1913 was a particularly fruitful year for film as an art form, and is often cited one of the years in the decade which contributed to the medium the most, along with 1917. The year was one where filmmakers of several countries made great artistic advancements, producing notable pioneering masterpieces such as ''The Student of Prague'' (Stellan Rye), ''Suspense'' (Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber), ''Atlantis'' (August Blom), ''Raja Harischandra'' (D. G. Phalke), ''Juve contre Fantomas'' (Louis Feuillade), ''Quo Vadis?'' (Enrico Guazzoni), ''Ingeborg Holm'' (Victor Sjöström), ''The Mothering Heart'' (D. W. Griffith), ''Ma l’amor mio non muore!'' (Mario Caserini), ''L’enfant de Paris'' (Léonce Perret) and ''Twilight of a Woman's Soul'' (Yevgenii Bauer).

Events

* January 1 – The

British Board of Film Censors The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, previously the British Board of Film Censors) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of fi ...

is established. * April 21 – The first full-length Indian (and Marathi) feature film ''

Raja Harishchandra ''Raja Harishchandra'' () is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often considered the first full-length Indian feature film. ''Raja Harishchandra'' features Dattatraya Damodar Dabke, Anna Salunke, Bhalc ...

'' (silent) has its première (public release May 3). * May –

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 ...

signs a contract with

Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor (; hu, Zukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'' (June 16, 1976), p. 76. He produ ...

Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful New York City theatre impresario. History Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, a famous th ...

for $500 per week, becoming the company's first superstar. *

Jesse L. Lasky Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Early life Born in to ...

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cine ...

Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; yi, שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor a ...

and

Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927. Biography Apf ...

founded Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. * November 24 - ''

Traffic in Souls ''Traffic in Souls'' (also released as ''While New York Sleeps'') is a 1913 American silent crime drama film focusing on forced prostitution (white slavery) in the United States. Directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Jane Gail, Ethel G ...

'' is an early example of the narrative style of Hollywood film. * December 29 –

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

signs a contract with

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

to begin making films at

Keystone Studios Keystone Studios was an early film studio founded in Edendale, California (which is now a part of Echo Park) on July 4, 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett with backing from actor-writer Adam Kessel (1866–1946) and Charle ...

. * December 29 – release of ''

The Adventures of Kathlyn ''The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913) is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913, by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grandon ...

'', the second American

serial film A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a film, motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater ...

and the first to feature

cliffhanger A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode or a film of serialized fiction. A cliffhang ...

endings that became popular with later serials. * December 29 – production starts on Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company's '' The Squaw Man'', the first full-length

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

feature film. * D. W. Griffith ends his series of Biograph shorts, begun in 1908, and leaves the

Biograph Company The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition ...

in New York City to make full-length motion pictures. *

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 ...

' career as a director comes to an end. * Cines-Palast in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

opens as a cinema with ''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

''. *

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 ...

shoot their last known films in England. *

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

signs for

and his early films for them feature the first known instances of pie thrown on film.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

Films released in 1913

* ''Addio giovinezza!'' * ''

'', ( serial), starring

Kathlyn Williams Kathlyn Williams (born Kathleen Mabel Williams, May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960) was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film. She began her career onstage in ...

* ''The Adventures of Three Nights'' (Eiko Films) * ''After Death'' (Italy/ Kleine & Cines) aka ''Dopo la Morte'' * ''After the Welsh Rarebit'', produced by Edison Films, directed by C. J. Williams, starring William Wadsworth and Ida Williams. * ''The Airman's Enemy'' (French/ Film de Paris) * ''The Alchemist'' (British/ Kimenatograph) produced by Charles Urban, shot in color * ''

Almost an Actress ''Almost an Actress'' was a 1913 American silent film, silent Short film, short comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and starring Louise Fazenda, Max Asher, Lon Chaney and Silvion de Jardins. A surviving still from the film shows Lon Chaney as t ...

'' (Universal) directed by Allan Curtis, starring Lon Chaney (playing a cameraman) * '' American Born'' * ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...

'', 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 ...

* ''

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

'' * ''

Article 47, L' ''L'Article 47'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, Howard Davies, Ethel Jewett, and Ernest Joy Ernest C. Joy (January 20, 1878 – February 12, 1924) was an American stage and film acto ...

'' * '' At Midnight'' * ''

Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas (mythology), Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works ''Timaeus (dialogue), Timaeus'' and ''Critias (dialogue), Critias'' ...

'' (Danish-German co-production/ Nordisk) produced by Ole Olsen, directed by

August Blom August Blom (26 December 1869 – 10 January 1947) was a Danish film director, producer, and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914. Career Blom began his acting career in 1893 in Kolding, and was ...

, written by Gerhardt Hauptmann, starring Olaf Fons, Ida Orloff and Ebba Thomsen;

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...

was assistant director; the first Danish full-length feature film. * ''Babes in the Woods'' (French/ Pathe Freres) based on the fairy tale * '' Back to Life'' (Universal) directed by Allan Dwan, starring Lon Chaney and Pauline Bush * ''Balaoo the Demon Baboon'' aka ''Balaoo'' (French/Eclair), directed by Victorin-Hyppolite Jasset, starring Lucien Bataille and Camille Bardou, based on the novel by

Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1 ...

; this film was remade as ''

The Wizard (1927 film) ''The Wizard'' is a lost 1927 American silent horror film directed by Richard Rosson and written by Andrew Bennison, Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Harry O. Hoyt. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Leila Hyams, Gustav von Seyffertitz, E. H. Calvert, Barry ...

'' and again as ''

Dr. Renault's Secret ''Dr. Renault's Secret'' is a 1942 American horror mystery film. The story was written by William Bruckner and Robert Metzler. It is loosely based on the 1911 novel ''Balaoo'' by Gaston Leroux. The production was directed by Harry Lachman and is ...

'' (1942). * ''

The Bangville Police ''The Bangville Police'' (also known as ''Bangville Police'') is a 1913 comedy short starring Fred Mace, Mabel Normand and the Keystone Cops (Mace, Raymond Hatton, Edgar Kennedy, Ford Sterling, and Al St. John). The one-reel film, generally re ...

'', starring

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

and The Keystone Cops * '' Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life'', starring

Ford Sterling Ford Sterling (born George Ford Stich Jr.; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops. Biography ...

, The Keystone Cops, and American race car driver

Barney Oldfield Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an American pioneer automobile racer; his "name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". After success in bicycle racing, he began auto r ...

. * ''

The Bartered Bride ''The Bartered Bride'' ( cz, Prodaná nevěsta, links=no, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the ...

'' * ''

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch ''The Battle at Elderbush Gulch'' (also known as ''The Battle of Elderbush Gulch'') is a 1913 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, and Alfred Paget. Plot S ...

'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

and

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", ...

* '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' * ''

Beautiful Bismark ''Beautiful Bismark'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film e ...

'' * ''Beauty and the Beast'' (Universal) directed by H. C. Matthews, based on the

Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors who together collected and published folklore. They are among the ...

fairy tale. * ''The Bells'', directed by

, starring Edward P. Sullivan and Sue Balfour, based on the play ''The Polish Jew'' by

Erckmann-Chatrian Erckmann-Chatrian was the name used by French authors Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), nearly all of whose works were jointly written.Mary Ellen Snodgrass, ''Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature''. New York, Facts ...

which was later adapted to English by Leopold Lewis retitled ''The Bells''. * ''The Bells'', directed by

George Lessey George Lessey (June 8, 1879 – June 3, 1947) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1946. He also directed more than 70 films between 1913 and 1922. Lessey was born in Amh ...

, produced by

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 inventio ...

, starring May Abbey and Robert Brower; based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name * ''The Bewitched Matches'' (French/ Eclair) directed by

Emile Cohl Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *'' Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *'' Emil and the Detecti ...

* ''The Black Opal'', (Ramo Films) based on the novel ''The Moonstone'' by

Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for ''The Woman in White (novel), The Woman in White'' (1859), a mystery novel and early "sensation novel", and for ''The Moons ...

* ''

Bloodhounds of the North ''Bloodhounds of the North'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost. Some sources state the film was edited down to one ...

'' (Universal) directed by Allan Dwan, starring Lon Chaney and Pauline Bush * '' The Blood Red Tape of Charity'' (Universal) directed by Edwin August, starring

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

* ''Brand of Evil'' (Essanay Films) directed by Harry McRae Webster, written by Edward T. Lowe, starring Thomas Commerford and Ruth Stonehouse, based on the novel ''The Moonstone'' by

* '' Breaking into the Big League'' * '' The Caged Bird'' * '' Calamity Anne's Beauty'' * '' Calamity Anne's Dream'' * '' Calamity Anne's Inheritance'' * '' Calamity Anne's Vanity'' * ''

Calamity Anne, Heroine ''Calamity Anne, Heroine'' is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring Louise Lester as Calamity Anne. It is the fourth film in the Calamity Anne series. Other cast * Charlotte Burton * J. Warren Kerrig ...

'' * ''

Caprice Caprice, from the Italian ''capriccio'', may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Caprice'' (1913 film), a film starring Mary Pickford * ''Caprices'' (film), a 1942 French comedy film * ''Caprice'' (1967 film), a film starring Richard Harris ...

'' * ''The Cave Dwellers' Romance'' (Bison Films) * ''The Clown Hero'' (Imp/ Universal) written by Richard Goodall * '' The Cub Reporter's Temptation'' * ''Dante's Purgatorio'' (Cinema Prods.) * ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

'' * ''

David Garrick David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Sa ...

'' * ''The Dead Man Who Killed'' (French/ Apex Films) * ''The Dead Secret'' (Monopol Films) directed by Stanner E. V. Taylor, starring Marion Leonard, based on the 1857 short story of the same name by

* ''The Death Stone of India'' (Bison) directed by

Milton J. Fahrney Milton J. Fahrney, sometimes credited as Milton H. Fahrney or simply Milton Fahrney, was an actor and director during the silent film era. He worked for Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company and Nestor Film Company. He featured comedian George ...

, starring William Clifford, Belle Bennett and Paul Machette, based on the 1868

novel ''The Moonstone''. * '' Death's Marathon'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...

and

Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''A Free Soul'' (1931) ...

* '' A Desperate Chance'' * ''The Devil and Tom Walker'' (Selig) directed by Hardee Kirkland, written by Edward McWade, starring Harry Lonsdale and William Stowell (as Satan); based on the story by

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...

. * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (Imp/ Universal) produced by

Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important o ...

, written and 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 ...

, starring

King Baggott King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

, Matt Snyder and Jane Gail. * ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (British/ Kineto-Kimemacolor) produced by

Charles Urban Charles Urban (April 15, 1867 – August 29, 1942) was an Anglo-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War. He was a pioneer of the documentary, educational, propag ...

, filmed in color; this film was very sparsely distributed; one of the earliest horror films ever made in Great Britain. * ''Dr. Trimball's Verdict'' (British/ Hepworth Films) directed by Frank Wilson, produced by Cecil M. Hepworth, starring Alec Worcester * ''Don Juan's Compact'' (Milano Films) * ''The Egyptian Mummy'' (Kalem Films) horror-comedy 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 ...

* '' Eighty Million Women Want -?'' * ''

An Elephant on his Hands ''An Elephant on His Hands'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film directed by Al Christie, and starring Eddie Lyons, Lee Moran, and Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost. Plot Ramona is fond of pets, but her hubby, Eddie, has a ...

'' (Nestor/ Universal) short comedy directed by Al Christie, starring Lon Chaney. * ''

L'Enfant de Paris L'Enfant may refer to: * ''L'Enfant'' (film), a 2005 Belgian film * L'Enfant (poster), a noted 1987 photographic poster * Pierre Charles L'Enfant, architect and civil engineer credited with planning the city of Washington, D.C. * , a 1943 cargo s ...

'' * ''

Evidence of the Film ''The Evidence of the Film'' is a 1913 American silent film, silent short film, short crime film directed by Lawrence Marston and Edwin Thanhouser, starring William Garwood. The only known copy of this film was rediscovered in 1999 on the floor o ...

'' * ''The Evil Power'' (Rex Films) directed by

Otis Turner Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angele ...

, starring Margarita Fischer * ''Eyes of Satan'' (Solax Films) * '' The Face at the Window'' * ''

Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...

'', a film serial (with parts four and five actually released in 1914): :* ''À l'ombre de la guillotine'' :* ''Juve contre Fantômas'' :* ''Le Mort qui tue'' * ''Faust and the Lily'' (Biograph) a satirical take on Goethe's "Faust" * ''Feathertop'' (British/ Kinemacolor) produced by

, filmed in Color; based on the novel by

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

(remade in 1916) * '' The Fire Coward'' * ''

The Flirt and the Bandit ''The Flirt and the Bandit'' is a 1913 American silent film, silent short film, short Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring R.D. Armstrong, Charlotte Burton, Edward Coxen, Ed Coxen, George Field (actor), G ...

'' * ''

For Her Boy's Sake ''For Her Boy's Sake'' is a 1913 American silent short romantic drama directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, James Cruze, William Russell and Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow (September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958) was an Ame ...

'' * '' For the Crown'' * '' For the Flag'' * '' For the Peace of Bear Valley'' * ''The Foreman's Treachery'' (Edison Prods.) directed by

Charles Brabin Charles Brabin (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director. Biography Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while hold ...

, starring Miriam Nesbitt and Marc MacDermott * '' A Forest Romance'' * ''From the Beyond'' (French/ U.S. co-production, Eclair Films/ American Standard) directed by

Oscar A. C. Lund Oscar Augustus Constantine Lund (May 21, 1885 – May 2, 1963) was a Swedish-born silent film actor, screenwriter and director of the American and Swedish motion picture industry. Biography Oscar A. C. Lund was born May 21, 1885 in Gothenburg, ...

, starring Alec B. Francis and Barbara Tennant * ''Funnicus and the Ghost'' (Eclair Films) * ''

The Game Warden ''The Game Warden'' is a 1913 American short silent film romantic comedy. The film starred Earle Foxe, Irene Boyle, and Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and scul ...

'' * ''The Ghost'' (Victor Films) directed by (and starring) James Kirkwood * ''The Ghost of Seaview Manor'' (Dragon Prods.) * ''The Ghost of the Hacienda'', a horror-western hybrid directed by Thomas Ricketts, starring Edward Coxen and Jean Durrell * ''The Ghost of the White Lady'', aka ''The White Ghost'' (Denmark/ Great Northern & Nordisk) starring Rita Sacchetto * ''The Ghosts: or, Who's Afraid?'' (Vitagraph) directed by William J. Bauman, starring Myrtle Gonzalez and George Cooper * '' The Girl and the Greaser'' * '' The Grasshopper and the Ant'' * '' The Greater Love'' * ''The Great Ganton Mystery'' (Rex Films) * ''The Great Physician'' (Edison Prods.) directed by Richard Ridgely, starring Charles Ogle * ''The Green Eye of the Yellow God'' (Edison Prods.) directed by Richard Ridgely, starring Charles Ogle, based on the 1911 poem by J. Milton Hayes * ''The Gusher'', directed by

, starring

Charles Inslee Charles E. Inslee (1870 – September 1922) was an American actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1908 and 1921. Biography Born in New York City, Inslee was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Inslee of Jamaica Plain Jamaica Plain is ...

, and The Keystone Cops * ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' * ''The Haunted Bedroom'' (Edison) starring

Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Picture ...

, Jack Strong and Mabel Trunelle * ''The Haunted Chamber'' (Anderson Films) thought to be based on the 1873 poem by

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride", ''The Song of Hiawatha'', and ''Evangeline''. He was the first American to completely transl ...

* ''The Haunted Cottage'', aka ''Le cottage hantee'' (French/ Pathe) written and directed by

Segundo de Chomon Segundo may refer to: * ''Segundo'' (Juana Molina album), 2000 * ''Segundo'' (Cooder Graw album), 2001 *Segundo, Ponce, Puerto Rico, a ''barrio'' in the ''municipio'' of Ponce, Puerto Rico *Segundo River, a river in Cordoba, Argentina *, a United S ...

* '' The Haunted House'', directed by Lorimer Johnston, starring Vivian Rich and Jack Richardson * ''The Haunted House'' (Kalem Films) thought to be directed by Edmund Lawrence, starring Edgar L. Davenport, Adelaide Lawrence and Olive Temple * ''The Haunted House'' (Patheplay) starring Charles E. Bunnell,

Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur (November 17, 1886 – October 18, 1973) was an American writer, actor and director for stage, radio and screen. He was born in Athens, New York. Wilbur is best remembered for playing Harry Marvin in '' The Perils of Pauline''. He ...

and Julia Walcott * ''

The Heart of a Fool ''The Heart of a Fool'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent fil ...

'' * '' Her Big Story'' * '' Her Gallant Knights'' * '' Hinemoa'' * '' His Neighbor's Wife'' * '' His Wife's Child'' * ''

The House in the Tree ''The House in the Tree'' is a 1913 American silent short film written by Lloyd Lonergan starring William Garwood and Billie Bennett. Cast *Josie Ashdown *Victory Bateman *Billie Bennett *Howard Davies *William Garwood *Dimitri Mitsoras *Murie ...

'' * '' The House of Darkness'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

and

* '' The Idol of Bonanza Camp'' * ''

In the Bishop's Carriage ''In the Bishop's Carriage'' is a 1913 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players Film Company film company and starring Mary Pickford. It is based on the novel of the same name by Miriam Michelson. This film is lost. The story was ...

'' * '' In the Firelight'' * ''In the Grip of a Charlatan'' (Kalem Film) starring Alice Joyce and Tom Moore * ''In the Grip of the Vampire'' (French/ Gaumont) directed by Leonce Perret; does not feature a supernatural vampire * ''In the Long Ago'' (Selig Polyscope) directed by Colin Campbell, starring Wheeler Oakman and Tom Santschi * '' In the Mountains of Virginia'' * ''In the Power of a Hypnotist'' (Warner) directed by Sidney Olcott and T. Hayes Hunter, starring Sydney Olcott and Gene Gauntier * ''In the Toils of the Devil'' (Italy/ Milano Film) story was based on ''Faust'' * '' The Influence of a Child'' * ''

Ingeborg Holm ''Ingeborg Holm'' (''Margaret Day'') is a 1913 Swedish social drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a 1906 play by Nils Krok. It caused great debate in Sweden about social security, which led to changes in the poorhouse laws. It is ...

'', once described as the first "realistic" feature film * ''The Island of Bliss'' (German/ Brandon Films) directed by Arthur Kahane; based on a

Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (; born Maximilian Goldmann; 9 September 1873 – 30 October 1943) was an Austrian-born Theatre director, theatre and film director, theater manager, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his innovative stage productions, he i ...

play * ''The Island of Terror'' (French/ Eclipse) directed by Joe Hamman (who also starred in it); an unauthorized film version of the 1896

H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells"Wells, H. G."
Revised 18 May 2015. ''

Charles M. Seay, starring Walter Edwin,

Mary Fuller Mary Claire Fuller (October 5, 1888 – December 9, 1973) was an American actress active in both stage and silent films. She also was a screenwriter and had several films produced. An early major star, by 1917 she could no longer gain role ...

, Wyatt Burns and Charles Ogle, based on the 1856

Charles Reade Charles Reade (8 June 1814 – 11 April 1884) was a British novelist and dramatist, best known for '' The Cloister and the Hearth''. Life Charles Reade was born at Ipsden, Oxfordshire, to John Reade and Anne Marie Scott-Waring, and had at leas ...

novel of the same name *''

Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...

'' * '' Justice of the Wild'' * '' A Lady of Quality'' * '' The Lady Killer'' * ''

The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting '' The Last Day of Pompeii'' by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in ...

'', directed by

Mario Caserini Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in Rome, Italy, and was marrie ...

and

Eleuterio Rodolfi Eleuterio Rodolfi (1876–1933) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was a leading figure in Italian cinema during the silent era, directing over a hundred films including '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1913).Everett p.19 Sel ...

(One of the early blockbusters in cinema. One of the earliest feature films.) * ''Love From Out of the Grave'' (French/ Film d'Art) a lost film. * '' Mabel's Awful Mistakes'', starring

and

* ''

Mabel's Dramatic Career ''Mabel's Dramatic Career'' is a 1913 American short comedy film starring Mabel Normand and Mack Sennett while featuring Roscoe Arbuckle in a cameo. The film features a film within a film and uses multiple exposure to show a film being projecte ...

'', starring

, and The Keystone Cops; contains early usage of film-within-a-film * '' Mabel's New Hero'', directed by

, starring

Fatty Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

, and The Keystone Cops * ''The Magic Skin'' (Victor Films) starring J. Warren Kerrigan, based on the story ''The Wild Ass's Skin'' by Balzac. * ''The Man in the White Cloak'' (Denmark/ Nordisk) * ''The Man of the Wax Figures'' (French), directed by

Maurice Tourneur Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

, aka ''L'Homme aux Figures de Cire'' * ''Maria Marten: or, The Murder in the Red Barn'' (British/ Motograph Films) written and directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

, starring Elizabeth Risdon, Nessie Blackford and Fred Groves; script incorporated ideas from several different stage play versions of the story; remade in 1928 and again in 1935. * ''The Medium's Nemesis'' (Thanhauser Films) starring Mrs. Lawrence Marston, Sidney Bracey and Marie Eline * '' The Mirror'' * ''

A Mix-Up in Pedigrees ''A Mix-Up in Pedigrees'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood and Francelia Billington. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * William Garwood * Francelia Billington F ...

'' * '' Moondyne'' * ''

The Mothering Heart ''The Mothering Heart'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Plot The film opens by showing a young woman (Lillian Gish) in a garden. She ...

'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

* '' Mrs. Carter's Campaign'' * ''The Mysterious Stranger'' (Essanay Films) starring Bryant Washburn and E. H. Calvert. * ''Mystery of the Haunted Hotel'' (Thanhouser) * ''The Mystic Moonstone'' (British/ Lion's Head Films) directed by David Aylott * ''The New Conductor'' * ''The Newsboy's Christmas Dream'' (British/ C&M Films) * ''

The Night Before Christmas ''A Visit from St. Nicholas'', more commonly known as ''The Night Before Christmas'' and ''Twas the Night Before Christmas'' from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title ''Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas'' i ...

'' * ''Notre Dame'' (Patheplay), based on the novel ''Notre Dame de Paris'' by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

* ''Nursery Favorites'' * '' The Oath of Pierre'' * ''The Occult'', 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

Sydney Ayres Sydney Ayres (August 28, 1879 – September 9, 1916) was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter. Biography Born Daniel Sydney Ayres in New York City, Ayres was known for his handsome, suave looks. He often simultaneously act ...

, Jacques Jaccard and Violet Knights. * '' The Other (Der Andere)'' aka ''Der Andere'' (German/ Vitascope), written and directed by Max Mack, starring Albert Basserman, Hanni Weisse and Emmerich Hanus; based on a stage play by Paul Lindau which in turn was inspired by the novel ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' * ''

The Oath of Tsuru San ''The Oath of Tsuru San'' is an American silent short drama film starring William Garwood and Japanese actress Tsuru Aoki was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era ...

'' * ''

Our Wives ''Our Wives'' is a 1913 comedy short silent film, written by Anthony E. Wills, and directed by James Lackaye. Cast * Harry T. Morey ... Rosweel Chandler * Louise Beaudet ... Mrs. Rosweel Chandler * Lillian Walker ... Belle * Wally Van .. ...

'' * ''Owana, the Devil Woman'' (Nestor Films) produced by David Horseley * '' Personal Magnetism'' * ''The Phantom Signal'' (Thomas Edison Prods.) directed by

, starring Charles Ogle, Mary Abbey and Bessie Learn. * ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1913 film) ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1913) is an American silent film, directed by Phillips Smalley, starring Wallace Reid, and with a screenplay by Lois Weber based on the novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1890) by Oscar Wilde. Cast *Wallace Reid ...

'', written by

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

, directed by

Phillips Smalley Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalley, a war correspon ...

; starring Wallace Reid and Lois Weber; based on the famous novel by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

. * ''The Pied Piper of Hamlin'' (Edison Prods.) directed by George Lessey, starring Herbert Prior and Robert Brower. * ''The Pit and the Pendulum'', aka ''Rivals'' (Solax Films) directed by Alice Guy-Blache, starring Darwin Karr; based on the short story by

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...

. * ''Poisoned Waters'' (Nestor Films/ Universal) directed by Milton J. Fahrney, produced by

David Horsley David Horsley (March 11, 1873 – February 23, 1933) was an English pioneer of the film industry. He founded the Centaur Film Company and its West Coast branch, the Nestor Film Company, which established the first film studio in Hollywood in ...

, starring Valleria Alison and Louis Fitzroy * ''

Poor Jake's Demise ''Poor Jake's Demise'' is a 1913 American silent short slapstick comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and featuring Max Asher, Louise Fazenda and Lon Chaney. The slapstick film focuses on Jake who finds his wife in a compromising position w ...

'' (Imp/ Universal) directed by Allen Curtis, starring

(his first credited film appearance). * '' The Proof of the Man'' * '' The Pursuit of the Smugglers'' * ''The Queen of Spades'' (Italy/ Cines, Aquila) directed by Baldassare Negroni, starring Leda Gys, Hesperia and Ignazio Lupi; based on the story by Alexander Pushkin and its 1890 opera adaptation by Tchaikovsky. * ''The Queen of Spades'' (Fidelity Films) based on the story by Alexander Pushkin; a lost film. * '' Quicksands'' *'' Quo Vadis?'', directed by

(One of the earliest feature films.) * ''

'', often listed as the first Indian feature film * ''

Red Margaret, Moonshiner ''Red Margaret, Moonshiner'' is a 1913 American silent short romance film directed by Allan Dwan, starring Pauline Bush, Murdock MacQuarrie and Lon Chaney. This film, now considered lost, is a good example of Chaney's early attempts at creati ...

'' * ''The Reformers, or the Lost Art of Minding One's Own Business'', directed by D. W. Griffith * ''The Reincarnation of a Soul'' (Universal) starring Edwin August * ''

The Restless Spirit ''The Restless Spirit'' is a 1913 American silent short drama film written and directed by Allan Dwan, featuring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lon Chaney (in a dual role), and Pauline Bush. The film is based on Thomas Gray's 1751 poem, '' Elegy Writ ...

'' (Victor/ Universal) directed by Allan Dwan, starring Lon Chaney and Pauline Bush * '' Rick's Redemption'' * ''The Roadside Inn'' (French/ Star Film) * '' The Rose of San Juan'' * '' Sapho'' * ''Satan's Castle'' (Italy/ Ambrosio) plot similar to "Faust" * '' A Sawmill Hazard'' * '' Scrooge'' (British/ Big Features) directed by Leedham Bantock, starring Sir Seymour Hicks (who also wrote the screenplay); based on the

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

novel ''A Christmas Carol''. * ''The Sea Urchin'' (1913 film) (Universal) directed by Edwin August, starring

and Jeanie MacPherson * ''

The Sea Wolf Seawolf, Sea wolf or Sea Wolves may refer to: Animals * Sea wolf, a wolf subspecies found in the Vancouver coastal islands * Seawolf (fish), a marine fish also known as wolffish or sea wolf * A nickname of the killer whale * South American sea ...

'', based on the novel by

Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...

* ''

The Scimitar of the Prophet ''The Scimitar of the Prophet'' is a 1913 American short silent film drama directed by Robert G. Vignola. The film starred Earle Foxe, and Alice Hollister Alice Hollister (born Rosalie Alice Amélie Berger, September 28, 1886 – February 2 ...

'' *''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

Solves the Sign of the Four'' (Thanhouser, U.S., 2 reels) starring Harry Benham as Holmes; film was released in U.K. as ''The Sign of Four'' * '' The Shoemaker and the Doll'' * ''

Shon the Piper ''Shon the Piper'' is a 1913 American silent short historical romantic drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring Robert Z. Leonard and Lon Chaney. The film follows a Scottish Duke who disguises himself as a piper and falls in love wit ...

'' (Universal) starring Robert Z. Leonard and Lon Chaney (uncredited) * ''

The Shriner's Daughter ''The Shriner's Daughter'' is a 1913 American silent short film starring Charlotte Burton, Violet Neitz, Helen Armstrong , William Bertram, Edith Borella, Ed Coxen, Reaves Eason, George Field, Winifred Greenwood, Ida Lewis, Nina Richdale an ...

'' * ''Simple Simon and the Haunted House'', aka ''Onesime et la maison hante'' (French/ Gaumont) directed by Jean Durand, starring Ernest Bourbon and Gaston Modot; one in a series of more than 60 French silent films featuring the character Onesime (which means Simple Simon in English). * ''Simple Simon and the Suicide Club'' (French/ Gaumont) directed by Jean Durand, starring Ernest Bourbon and Gaston Modot; a comic satire on

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

's 1878 novel, ''The Suicide Club''. * '' Il sire di Vincigliata'' * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (Venus/ Warners) based on the Perrault fairy tale. * ''Snow White'' (Powers Films) based on the

fairy tale. * '' Some Fools There Were'' * ''The Spectre of Jago'' (Italy/ Savoia Films) directed by Alberto Carlo Lolli, starring Ubaldo Maria Del Colle; based on the novel by Charles Darlington. * '' The Speed Kings'', starring

and American race car drivers

Teddy Tetzlaff Theodore Herbert Tetzlaff (February 5, 1883 – December 8, 1929) was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed in the first four Indianapolis 500s, with a highest finish of second in 1912. He earned ...

Earl Cooper Earl Cooper (2 December 1886 Broken Bow, Nebraska – 22 October 1965 Atwater, California) was an American racecar driver. Racing career He began his racing career in 1908 in San Francisco in a borrowed car. He won the race, but lost his j ...

and

. * ''The Speed Queen'', starring

* ''The Spell'' (Power Picture Plays) plot was similar to "Svengali". * '' The Spender'' * ''The Star of India'' (Blache Films) directed by Herbert Blache and Alice Guy-Blache, starring Frannie Fraunholz and

Claire Whitney Claire Whitney (May 6, 1890 – August 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actress who appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1949. Only 21 of these films survive, as most have been lost. Whitney gained early acting experience with a ...

; based on the 1868 novel ''The Moonstone'' by Wilkie Collins * ''Strangers from Nowhere'', aka ''Two Strangers from Nowhere'' (Blache Films) produced by Herbert Blache; plot was similar to "Faust". * '' The Student of Prague'' (Germany/Denmark) produced by Apex/ Deutsch-Bioscop, directed by Stellan Rye and Paul Wegener, written by

Hanns Heinz Ewers Hanns Heinz Ewers (3 November 1871 – 12 June 1943) was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is now known mainly for his works of horror, particularly his trilo ...

, starring

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 ...

, John Gottowt, Grete Berger 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 ...

; adapting the 1839

story ''William Wilson'', the film explored the concept of the "doppelganger"; only inferior prints exist, edited down from 85 minutes to 41 minutes; the film was remade in 1926 and again in 1935. * ''The Suicide Club'' (German/ Eichberg Films) directed by Joseph Delmont, starring Fred Sauer and Ilse Bois; based on the 1878

short story of the same name. * ''

Suspense Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it aff ...

'', directed by

; contains early usage of

split-screen Split screen may refer to: * Split screen (computing), dividing graphics into adjacent parts * Split screen (video production), the visible division of the screen * Split Screen (TV series), ''Split Screen'' (TV series), 1997–2001 * Split-Scree ...

* '' The Tale of the Ticker'' * ''The Tempter'' (British) filmed in Color; directed by F. Martin Thornton and R. H. Callum, produced by

, starring

Harry Agar Lyons Harry Agar Lyons (1 April 1878 – 1944) was an Irish-born British actor. He was born in Cork, Ireland in 1878 and died in Wandsworth, London, England in 1944 at age 72. Lyons is best known for playing Fu Manchu in a series of fifteen silent ...

and Alfred de Manby; an early anthology fantasy film that predated ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie W ...

'' (1945). * ''The Tenderfoot's Ghost'' (produced by Frontier Films/ St. Louis Motion Picture Co.) * ''The Thief and the Porter's Head'' (Italy/ Milano Film) * '' Through the Neighbor's Window'' * '' Through the Sluice Gates'' * ''

'', directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

(One of the earliest American feature film.) * ''

Transported ''Transported'' is an Australian convict melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln. It is considered a lost film. Plot In England, Jessie Grey is about to marry Leonard Lincoln but the evil Harold Hawk tries to force her to marry him and she w ...

'' * '' The Trap'' (Universal) directed by Edwin August, starring Lon Chaney and Cleo Madison * ''

Trapped in a Forest Fire ''Trapped in a Forest Fire'' is a 1913 American silent short film directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton starring Charlotte Burton, Sydney Ayres, Jacques Jaccard, Violt Neitz, Louise Lester, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich, and Harry von Meter.''Pictori ...

'' * ''The Treasure of Buddha'' (Gerrard Studios) lost film based on the 1868

novel, ''The Moonstone''. * ''Trilby'' (Vitascope) yet another film based on the 1894 novel by

George du Maurier George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in ''Punch'' and a Gothic novel ''Trilby'', featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald d ...

. * '' Truth in the Wilderness'' * '' Twilight of a Woman's Soul'' * ''

Unto the Third Generation ''Unto the Third Generation'' is a 1913 American short silent romantic drama directed by Harry Solter Henry Lewis "Harry" Solter (November 19, 1873 – March 2, 1920) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter and director. Caree ...

'' * ''

The Unwelcome Guest ''The Unwelcome Guest'' is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Just before she dies, an elderly married woman stashes the horde of money she's secretly accumulated beneath the false bottom of an old shipping tru ...

'' * ''The Vampire'' (British/ Searchlight Films) remade in 1915 as ''Heba, the Snake Woman''. * ''The Vampire'' (U.S./ Kalem Films) directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring Harry Millarde, Marguerite Cortot, Alice Eis and Bert French; print exists in a museum. * ''The Vampire of the Desert'' (Vitagraph) directed by Charles Gaskill, starring Helen Gardner and Teffi Johnson; a non-supernatural film based on a poem called ''The Vampire'' by

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

* ''Voodoo Fires'' (Tampa Films) directed by Frank Whitman, written by Joe Brandt; one of the earliest films to depict voodoo rituals, quite possibly an influence on the later

Bela 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'', Ygor in ''S ...

film, ''White Zombie'' (1932). * '' Wamba, a Child of the Jungle'' * '' The Werewolf'' (U.S./ Bison Films, Universal) first known film to deal with the "werewolf" concept; filmed in Canada, directed by Henry McRae, written by Ruth Ann Baldwin, starring Clarence Barton, Marie Walcamp and Phyllis Gordon; based on an 1898 story called "The Werewolves" by Honore Beaugrand; the last known print was destroyed in a fire in 1924. * ''What the Gods Decree'' (French/ Eclair) directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, starring Charles Krauss and Josette Andriot (a statue of Kali comes to life). * ''

When Lincoln Paid ''When Lincoln Paid'' is a 1913 American short silent historical drama film written by William Clifford and directed by Francis Ford, who also appears in the film as Abraham Lincoln. Ford portrayed Lincoln in at least seven silent films; all ...

'' * ''When Spirits Walk'' (Frontier/ St. Louis) starring

Lloyd Hamilton Lloyd Vernon Hamilton (August 19, 1891 – January 19, 1935) was an American film comedian, best remembered for his work in the silent era. Career Having begun his career as an extra in theatre-productions, Hamilton first appeared on film in ...

, Joseph Franz and Eva Thatcher * ''While John Bolt Slept'' (Edison Films) starring Charles Ogle * '' While There's Life'' * ''The Witch of Salem'', directed by Raymond B. West, produced by

Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film - era filmmaker and media proprietor. Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the mo ...

, starring Charles Ray and Clara Williams; plot is similar to D. W. Griffith's ''Rose O'Salem Town'' (1910). * '' Woman's Honor'' * ''Yoshiwara Kaidan: Kozakura Choji'' (Nikkatsu Kyoto Studios) Japanese ghost movie directed by Shozo Makino, starring Matsunosuke OnoeWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 124. . * ''

Zhuangzi Tests His Wife ''Zhuangzi Tests His Wife'' () is a 1913 Hong Kong drama film directed by Li Minwei. It is the earliest feature film of Hong Kong cinema, and the only film made by the Huamei (Chinese-American) Studio, which was co-founded by Benjamin Brosky, w ...

'', the earliest feature film of

Hong Kong cinema The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of po ...

Short film series

*''

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 ...

'' (1910–1916) *

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 ...

(1913–1921)

Births

*January 2 –

Anna Lee Anna Lee, MBE (born Joan Boniface Winnifrith; 2 January 1913 – 14 May 2004) was a British actress, labelled by studios "The British Bombshell". Early life Anna Lee was born Joan Boniface Winnifrith in Ightham, (pronounced 'Item'), Kent, the ...

, actress (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

) *January 6 –

Loretta Young Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the fil ...

, actress (died

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

) *January 15 **

Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, includi ...

, actor (died

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

) **

Patricia Farr Patricia Farr (born Arleine Rutledge Farr; January 15, 1913 – February 23, 1948) was an American film actress who appeared in films of the 1930s and 1940s. Despite being billed as leading lady in at least one (''Lady Luck'') of the films in w ...

, actress (died 1948) *January 29 –

Victor Mature Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. His best known film roles include ''One Million B.C.'' (1940), '' My Darlin ...

, actor (died

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

) *February 8 –

Betty Field Betty Field (February 8, 1916 – September 13, 1973) was an American film and stage actress. Early years Field was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to George and Katharine (née Lynch) Field. She began acting before she reached age 15, and went ...

, actress (died

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

) *February 10 – Douglas Slocombe, cinematographer (died 2016 in film, 2016) *February 25 **Jim Backus, actor (died 1989 in film, 1989) **Gert Fröbe, actor (died 1988 in film, 1988) *March 2 – Marjorie Weaver, actress (died 1994 in film, 1994) *March 3 - Harold J. Stone, actor died (died 2005 in film, 2005) *March 4 – John Garfield, actor (died 1952 in film, 1952) *March 15 – Macdonald Carey, actor (died 1994 in film, 1994) *March 18 – René Clément, director (died 1996 in film, 1996) *April 16 – Les Tremayne, English-American actor (died 2003 in film, 2003) *May 6 – Stewart Granger, actor (died 1993 in film, 1993) *May 8 **Sid James, actor and comedian (died 1976 in film, 1976) **Charles Scorsese, American actor (died 1993 in film, 1993) *May 10 – Maria Dominiani, actress (died 2021 in film, 2021) *May 18 – Mary Howard de Liagre, actress (died 2009 in film, 2009) *May 25 - Benjamin Melniker, American producer (died 2018 in film, 2018) *May 26 – Peter Cushing, actor (died 1994) *May 27 **Willie Best, actor (died 1962 in film, 1962) **Linden Travers, actress (died 2001 in film, 2001) *July 4 – Barbara Weeks (film actress), Barbara Weeks, actress (died 2003) *July 10 – Joan Marsh, actress (died 2000) *July 18 **Marvin Miller (actor), Marvin Miller, American actor (died 1985 in film, 1985) **Red Skelton, actor, comedian (died 1997 in film, 1997) *July 29 – Gale Page, actress (died 1983 in film, 1983) *August 10 – Noah Beery Jr., actor (died 1994) *August 11 – Paul Dupuis, actor (died 1976 in film, 1976) *August 13 – Rita Johnson, actress (died 1965 in film, 1965) *August 24 – Dorothy Comingore, actress (died 1971 in film, 1971) *September 3 – Alan Ladd, actor (died 1964 in film, 1964) *September 5 - Kathleen Burke, actress (died 1980 in film, 1980 *September 6 – Julie Gibson, actress (died 2019) *September 7 – Anthony Quayle, actor (died 1989) *September 12 – Gerardo de Leon, Filipino director, actor, screenwriter, producer (died 1981 in film, 1981) *September 19 – Frances Farmer, actress (died 1970 in film, 1970) *September 29 **Trevor Howard, actor (died 1988) **Stanley Kramer, producer, director (died 2001) *September 30 – Bill Walsh (producer), Bill Walsh, producer, writer (died 1975 in film, 1975) *October 7 – Evelyn Venable, actress (died 1993 in film, 1993) *October 10 – Janis Carter, actress (died 1994 in film, 1994) *October 17 – Robert Lowery (actor), Robert Lowery, actor (died 1971 in film, 1971) *November 2 – Burt Lancaster, actor (died 1994) *November 4 – Gig Young, actor (died 1978 in film, 1978) *November 5 **Guy Green (filmmaker), Guy Green, cinematographer (died 2005 in film, 2005) **Vivien Leigh, actress (died 1967 in film, 1967) **John McGiver, actor (died 1975 in film, 1975) *November 13 – Alexander Scourby, American actor (died 1985) *November 16 - Ellen Albertini Dow, American character actress (died 2015) *November 20 – Judy Canova, actress (died 1983) *November 24 **Howard Duff, actor (died 1990 in film, 1990) **Geraldine Fitzgerald, actress (died 2005 in film, 2005) *December 1 – Mary Martin, actress (died 1990) *December 25 – Tony Martin (American singer), Tony Martin, singer, actor (died 2012 in film, 2012)

Deaths

* March 15 – John R. Cumpson, stage and film actor (b. 1866) * June 2 – Eleanor Caines, silent film actress (b. 1880) * August 3 – Joseph Graybill, actor with D.W. Griffith (b. 1887)

Film debuts

* Wallace Beery – His Athletic Wife, His Athletic Wife (short) * Gladys Brockwell – His Blind Power *

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* Minnie Maddern Fiske – Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1913 film), Tess of the d'Urbervilles * Al St. John – A Noise from the Deep * Lillie Langtry – His Neighbor's Wife *

– The Old Monk's Tale, The Old Monk's Tale (short) (uncredited) * Cissie Loftus – A Lady of Quality * Eugene Pallette – The Fugitive (1913 short) (uncredited) *

– Der Verfuhrte

References

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