The year 1902 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__

Events

*March 10 – A Circuit Court decision in the United States ends

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February11, 1847October18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, ...

's monopoly on the

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technology. *April 2 – Thomas Lincoln Tally opens the Electric Theater, the first permanent movie theater, in Los Angeles. Tally co-founds the First National Exhibitors Circuit in 1917. *August 9 –

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 th ...

' film '' The Coronation of Edward VII'' (a staged simulation with inserted actuality footage) is first shown in London on the evening of the

Coronation A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special v ...

itself. *September 1 – actor/producer Méliès premières the first

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestria ...

, the silent '' A Trip to the Moon'' (''Le Voyage dans La Lune''), at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin in Paris, France; it proves an immediate success. One scene features the animated human face of the Moon being struck in the eye by a rocket. * William Wardell invents an 11 mm amateur film format, Vitak.

Notable films released in 1902

A

* '' Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs)'', directed by Ferdinand Zecca, based on the Middle-Eastern folk tale – (

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)

B

* ''Bradford Coronation Procession'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * ''Burnley v. Manchester United'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB)

C

* ''Comic Pictures in High Street, West Bromwich'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * '' The Coronation of Edward VII (Le Sacre d'Édouard VII)'', directed by

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D

* ''Dewsbury v. Manningham'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB)

E

* ''Electric Tram Rides from Forster Square, Bradford'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * ''Employees Leaving Storey's Moor Lane Mill, Lancaster'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB)

F

* ''Fun in a Bakery Shop'', directed by Edwin S. Porter – ( US)

G

* ''The Great Local Derby: Accrington v. Church, Cricket Match'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * '' Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants (Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les Géants)'', directed by

, based on the 1726 novel by

Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. In 1713, he became the Dean (Christianity), dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and was given the sobriquet "Dean Swi ...

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J

* '' Jack and the Beanstalk'', directed by Edwin S. Porter, based on the 1807 fairy tale by Benjamin Tabart – ( US)

L

* ''Leeds Athletic and Cycling Club Carnival'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * ''Lieutenant Clive Wilson and the Tranby Croft Party, Hull'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * '' The Little Match Seller'', directed by James Williamson, based on the 1845 fairy tale '' The Little Match Girl'' by Hans Christian Andersen – ( GB) * '' Living Wigan'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB)

Q

* ''Quo Vadis?'', directed by Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien Nonguet – (

)

R

* '' Ringling Brothers Parade Film'', produced by William Selig – ( US) * '' Robinson Crusoe (Les aventures de Robinson Crusoë)'', directed by

, based on the 1719 novel by

Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, merchant and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translati ...

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S

* ''Sheffield United v. Bury'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * '' Snow White'', produced by Siegmund Lubin, based on the 1812 fairy tale by the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm, Wilhelm (1786–1859), were Germans, German academics who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the best-known storytellers of Oral tradit ...

– ( US) * ''Street Scenes in Halifax'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) Le Voyage dans la lune

T

* ''Tram Ride into Halifax'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * '' The Treasures of Satan (Les Trésors de Satan)'', directed by

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) * '' A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune)'', directed by

, based on the 1865 novel ''

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'' by

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

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W

* ''Wexford Bull Ring'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * ''Workers Leaving the Jute Works, Barrow'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * ''Working Rotary Snow Plows'', produced by Edison Studios – ( US)

Births

Deaths

February 15 Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Ti ...

– Wilhelmina J. R. Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress (born 1834)

References

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