1901 in film explained

The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.__TOC__

Events

• Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company
• Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria

Films released in 1901

A

• Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Another Job for the Undertaker, directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – (US)

B

• The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson – (GB)
• Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)

C

• The Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul – (GB)
• Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

D

• The Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
• Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)

E

• Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Excelsior!, directed by Georges Méliès – (France)

F

• Fire!, directed by James Williamson – (GB)

G

• The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary starring Joe Gans and Terry McGovern – (US)
• The Gordon Sisters Boxing, directed by Thomas Edison – (US)

H

• The Haunted Curiosity Shop, directed by Walter R. Booth – (GB)
• History of a Crime (Histoire d'un crime), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)

I

• Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, documentary directed by Joseph Perry – (Australia)

J

• Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

K

• Kansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

L

• Lord Roberts' Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

M

• The Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. Booth^[1] – (GB)
• The Man with the Rubber Head (L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
• Manchester Band of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

N

• North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

P

• Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Peeping Tom (Par le trou de la serrure), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
• Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• President McKinley Inauguration Footage, directed by Thomas Edison – (US)
• Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

R

• Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon rouge) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 17th century fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)
• Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

S

• Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – (GB)
• Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca^[2] – (France)
• A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage – (US)
• Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson – (GB)

T

• Torpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
• Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

U

• Undressing Extraordinary, directed by Walter R. Booth – (GB)
• University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

W

• What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City, directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter – (US)

Births

Month	Date	Name	Country	Profession	Died
January	9		Hungary	Actress
14		US	Actress, singer, dancer, producer
25		US	Actress
February	1		US	Actor
6		US	Actor, Studio Executive
9		US	Actor
10		US	Actress, Acting Teacher
16		US	Actor
22		Australia	Producer, director
22		US	Actress
25		US	Actor, comedian
28		US	Actress
March	13		US	Actor
25		US	Actor
27		US	Cartoonist
April	1		US	Actress
1		US	Actress
5		US	Actor
30		Canada	Actor
May	7		US	Actor
21		US	Agent, Producer, Studio Executive
June	3		UK	Actor
6		Russia	Actress, singer
18		UK	Actor
22		UK	Actor
29		US	Actor, singer
29		Scotland	Actress
July	7		Italy	Director, actor
14		US	Actor
20		UK	Critic
21		US	Actor
24		US	Actress
28		US	Singer, Musician, Actor
August	4		US	Musician, Singer, Actor
27		US	Actor
September	5		US	Actress
12		Canada	Actor, comedian
25		France	Director
26		US	Actor
26		US	Actor, dancer
October	2		US	Actress, dancer
November	2		US	Actor
17		Poland	Actor, director, Acting Teacher
22		US	Actress
29		US	Actress
December	5		US	Animator, Producer
7		US	Composer, Musician
9		US	Actress
27		Germany	Actress, singer

Deaths

• May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin.
• June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne.

Debut

• Anna Held

External links

• List of 1901 films at IMDb
• List of 1901 deaths at IMDb
• List of 1901 births at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. .
2. Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. . Page 14.