actress in one film; pioneer American aviator (born 1875) * December 14 – Harry Cashman, comedy producer and actor for the Chicago-based Essanay company.

Film debuts

John Barrymore John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly att ...

– The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (as Jack Barrymore) * Frank Borzage – On Secret Service (short) *

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She join ...

– The Would-Be Heir (short) *

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

– The Honor of the Family (short) (unconfirmed) *

– An Unseen Enemy (short) * Lillian Gish – An Unseen Enemy (short) *

– Brave Heart's Hidden Love (short) *

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...

– The Post Telegrapher (short) * Cleo Madison – A Business Buccaneer (short) *

Mary Miles Minter Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902Louisiana Birth Certificate, Caddo Parish, No. 119, Book A, Page 97, Birth Date: April 25, 1902, Name: Mary M. Reilly ic – Original Caddo birth record was recorded as "J.H. Riley's Child" ...

– The Nurse (short) (as Juliet Shelby) *

Antonio Moreno Antonio Garrido Monteagudo (September 26, 1887 – February 15, 1967), better known as Antonio Moreno or Tony Moreno, was a Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s. Early life and silent fil ...

– Iola's Promise (short) *

Warner Oland Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances. He is most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American ...

–

Pilgrim's Progress ''The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come'' is a 1678 Christianity, Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a prog ...

* Olga Petrova – Departure of a Grand Old Man (short) *

Victor Sjöström Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in ...

– director, A Ruined Life; actor, The Gardener *

Frederick Warde Frederick Barkham Warde (23 February 1851 – 7 February 1935) was an English Shakespearean actor who relocated to the United States in the late 19th century. Career He was born in 1851 in Wardington, Oxfordshire, the son of Thomas Ward and ...

– Richard III

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