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1902 in film
The year
1902 in film
involved some significant events.
Events
March 10 â A Circuit Court decision in the United States ends
Thomas Edison
's monopoly on the
35 mm movie film
technology.
April 2 âÂÂ
Thomas Lincoln Tally
opens the Electric Theater, the first permanent movie theater, in Los Angeles. Tally co-founds the
First National Exhibitors Circuit
in 1917.
August 9 âÂÂ
Georges Méliès
' film
The Coronation of Edward VII
(a staged simulation with inserted actuality footage) is first shown in London on the evening of the
Coronation
itself.
September 1 â actor/producer Méliès premières the first
science fiction film
, the
silent
A Trip to the Moon
(
Le Voyage dans La Lune
), at the Théâtre Robert-Houdin in Paris, France; it proves an immediate success. One scene features the animated human face of the Moon being struck in the eye by a rocket.
William Wardell
invents an 11 mm amateur film format, Vitak.
Notable films
A
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs)
, directed by
Ferdinand Zecca
, based on the Middle-Eastern
folk tale
â (
France
)
B
Bradford Coronation Procession
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Burnley v. Manchester United
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
C
Comic Pictures in High Street, West Bromwich
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
The Coronation of Edward VII
(Le Sacre d'ÃÂdouard VII)
, directed by
Georges Méliès
â (
France
)
D
Dewsbury v. Manningham
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
E
Electric Tram Rides from Forster Square, Bradford
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Employees Leaving Storey's Moor Lane Mill, Lancaster
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
F
Fun in a Bakery Shop
, directed by
Edwin S. Porter
â (
US
)
G
The Great Local Derby: Accrington v. Church, Cricket Match
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
(Le Voyage de Gulliver àLilliput et chez les Géants)
, directed by
Georges Méliès
, based on the
1726 novel
by
Jonathan Swift
â (
France
)
J
Jack and the Beanstalk
, directed by
Edwin S. Porter
, based on the
1807 fairy tale
by
Benjamin Tabart
â (
US
)
L
Leeds Athletic and Cycling Club Carnival
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Lieutenant Clive Wilson and the Tranby Croft Party, Hull
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
The Little Match Seller
, directed by
James Williamson
, based on the 1845 fairy tale
The Little Match Girl
by
Hans Christian Andersen
â (
UK
)
Le prince de Galles
, a documentary short film about
Edward, Prince of Wales
directed by
Louis Lumière
â (
France
)
Living Wigan
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Q
Quo Vadis?
, directed by
Ferdinand Zecca
and Lucien Nonguet â (
France
)
R
Ringling Brothers Parade Film
, produced by
William Selig
â (
US
)
Robinson Crusoe
(Les aventures de Robinson Crusoë)
, directed by
Georges Méliès
, based on the
1719 novel
by
Daniel Defoe
â (
France
)
S
Sheffield United v. Bury
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Snow White
, produced by
Siegmund Lubin
, based on the
1812 fairy tale
by the
Brothers Grimm
â (
US
)
Street Scenes in Halifax
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
T
Tram Ride into Halifax
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
The Treasures of Satan
(Les Trésors de Satan)
, directed by
Georges Méliès
â (
France
)
A Trip to the Moon
(Le Voyage dans la Lune)
, directed by
Georges Méliès
, based on the 1865 novel
From the Earth to the Moon
by
Jules Verne
â (
France
)
W
Wexford Bull Ring
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Workers Leaving the Jute Works, Barrow
, produced by
Mitchell and Kenyon
â (
UK
)
Working Rotary Snow Plows
, produced by
Edison Studios
â (
US
)
Births
Deaths
February 15
â Wilhelmina J. R. Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress (born 1834)
References
External links
List of 1902 films
at
IMDb
List of 1902 deaths
at
IMDb
List of 1902 births
at
IMDb