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1911 Films
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *February: '' The Motion Picture Story Magazine'', the first American film fan magazine, is published. It is followed later in the year by ''Photoplay''. *April 8: Winsor McCay releases his first film ''Little Nemo'', one of the earliest animated films. *October 23 (October 10 OS): Svetozar Botorić's '' The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe'' (''Život i dela besmrtnog vožda Karađorđa'', Живот и дела бесмртног вожда Карађорђа) premieres in Belgrade and becomes the first feature film made in Serbia and the Balkans. *October 26: '' Defence of Sevastopol'' («Оборона Севастополя») premieres at the Crimean palace of Tsar Nicholas II and becomes the first feature-length film made in the Russian Empire and one of the first in the world. It is also the first known film to use a multiple-camera setup (2 cameras) *October 27: David Horsley' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and district in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. Its name has become synonymous with the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios such as Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures are located in or near Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. The North Hollywood, Los Angeles, northern and East Hollywood, Los Angeles, eastern parts of the neighborhood were Merger (politics), consolidated with the City of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter, the prominent film industry migrated to the area. History Initial development H. J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. Whitley shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Méliès
Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès ( , ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French magic (illusion), magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of film, cinema, primarily in the Fantasy film, fantasy and Science fiction film, science fiction genres. Méliès rose to prominence creating "trick films" and became well known for his innovative use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, Dissolve (film), dissolves, and Color motion picture film#Tinting and hand coloring, hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards in his work. His most important films include ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1902) and ''The Impossible Voyage'' (1904). Early life and education Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was born 8 December 1861 in Paris, son of Jean-Louis Méliès and his Netherlands, Dutch wife Johannah-Catherine Schuering. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Munchausen's Dream
''Baron Munchausen's Dream'' (), also known as ''Les Aventures de baron de Munchausen'' and ''Monsieur le Baron a trop bien dîné'', is a 1911 French short silent film in the fantasy film genre, directed by Georges Méliès. Synopsis After an evening of entertaining guests with lavish food and drink, a drunk Baron Munchausen is carried to his bed, underneath a huge Rococo mirror. He soon drifts into heavy sleep, only to experience a variety of disturbing and otherworldly dreams. An idyllic scene of couples dancing in a park gives way to a violent tableau of Ancient Egyptian design; the Three Graces, standing in classical poses, become three frog-like monsters and then three halberdiers. Awaking briefly, the Baron checks his reflection in a mirror to ensure all is well, then drifts back into dreams: his bed seems to dance about in an Orientalist landscape, and then it is attacked by giant grasshopper and a clown. Believing himself to be awake, the Baron approaches a fountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broncho Billy Anderson
Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson (born Maxwell Henry Aronson; March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios. In 1958, he received a special Academy Award for being a pioneer of the film industry. Early life Anderson was born Maxwell Henry Aronson in Little Rock, Arkansas, the sixth child of Henry and Esther (Ash) Aronson, both natives of New York. His younger sister was actress and singer Leona Anderson. His family was Jewish, his father's parents having emigrated to the United States from Prussia, and his mother's from the Russian Empire. His family moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas when he was three years old. He lived in Pine Bluff until he was 8, when he moved with his family to St. Louis, Missouri. When he was 18, he moved to New York City and appeared in vaudeville and the theater, supplementing his income as a photograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkali Ike's Auto
''Alkali Ike's Auto'' is a 1911 American silent short comedy film directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson. The film is the first in the " Alkali Ike" series. Cast * Augustus Carney as Alkali Ike * Harry Todd as Mustang Pete * Margaret Joslin as Betty Brown * Arthur Mackley as Man in Apron * Victor Potel * John B. O'Brien * Fred Church Preservation Also preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress''(<-book title) p.4 c.1978 See also * List of American films of 1911 *1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.
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List Of British Films Before 1920
List of British films from 1888 to 1919: 1888–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 See also * 1888 in the United Kingdom * 1889 in the United Kingdom * 1890 in the United Kingdom * 1895 in the United Kingdom * 1896 in the United Kingdom * 1897 in the United Kingdom * 1898 in the United Kingdom * 1899 in the United Kingdom * 1900 in the United Kingdom * 1901 in the United Kingdom * 1903 in the United Kingdom * 1905 in the United Kingdom * 1906 in the United Kingdom * 1907 in the United Kingdom * 1908 in the United Kingdom * 1909 in the United Kingdom * 1910 in the United Kingdom * 1911 in the United Kingdom * 1912 in the United Kingdom * 1913 in the United Kingdom * 1914 in the United Kingdom * 1915 in the United Kingdom * 1916 in the United Kingdom * 1917 in the United Kingdom * 1918 in the United Kingdom * 1919 in the United Kingdom References External links * IMD* BF {{DEFAULTSORT:British films before 1920 Lists of British films by d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter R
Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) * "Agent Walter", an early codename of Josip Broz Tito * Walter, pseudonym of the anonymous writer of '' My Secret Life'' * Walter Plinge, British theatre pseudonym used when the original actor's name is unknown or not wished to be included * John Walter (businessman), Canadian business entrepreneur Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Anarchists
''The Aerial Anarchists'' is a 1911 British silent science fiction film directed by Walter R. Booth. It is the third and final film in Booth's science fiction series seeking to present a picture of futuristic aerial warfare. ''Aerial Anarchists'' followed on from '' Aerial Torpedo'' and ''Aerial Submarine'' and the films constitute the first real science fiction series made in the United Kingdom. The story focuses on an attack against London by a fleet of airships from an unknown country. Plot There is currently no known surviving footage of this film and all information is based upon the original catalog synopsis from Kineto Film Studios. The film contains scenes of a bombing and its aftermath throughout London. Sequences such as the bombing of St. Paul's Cathedral and a railway disaster in which a train is seen to leap into a chasm, feature prominently. Production Airships provide the "engine of destruction" in ''The Aerial Anarchists''. The Kineto Film Catalogue describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1911
A list of American films released in 1911 in film, 1911. See also * 1911 in the United States External links 1911 films at the IMDb, Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1911 Lists of American films by year, 1911 1911 in the United States, Films Lists of 1911 films by country 1910s in American cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of The Christ
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hur (1907 Film)
''Ben Hur'' is a 1907 American silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film set in ancient Rome, the first screen adaptation of Lew Wallace's popular 1880 novel ''Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ''. Co-directed by Sidney Olcott and Frank Oakes Rose, this "Film, photoplay" was produced by the Kalem Company of New York City, and its scenes, including the climactic chariot race, were filmed in the city's borough of Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn."KALEM FILMS...BEN HUR" advertisement, ''The Moving Picture World'' (New York, N.Y.), December 7, 1907, p. 649. Internet Archive, San Francisco. Retrieved July 2, 2020. While this film is significant for being the first motion-picture adaptation of Wallace's novel, its production also served as a landmark case of copyright infringement by an early American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
