The year 1904 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__

Events

* As shown in the film series '' Westinghouse Works'', some filmmakers begin to move away from eye-level filmmaking and use the camera to explore spaces from an angle usually inaccessible to the average person. * William Fox purchases his first

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. * 23 June:

Marcus Loew Marcus Loew (May 7, 1870 - September 5, 1927) was an American business magnate and a pioneer of the motion picture industry who formed Loew's Theatres and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio (MGM). Life and career Loew was born in New York City, ...

founds the theatre chain, the People's Vaudeville Company, which later was renamed

Loews Theatres Loews may refer to: * Loews Cineplex Entertainment, formerly Loews Incorporated, a defunct North American cinema chain which formerly owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer **'' United States v. Loew's Inc.'', a United States Supreme Court case involving Loews ...

which was the oldest theatre chain operating in North America when it was merged with

AMC Theatres AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a AMC Theatres, originally an abbreviation for American Multi-Cinema; often referred to simply as AMC and known in some countries as AMC Cinemas or AMC Multi-Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain fou ...

in 2006

Films released in 1904

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* ''Audley Range School, Blackburn'', produced by

Mitchell and Kenyon The Mitchell & Kenyon film company was a pioneer of early commercial motion pictures based in Blackburn in Lancashire, England, at the start of the 20th century. They were originally best known for minor contributions to early fictional narrative ...

– ( GB) * ''Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup'', directed by Billy Bitzer and A.E. Weed – ( US)

B

* ''The Bewitched Traveller'', directed by

Lewin Fitzhamon Lewin "Fitz" Fitzhamon (5 June 1869 – 10 October 1961) was a British filmmaker, who worked as Cecil Hepworth's principal director in the early decades of the twentieth century. His best-known film is ''Rescued by Rover'' (1905). Other directing ...

and Cecil Hepworth – ( GB) * ''Blackpool Victoria Pier'', produced by

– ( GB) * '' The Bold Bank Robbery'', directed by Jack Frawley – ( US) * ''Buy Your Own Cherries'', directed by

Robert W. Paul Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker. He made narrative films as early as April 1895. Those films were shown first in Edison Kinetoscope knockoffs. In 1896 he s ...

– ( GB)

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* '' The Cook in Trouble (Sorcellerie culinaire)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (

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)

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* '' A Day in the Hayfields'', directed by Cecil Hepworth – ( GB)

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* ''

An Englishman Trip to Paris from London ''An Englishman Trip to Paris from London'', also known as ''A Trip to Paris'' is a 1904 British silent comedy film, directed by Lewin Fitzhamon filmed on location in London and Paris.Review and link to watch the film: Plot At the time of releas ...

'', directed by

– ( GB) * ''

The European Rest Cure ''The European Rest Cure'', also known as ''European Rest Cure'' is a 1904 American silent comedy film, directed by Edwin S. Porter partly filmed on location in New-York.Review and link to watch the film: Plot The film tells the story of an ol ...

'', directed by

Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over ...

– ( US)

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* '' Faust and Marguerite (Damnation du docteur Faust)'', directed by Georges Méliès,Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. . based on the 1859

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

Charles Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...

– (

) * ''A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre'', directed by A.E. Weed – ( US)

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* '' Girls Taking Time Checks'', directed by Billy Bitzer – ( US)

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* ''

The Impossible Voyage ''The Impossible Voyage'' (french: Le Voyage à travers l'impossible), also known as ''An Impossible Voyage'' and ''Whirling the Worlds'', is a 1904 French silent film directed by Georges Méliès. Inspired by Jules Verne's play '' Journey Throu ...

(Le Voyage à travers l'impossible)'', directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1882 stage play '' Journey Through the Impossible'' by Jules Verne – (

)

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* '' The Lost Child'', directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – ( US)

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* '' A Miracle Under the Inquisition (Un miracle sous l'inquisition)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (

) * ''The Mistletoe Bough'', directed by Percy Stow – ( GB) * ''

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'', directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – ( US)

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* ''Opening of Drill Hall, Accrington by General Baden-Powell'', produced by

– ( GB)

P

* ''Princess Rajah Dance'', directed by A.E. Weed – ( US)

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* '' A Railway Tragedy'', produced by the

Gaumont-British Picture Corporation The Gaumont-British Picture Corporation produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It was established as an offshoot of the Gaumont Film Company of France. Film production Gaumont-British was founded in 18 ...

– ( GB)

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* ''

The Strike ''The Strike'' (also known as ''Strike!'', although this is more properly the title of the fictitious Hollywood movie featured in the episode) is one of the short comedy films – written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, and directed by Ric ...

(La Grève)'', directed by

Ferdinand Zecca Ferdinand Zecca (19 February 1864 – 23 March 1947) was a pioneer French film director, film producer, actor and screenwriter. He worked primarily for the Pathé company, first in artistic endeavors then in administration of the international ...

– (

) * '' The Suburbanite'', directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – ( US)

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* '' Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer (Le Thaumaturge chinois)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (

) * ''Troubles of a Manager of a Burlesque Show'', directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – ( US)

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* '' Westinghouse Works, 1904'', a collection of 21 short films directed by Billy Bitzer – ( US) * '' The Widow and the Only Man'', directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. – ( US) * '' The Wonderful Living Fan (Le Merveilleux Éventail vivant)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (

)

Births

Deaths

* May 8 –

Eadweard Muybridge Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first ...

, cinematographer (born 1830) * July 15 – Anton Chekhov, writer (born 1860) * September 22 –

Wilson Barrett Wilson Barrett (born William Henry Barrett; 18 February 1846 – 22 July 1904) was an English manager, actor, and playwright. With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever because of his suc ...

, actor, writer (born 1846)

References

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