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List Of American Films Of 1901
A list of American films released in 1901. See also * 1901 in the United States External links 1901 filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1901 1901 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... American 1900s in American cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 In Film
The year 1901 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ 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 A * ''Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) * '' Another Job for the Undertaker'', directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – ( US) B * ''The Big Swallow'', directed by James Williamson – ( GB) * ''Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue)'', directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France) C * '' The Countryman and the Cinematograph'', directed by Robert W. Paul – ( GB) * ''Cunard Vessel at Liverpool'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – ( GB) D * ''The Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (France) * '' Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité)'', di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love By The Light Of The Moon
''Love by the Light of the Moon'' is a 1901 film by Edwin S. Porter, produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It mixes animation and live action and predates the man in the Moon theme of the 1902 French science fiction film ''A Trip to the Moon'' by Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (; ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French illusionist, actor, and film director. He led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was well known for the use of .... The animation is provided by projected slides showing the Moon's different faces. Plot The Moon, painted with a smiling face, hangs over a park at night. A young couple walking past a fence learn on a railing and look up. The Moon smiles. They embrace, and the Moon's smile gets bigger. They then sit down on a bench by a tree. The Moon's view is blocked, causing him to frown. In the last scene, the man fans the woman with his hat because the Moon has left the sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of American Films By Year
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Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 In The United States
Events from the year 1901 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: William McKinley ( R-Ohio) (until September 14), Theodore Roosevelt ( R- New York) (starting September 14) * Vice President: ** until March 4: ''vacant'' ** March 4–September 14: Theodore Roosevelt ( R- New York) ** starting September 14: ''vacant'' * Chief Justice: Melville Fuller (Illinois) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: David B. Henderson ( R-Iowa) * Congress: 56th (until March 4), 57th (starting March 4) Events January–March * January 1 – Pentecostalism is born, at a prayer meeting at Bethel Bible College in Topeka, Kansas. * January 3 – Census Commissioner predicts a US population of at least 300 million by 2001 * January 5 – Typhoid fever breaks out in a Seattle jail, the first of two typhoid outbreaks in the United States during the year. * January 7 – Alferd Packer is released from prison in the United States after serving 18 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrible Teddy, The Grizzly King
''Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King'' is a 1901 American silent film directed by Edwin S. Porter. Produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, it is the earliest known political satire in American film. It features three actors, all of whom are unknown. Plot Lasting just 61 seconds and consisting of two shots, the first shot is set in a wood during winter. The actor representing then vice-president Theodore Roosevelt enthusiastically hurries down a hillside towards a tree in the foreground. He falls once, but rights himself and cocks his rifle. Two other men, bearing signs reading "His Photographer" and "His Press Agent" respectively, follow him into the shot; the photographer sets up his camera. "Teddy" aims his rifle upward at the tree and fells what appears to be a common house cat, which he then proceeds to stab. "Teddy" holds his prize aloft, and the press agent takes notes. The second shot is taken in a slightly different part of the wood, on a path. "Teddy" rides the path on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 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, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory. Edison was raised in the American Midwest. Early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanical laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida, in co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President McKinley Inauguration Footage
''President McKinley Inauguration Footage'' is the name given to two different short documentary films which were combined as one. The two titles are ''President McKinley Taking the Oath'' and ''President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol''. The two show President William McKinley arriving at the United States Capitol in order to take the oath of office of the president of the United States as part of his second inauguration on March 4, 1901. Both were produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and in 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the two "culturally significant" and selected them for preservation in the National Film Registry. Production Edison's crew shot the films on location on March 4, 1901, and released their footage less than two weeks later. The notes stated they had a camera and were "within twenty feet of the President's carriage when it passed," giving the general public an unprecedentedly intimate view of a United States President. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martyred Presidents
''The Martyred Presidents'' is a 1901 American film directed by Edwin S. Porter. Plot summary The film, just over a minute long, is composed of two shots. In the first, a girl sits at the base of an altar or tomb, her face hidden from the camera. At the center of the altar, a viewing portal displays the portraits of three U.S. Presidents— Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley—each victims of assassination. In the second shot, which runs just over eight seconds long, an assassin kneels at the feet of Lady Justice. Production Evocative of early magic lantern and Phantasmagoria shows, ''The Martyred Presidents'' is part of a cycle of films made by the Edison Studios to chronicle the McKinley assassination William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas Saloon Smashers
''Kansas Saloon Smashers'' is a 1901 comedy short film produced and distributed by Edison Studios. Directed by Edwin S. Porter, it is a satire of American activist Carrie Nation. The film portrays Nation and her followers entering and destroying a saloon. After the bartender retaliates by spraying Nation with water, policemen order them out; the identities of the actors are not known. Inspiration for the film was provided by an editorial cartoon which appeared in the ''New York Evening Journal''. ''Kansas Saloon Smashers'' became a success upon its March release, and inspired other films about Nation to be produced by Lubin Manufacturing Company and Biograph Company. It was not the only film produced by Edison Studios to mock Nation; released the same year, '' Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce'' parodied the relationship between Nation and her husband. A print of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress, and it was released on DVD in 2007. Plot A bartender is working at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Affair Of Honor
''Affair of Honor'' is a silent film that was inspired by a famous painting. It was made 18 May 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Lubin Studios. A woman and her male friend (Arthur Marvin) are seated at a table when another woman makes romantic overtures to the man. The two women then duel with swords, and one of the women is killed. See also *Lubin Studios *Silent film *Duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ... External links * 1901 films American silent short films American black-and-white films Lubin Manufacturing Company films 1900s American films 1900s English-language films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gordon Sisters Boxing
''The Gordon Sisters Boxing'' is an American short black-and-white silent film directed by Thomas A. Edison. It is one of the earliest female boxing movies. Edison’s film catalogue describes the film as follows: “Champion lady boxers of the world. Here we depict two female pugilists that are really clever. They are engaged in a hot and heavy one-round sparring exhibition, which is photographed against a very pleasing background, consisting of a park, with marble entrance and walk, and beautiful trees and shrubbery. The exhibition is very lively from start to finish; the blows fall thick and fast, and some very clever pugilistic generalship is exhibited.” In an analysis of boxing in the context of modernism, Irene Gammel argues that the scene’s “symmetry and beauty esturetowards the artfulness of boxing as a cultivated sport.” In addition, she argues that the women’s choreographed movement shows “their boldly modern female physicality and sportsmanship.”Gammel, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
