1901 in film

The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.

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

Notable films

A

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

B

• The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson – (UK)
• 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 – (UK)
• Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

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 – (UK)
• Excelsior!, directed by Georges Méliès – (France)

F

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

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 – (UK)
• 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 – (UK)

K

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

L

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

M

• The Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK)
• 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 – (UK)
• Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
• Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

N

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

P

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

R

• Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
• 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 – (UK)
• Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)

S

• Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – (UK)
• Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
• The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
• A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
• 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 – (UK)
• Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

U

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

W

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

Births

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

References

External links

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