The year 1918 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__

Events

*January 27 –

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

makes his film debut in ''

Tarzan of the Apes ''Tarzan of the Apes'' is a 1912 story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the first in the Tarzan series. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine '' The All-Story'' beginning October 1912 before being released as a novel in June ...

''. *March 10 –

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

release their first produced picture, ''

My Four Years in Germany ''My Four Years in Germany'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film that is notable as being the first film produced by the four Warner Brothers, Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack, though the title card clearly reads "My Four Years In Germany Inc. ...

''. *July – The animated ''

The Sinking of the Lusitania ''The Sinking of the Lusitania'' (1918) is an American silent animated short film by cartoonist Winsor McCay. It is a work of propaganda re-creating the never-photographed 1915 sinking of the British liner RMS ''Lusitania''. At twelve minu ...

'' is one of the first examples of animation being used for something other than comedy. *Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the

Motion Picture Patents Company The Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC, also known as the Edison Trust), founded in December 1908 and terminated seven years later in 1915 after conflicts within the industry, was a trust of all the major US film companies and local foreign-bran ...

disbands. *

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1882 or 1884 or 1885 – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industr ...

arrives in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

and forms Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation. *28 mm safety standard film, designed by Alexander Victor, becomes one of the earliest film formats to use "safety film" bases in order to safeguard the amateur market against nitrate fires.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

Notable films released in 1918

Argentina

*'' Buenos Aires tenebroso'', directed by

Juan Glize ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

*''

En un día de gloria En or EN may refer to: Businesses * Bouygues (stock symbol EN) * Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (reporting mark EN, but now known as Southern Railway of Vancouver Island) * Euronews, a news television and internet channel Language and writing * ...

'', directed by

Mario Gallo Mario Gallo (July 31, 1878 – October 2, 1945) was an Italian-born, Argentine film director of the 1900s and 1910s and one of the early directors in the cinema of Argentina. He directed what is nowadays considered the country's first fiction feat ...

and

Alberto Traversa Alberto is the Romance languages, Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic languages, Germanic ''Albert (given name), Albert''. It is used in Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, ...

*''

La garra porteña LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'', directed by Juan Glize *''

Sin dejar rastros ''Sin dejar rastros'' (Spanish: "Without a Trace") is a 1918 lost Argentine animated feature film. It was written and directed by Quirino Cristiani. The film used cutout animation. Plot The plot revolved around the recent incident involving the G ...

'', directed by

Quirino Cristiani Quirino Cristiani (July 2, 1896 – August 2, 1984) was an Italian-born Argentine animation director and cartoonist, responsible for the world's first two animated feature films as well as the first animated feature film with sound, even though th ...

*''

Violeta o La reina del tango Violeta is the form of the female given name Violet in use in several languages. It can mean: People * Violeta (given name), female given name Movies * Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: ''Violeta se fue a los cielos''), a 2011 Chilean film Mu ...

'', directed by Juan Glize

France

*''The Ghost of the Rancho'' (aka ''Range Busters''), directed by William Worthington, starring Bryant Washburn and Rhea Mitchell, a hybrid Horror/Western/Comedy *''

The Tenth Symphony ''The Tenth Symphony'' (french: La Dixième Symphonie) is a 1918 silent French drama film directed by Abel Gance. Plot Rich orphan Eve Dinant has fallen under the spell of the charming but evil Fred Rice. She becomes his mistress and he induc ...

'' (La Dixième Symphonie), directed by

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J ...

, starring Séverin-Mars and

Jean Toulout Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''La Digue'' (1911) * '' The Mask of Horror'' (1912) * '' The Tenth Symphony'' ( ...

*''

Tih Minh ''Tih Minh'' is a 1918 French film serial directed by Louis Feuillade. Plot ''Tih Minh'' tells the story of Jacques d'Athys who returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina. Tih Minh (Mary Harald), a young woman from Laos, acco ...

'', 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

René Cresté René Auguste Cresté (5 December 1881 – 30 November 1922) was a French stage and film actor and director of the silent film era. Cresté is possibly best recalled as Judex, the title character in the Louis Feuillade-directed crime-adventure s ...

*''Vendemiaire'', directed by

Germany

*''

Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne ''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (''Alraune, the Hangman's Daughter, Named Red Hanna'') is a 1918 silent science fiction horror film directed by Eugen Illés and Joseph Klein and starring Max Auzinger. The film was produ ...

'', directed by Eugen Illes and Joseph Klein, starring Max Auzinger and Hilde Wotner; released in the U.S. as ''Sacrifice''; this was the 2nd film adaptation based on the 1911 novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers *''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'', directed by

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

, starring

Pola Negri Pola Negri (; born Apolonia Chalupec ; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme ...

*''

Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart ''Dr. Hart's Diary'' (German: ''Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart'') is a 1917 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent war film directed by Paul Leni and starring Heinrich Schroth, Käthe Haack and Dagny Servaes. The film depicts a German field hosp ...

'' (''Dr. Hart's Diary''), directed by

Paul Leni Paul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi; 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making ''Hintertreppe'' (1921) and '' Waxworks'' (1924) in Germany, and '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927), ''Th ...

*''Eyes of the Mummy'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Pola Negri and Emil Jannings *'' I Don't Want to Be a Man'' (''Ich möchte kein Mann sein''), directed by Ernst Lubitsch *''The Other Self'', aka ''Das Andere Ich'' (Austrian) directed by Fritz Freisler, starring Fritz Kortner *''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (aka ''Der Rettenfanger von Hameln''), written and directed by

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conce ...

, starring Wegener and

Lyda Salmonova Lyda Salmonova (born Ludmila Vilemina Anna Salmonova; 14 July 1889 – 18 November 1968) was a Czech stage and film actress who appeared primarily in German films. She was married to the actor Paul Wegener and appeared alongside him in a number o ...

Great Britain

*''The Haunted Hotel'', an 11-minute comedy short directed by Fred Rains (Claude's father), starring Will Asher and Marion Peake *''

Victory and Peace ''Victory and Peace'' is a 1918 British silent war film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Matheson Lang, Marie Lohr, and James Carew. The film was produced by the National War Aims Committee that was set up in 1917 to focus on domestic ...

'', directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

Hungary

*'' A 99-es számú bérkocsi'', directed by Mihály Kertész, starring: ,

Cläre Lotto Cläre Lotto (23 September 1893 – 23 August 1952) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1933. She married German film actor Carl de Vogt, with whom she had a son with, Karl Franz de Vogt (born ...

and

Béla Lugosi Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic Dracula (1931 English-lan ...

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Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story o ...

'', directed by Mihály Kertész and Edmund Fritz, starring: Géza Erdélyi and

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(

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); first film adaptation based on the 1911 novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers *''

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'', directed by

Alfréd Deésy Alfréd Deésy (22 September 1877 – 18 July 1961) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 77 films between 1915 and 1947. Deésy also appeared as an actor in 28 films between 1913 and 1960. Biography Deésy wa ...

, starring

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'', directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Gábor Rajnay Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Number 111'' (1919) * '' Yamata'' ...

and

Artúr Somlay Artúr Somlay (28 February 1883, in Budapest – 10 November 1951, in Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Today and Tomorrow'' (1912) * ''Faun'' (1918) * ''Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * '' The Clan'' (1920) * ...

*'' Mary Ann'', directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Ica von Lenkeffy Ica von Lenkeffy (born Ilona Kaukál; 25 October 1896 – 25 January 1955) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 26 films between 1912 and 1928. She was born in Miskolc, Hungary and died in Budapest. Partial film ...

and

Tivadar Uray Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * '' A Vörös S� ...

*'' Álarcosbál'' , ,

, starring: Béla Lugosi *'' A víg Özvegy'', directed by Mihály Kertész *'' Az ördög'', directed by Mihály Kertész *'' Karoly bakak'', directed by

Zoltan Korda Zoltan Korda (June 3, 1895 – October 13, 1961) was a Hungarian-born motion picture screenwriter, director and producer. He made his first film in Hungary in 1918, and worked with his brother Alexander Korda on film-making there and in London. ...

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'', directed by Alfréd Deésy, starring Béla Lugosi and Norbert Dán; based on the 1890 Oscar Wilde novel *'' Küzdelem a létért'', directed by Alfréd Deésy, starring: Béla Lugosi *''

Lili ''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...

'', directed by Cornelius Hintner *''

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'', directed by Mihály Kertész *'' A Napraforgós hölgy'', directed by Mihály Kertész, starring:

Lucy Doraine Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Born as Ilona Kovács in Budapest, she appeared in more than 20 films between 1918 and 1931. She was married to film director ...

and

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

*'' A Víg özvegy'', directed by Mihály Kertész, starring: Mihály Várkonyi, Berta Valero, Endre Boross Árpád id. Latabár, Miklós Szomory and József Bánhidy

Italy

*'' Fabiola'' directed by

Enrico Guazzoni Enrico Guazzoni (18 December 1876 – 23 September 1949) Birth name Enrico Guazzone. Additionally, document states in lower right, "è morte in Roma in 23-9-49 / died in Rome 23 September 1949". was an Italian screenwriter and film director. G ...

Japan

*''Akakabe Myojin'' (aka ''Kaibyo Kaidan'') a Ghost-Cat film starring Matsunosuke Onoe, produced by Nikkatsu Films *''Izumo Kaidan'' (Japanese) aka ''Ghost Story of Izumo'', starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Kitsuraku Arashi, produced by Nikkatsu Films *''Yotsuya Kaidan Jitsuhi Kanetani Goro''/ ''The Ghost of Yotsuya'' (Japanese) the 2nd ever film adaptation of the 1825 stage play ''Yotsuya Kaidan'' by Tsuruya Nanboku IV; starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Sentaro Nakamura

Sweden

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The Outlaw and His Wife ''The Outlaw and His Wife'' ( sv, Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru) is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann Sigurjónsson. It tells the story of Eyvind of the Hills, an 18th-century Icelandic o ...

'' (Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru), directed by & starring

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 ...

(aka Victor Seastrom)

United States

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Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

'', directed by

Marshall Neilan Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey N ...

, 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 ...

*''Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific'' *''

Are Crooks Dishonest? ''Are Crooks Dishonest?'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of The Museum of Modern Art and Filmoteca Española. Plot Con artists Harold (Harold Lloyd) and Snub (Snub P ...

'', a

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film co ...

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'', starring

Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thie ...

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'', a 'Fatty' Arbuckle /

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

short *''The Bells'', directed by Ernest C. Warde, starring Frank Keenan and Lois Wilson; this was the 4th film adaptation of

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's 1867 stage play ''Le Juif Polonaise'' (''The Polish Jew'') *''Black Sherlock Holmes'', produced by Ebony Pictures, starring Sam Robinson as a black version of Sherlock Holmes *''

'Blue Blazes' Rawden ''Blue Blazes' Rawden'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William S. Hart and written by J.G. Hawks. The film stars William S. Hart, Maude George, Robert McKim, Gertrude Claire, Robert Gordon, and Jack Hoxie. The film was releas ...

'', starring

William S. Hart William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost Western star of the silent era who "imbued all of his characters with honor and inte ...

*'' The Blue Bird'', directed by Maurice Tourneur *''

Bound in Morocco ''Bound in Morocco'' is a 1918 American silent action romantic comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks produced and wrote the film's story and screenplay (under the pseudonym Elton Thomas), and Allan Dwan directed. The film was produced ...

'', directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

, starring

*'' The Burden of Proof'', directed by Julius Steger; starring

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

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Cecilia of the Pink Roses ''Cecilia of the Pink Roses'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Julius Steger and starring and produced by Marion Davies in her second feature film. It was distributed by Select Pictures. It was based on the novel by Katheri ...

'', directed by Julius Steger; starring

*'' The Cook'', a 'Fatty' Arbuckle/

short *''The Craving'' (aka ''Delirium'') directed by Francis Ford for Universal Pictures, starring Francis Ford and Peter Gerald *''

Cupid Angling ''Cupid Angling'' was a 1918 silent film starring Ruth Roland, and was the only feature film photographed using the Douglass Natural Color process. The film was produced by Leon F. Douglass's National Color Film Company in the Lake Lagunitas ...

'', 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 ...

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The Eyes of Julia Deep ''The Eyes of Julia Deep'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mary Miles Minter and directed by Lloyd Ingraham. The film is based on the short story by the same name, written by Kate L. McLaurin. It is one of the few films starr ...

'', starring

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" ...

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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain ''The Ghost of Slumber Mountain'' is a 1918 film written and directed by special effects pioneer Willis O'Brien, produced by Herbert M. Dawley, and starring both men. It is the first film to show live actors and stop-motion creatures together o ...

'', written and directed by Willis O'Brien (who also starred in it and handled the special animation effects); existing print runs only 12 minutes *'' The Goddess of Lost Lake'', starring

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 ...

*''The Haunted House'', produced and written by Edward Frazee, a very obscure lost film (cast unknown) *'' Headin' South'', directed by

, starring

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The Heart of Humanity ''The Heart of Humanity'' is a 1918 American silent war propaganda film produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Allen Holubar. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Erich von Stroheim. Overview The film "follows the gen ...

'', starring

Erich von Stroheim Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. H ...

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Hearts of the World ''Hearts of the World'' (also known as ''Love's Struggle'') is a 1918 American silent film, silent World War I propaganda film written, produced and directed by D. W. Griffith. In an effort to change the American public's neutral stance regardin ...

'', directed by

D.W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...

, starring

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

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 ...

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The House of Mirth ''The House of Mirth'' is a 1905 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City's high society around the end of the 19th century. Wharton creates a portrait ...

'', directed by

Albert Capellani Albert Capellani (23 August 1874 – 26 September 1931) was a French film director and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He directed films between 1905 and 1922. One of his brothers was the actor-sculptor Paul Capellani, and anoth ...

, starring

Katherine Corri Harris Katherine Corri Harris (October 12, 1890 – May 2, 1927) was an American actress and socialite. She appeared in several stage plays and three silent films, and was the first wife of actor John Barrymore. The daughter of Sidney and Kathari ...

*'' Huck and Tom'' *'' The Lamb'', a

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Men Who Have Made Love to Me ''Men Who Have Made Love to Me'' is a 1918 American silent biographical film starring Mary MacLane, based on her book ''I, Mary MacLane'' (1917), and directed by Arthur Berthelet. The film was produced by early American filmmaker, George K. Spoo ...

'', starring

Mary MacLane Mary MacLane (May 1, 1881 – ''c''. August 6, 1929) was a controversial Canadian-born American writer whose frank memoirs helped usher in the confessional style of autobiographical writing. MacLane was known as the "Wild Woman of Butte".Wat ...

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F. Richard Jones Frank Richard Jones (September 7, 1893 – December 14, 1930) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Early life and career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Jones was sixteen years old when he became involved in the fledgling fil ...

, starring Mabel Normand *'' M'Liss'', directed by

, starring

and

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he co ...

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On the Quiet ''On the Quiet'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Chester Withey and starred John Barrymore. The film, based on an original 1901 play, was written b ...

'', directed by

Chester Withey Chester "Chet" Withey (8 November 1887, Park City, Utah – 6 October 1939, California) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He participated in the production in total of some 100 films. Born in Park City, Utah, ...

, starring Jack Barrymore *''

Out of the Inkwell ''Out of the Inkwell'' is an American major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1918 to 1929. History The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced from 191 ...

'', an animated film directed by

Max Fleischer Max Fleischer (born Majer Fleischer ; July 19, 1883 – September 25, 1972) was an American animator, inventor, film director and producer, and studio founder and owner. Born in Kraków, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became ...

*'' Out West'', a 'Fatty' Arbuckle/

short *''

The Romance of Tarzan ''The Romance of Tarzan'' is a 1918 American silent action adventure film directed by Wilfred Lucas starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, Thomas Jefferson, and Cleo Madison. The movie was the second Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar R ...

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*'' Salomé'', directed by

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Theda Bara Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...

*''The Silent Mystery'', a 15-chapter serial directed by Francis Ford, starring Ford and Rosemary Theby; a five-reel condensed version was also released at some point *''

'', a short animated propaganda film by Winsor McCay; likely the longest animated film of its time. *''Stella Maris (1918 film), Stella Maris'', directed by

, starring

*''

'', directed by Scott Sidney, starring

and Enid Markey *''The Two-Soul Woman'', directed by Elmer Clifton for Universal Pictures, starring Priscilla Dean and Ashton Dearholt, based on the novel by Gelett Burgess *''Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918 film), Uncle Tom's Cabin'' *''Under the Yoke (film), Under the Yoke'', directed by

, starring

*''Under the Greenwood Tree (1918 film), Under the Greenwood Tree'' directed by Emile Chautard starring Elsie Ferguson *''The Whispering Chorus'', starring Raymond Hatton and Kathlyn Williams *''Why Pick on Me? (1918 film), Why Pick on Me?'', starring

and Bebe Daniels

U.S.S.R.

*''Cagliostro'', historical melodrama directed by Wladyslaw Starevitch, starring M. Yarosh and Arseniy Bibikov, based on the novel ''Count Cagliostro'' by E. Salias *''Father Sergius (film), Father Sergius'', directed by Yakov Protazanov, starring Ivan Mozzukhin

Comedy film series

Only the films of the series released in 1918 are collected

Buster Keaton (1917–1944)

Films starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring

released in 1918: *January 20: '' Out West'' as Sheriff / Saloon owner. *March 18: ''

'' as Bellboy.

Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)

*11 August: ''Triple Trouble (1918 film), Triple Trouble''; compilation assembled by Leo White with scenes from ''Police'' and an unfinished short, ''Life'', along with new material shot by White. Chaplin includes this production in the filmography of My Autobiography (Chaplin), his autobiography. *May 1918: ''Chase Me Charlie''; a seven-reel montage of Essanay films, edited by Langford Reed. Released in England. Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 9 films for his own production company between 1918 and 1923. These films were distributed by First National Pictures, First National. Below the movies released in 1918: *14 April: ''A Dog's Life'' *29 September: ''The Bond'' *20 October: ''Shoulder Arms'' :Uncompleted and unreleased films *''How to Make Movies'': Never assembled, although parts were used in ''The Chaplin Revue'' (see below)
Reconstructed in 1981 by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill (film historian), David Gill *Untitled film: A charity film co-starring Harry Lauder.

Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)

Glasses character ("The Boy"): *''The Tip'' *'' The Lamb'' *''Hit Him Again'' *''Beat It (film), Beat It'' *''A Gasoline Wedding'' *''Look Pleasant, Please'' *''Here Come the Girls (1918 film), Here Come the Girls'' *''Let's Go (1918 film), Let's Go'' *''On the Jump'' *''Follow the Crowd (film), Follow the Crowd'' *''Pipe the Whiskers'' as ''Janitor'' *''It's a Wild Life'' *''Hey There!'' *''Kicked Out (film), Kicked Out'' *''The Non-Stop Kid'' *''Two-Gun Gussie'' *''Fireman Save My Child (1918 film), Fireman Save My Child'' *''The City Slicker'' *''Sic 'Em, Towser'' *''Somewhere in Turkey'' *''

'' – sometimes wrongly titled as ''Doing, Doing, Done'' *''An Ozark Romance'' *''Kicking the Germ Out of Germany'' *''That's Him'' *''Bride and Gloom (film), Bride and Gloom'' *''Two Scrambled'' *''Bees in His Bonnet'' *''Swing Your Partners'' *''Why Pick on Me? (1918 film), Why Pick on Me?'' *''Nothing but Trouble (1918 film), Nothing but Trouble'' *''Back to the Woods (1918 film), Back to the Woods'' *''Hear 'Em Rave'' *''Take a Chance (1918 film), Take a Chance'' *''She Loves Me Not (1918 film), She Loves Me Not''

Lupino Lane (1915–1939)

Short films acting as his character ''Mr. Butterbun'' released in 1918: *''His Busy Day'' *''His Salad Days'' *''Love and Lobster'' *''The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Trips and Tribunals'' *''The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Unexpected Treasure'' *''The Haunted Hotel''

Births

*January 29 – John Forsythe, actor (died 2010 in film, 2010) *February 4 – Ida Lupino, actress, director (died 1995 in film, 1995) *February 15 - Allan Arbus, actor (died 2013 in film, 2013) *February 16 – Patty Andrews, singer, actress, member of The Andrews Sisters (died 2013 in film, 2013) *March 1 – Roger Delgado, actor (died 1973 in film, 1973) *March 9 **Marguerite Chapman, actress (died 1999 in film, 1999) **Mickey Spillane, writer, actor (died 2006 in film, 2006) *March 14 –Dennis Patrick, actor (died 2002 in film, 2002) *April 14 – Mary Healy (entertainer), Mary Healy, actress, singer (died 2015 in film, 2015) *April 17 **William Holden, actor (died 1981 in film, 1981) **Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley, actress (died 1993 in film, 1993) *April 18 – Shinobu Hashimoto, screenwriter (died 2018 in film, 2018) *May 14 – June Duprez, actress (died 1984 in film, 1984) *May 15 – Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (died 2009 in film, 2009) *May 20 - Patricia Ellis, American actress (died 1970 in film, 1970) *May 21 - Jeanne Bates, American actress (died 2008 in film, 2008) *May 26 – John Dall, actor (died 1971 in film, 1971) *June 8 – Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, actor, singer (died 1987 in film, 1987) *June 10 - Barry Morse, actor (died 2008 in film, 2008) *June 11 – Jane Bryan, actress (died 2009 in film, 2009) *June 13 - Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson, actor (died 1996 in film, 1996) *June 15 - Elisabeth Waldo, American former musician and actress *June 21 - Adriana Sivieri, Italian actress *June 26 – Ellen Liiger, actress (died 1987 in film, 1987) *July 6 – Sebastian Cabot (actor), Sebastian Cabot, actor (died 1977 in film, 1977) *July 8 – Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens, American actor (died 2000 in film, 2000) *July 14 – Ingmar Bergman, Swedish actor, writer, director (died 2007 in film, 2007) *July 16 – William Bishop (actor), William Bishop, actor (died 1959 in film, 1959) *July 18 – Jane Frazee, singer, actress (died 1985 in film, 1985) *July 25 - Nan Grey, actress (died 1993 in film, 1993) *July 26 – Marjorie Lord, actress (died 2015 in film, 2015) *August 1 – Cheryl Walker (actress), Cheryl Walker, model, actress (died 1971 in film, 1971) *August 9 – Robert Aldrich, director (died 1983 in film, 1983) *August 17 – Evelyn Ankers, actress (died 1985) *August 25 – Richard Greene, actor (died 1985) *September – Rin Tin Tin, canine actor (died 1932 in film, 1932) *September 13 – Dick Haymes, actor, singer (died 1980 in film, 1980) *September 16 - Branka Veselinović, Serbian actress *September 21 – Rand Brooks, actor (died 2003 in film, 2003) *September 24 - Audra Lindley, actress (died 1997 in film, 1997) *September 28 – Arnold Stang, actor and comedian (died 2009 in film, 2009) *October 9 – Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (died 2000 in film, 2000) *October 13 **Yvette Thuot, Canadian actress (died 2021 in film, 2021) **Robert Walker (actor, born 1918), Robert Walker, actor (died 1951 in film, 1951) *October 17 – Rita Hayworth, actress (died 1987) *October 23 - Peggy Moran, actress (died 2002) *October 25 - Milton Selzer, actor (died 2005) *October 27 – Teresa Wright, actress (died 2005 in film, 2005) *October 29 – Diana Serra Cary, born Peggy-Jean Montgomery ("Baby Peggy"), child silent film actress (died 2020 in film, 2020) *November 4 **Art Carney, actor (died 2003) **Cameron Mitchell (actor), Cameron Mitchell, actor (died 1994 in film, 1994) *November 27 - Stephen Elliott (actor), Stephen Elliott, actor (died 2005 in film, 2005) *November 30 – Efrem Zimbalist Jr., actor (died 2014 in film, 2014) *December 10 – Anne Gwynne, actress, model (died 2003 in film, 2003) *December 15 – Jeff Chandler (actor), Jeff Chandler, actor (died 1961 in film, 1961)

Deaths

*January 8 – Johannes Pääsuke, 25, Estonian photographer and director (train crash) *January 12 – Simeon Wiltsie, American actor *February 1 – Joseph Kaufman (director), Joseph Kaufman, 36, American silent film actor & director, married to film star Ethel Clayton *February 15 – Vernon Castle, 30, American dancer & writer *March 13 – William Courtleigh, Jr., 26, American actor *April 30 – "Mother" Mary Maurice, 73, American veteran stage & film actress *May 19 – S. Rankin Drew, 26, American actor and director. *June 29 – John van den Broek, 23, Dutch cinematographer *July 4 – Walter Stradling, 43, British cinematographer *August 12 – Anna Held, 46, Polish actress & singer *September 21 – Hal August, 28, American actor; brother of Edwin August *October 2 - Edwin Arden, American stage & film actor *October 19 – Harold Lockwood, 31, American actor *October 22 – Myrtle Gonzalez, 27, American actress *October 22 – Julian L'Estrange, 38, English actor *October 28 – Louise Vale, American actress *November 6 – William Shea (actor), William Shea, 67, Scottish veteran film actor & director *November 18 – Wayland Trask, Jr., 31, American comedian *December 6 – Charles Gunn (actor), Charles Gunn, 35, American actor *December 29 – Jode Mullally, 32, American actor

Debuts

* Warner Baxter – All Woman (film), All Woman(uncredited) * Noël Coward –

* Neil Hamilton (actor), Neil Hamilton – The Beloved Impostor (1918 film) * Buck Jones – Western Blood (as Buck Gebhardt) * Ben Lyon – The Transgressor * Irene Rich – A Desert Wooing * Will Rogers – Laughing Bill Hyde

References

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