1898 in film

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The following is an overview of the events of 1898 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. The Spanish–American War was a popular subject. Several films made by Col. William N. Selig dealt with the subject of war preparations at Camp Tanner in Springfield, Illinois, including Soldiers at Play, Wash Day in Camp and First Regiment Marching.^[1]

Events

May 19 – Vitagraph is founded in New York.^{[citation needed]}
August 27 – Alfred John West gives a Royal Command Performance to Queen Victoria of film from the cruise of HMS Crescent at Osborne House.
Birt Acres invents the first amateur format, Birtac, by splitting 35 mm film into two halves of 17.5 mm.

Films released in 1898

The Accursed Cavern, directed by George Melies ^[2]
The Astronomer's Dream, directed by Georges Méliès; re-released in 1899 as A Trip to the Moon^[3]
The Ball Game
The Cavalier's Dream, directed by Edwin S. Porter
The Cave of the Demons, directed by George Melies
Come Along, Do!, directed by Robert W. Paul. First multi-scene film in cinema [In this film 2 scenes are edited together for the first time in cinema]
Corbett and Sharkey Fight
The Corsican Brothers, produced by G.A.S. Films (British)^[4]
The Damnation of Faust, directed by George Melies
Dewar's It's Scotch, the first advertising movie, produced by the Edison Studios
Don Juan Tenorio, the first Mexican film with a plot, directed by Salvador Toscano
Eiffel Tower, directed by Louis Lumière. First (sort of) crane shot in cinema [It was taken from the ascending elevator in the Eiffel Tower]
Ella Lola, a la Trilby, produced by the Edison Co.^[5]
Faust and Mephistopheles, directed by George Albert Smith
The Four Troublesome Heads, directed by Georges Méliès
The Humpty Dumpty Circus, directed by J. Stuart Blackton
Jizo the Spook, Japanese (aka Bake Jizo)
The Magician, directed by Georges Méliès
The Mesmerist, directed by George Albert Smith. ^[6]
The Miller and the Sweep, directed by George Albert Smith
The Nearsighted School Teacher
A Novice at X-Rays, directed by George Melies
Pack Train On Chilkoot Pass, film shows landscape in Chilkoot Pass, Alaska or British Columbia
Panorama de Manila (Manila landscape), one of the earliest Philippine films shot and produced by a Spanish soldier, Antonio Ramos showing some Manila sceneries.
Photographing a Ghost, directed by George Albert Smith
Santa Claus, directed by George Albert Smith. May include the first example of parallel action in a motion picture
Shinen no sosei (aka Resurrection of a Ghost), Japanese
Smích a pláč (Laugh and Tears), directed by Josef Šváb-Malostranský, the first Czech film
Surrender of General Toral
A Switchback Railway

Debuts

Births

Month	Date	Name	Country	Profession	Died
January
	16	Irving Rapper	US	Director	1999
	20	John George	US	Actor	1968
	22	Denise Legeay	France	Actress	1968
	22	Sergei Eisenstein	Russia	Director	1948
	23	Randolph Scott	US	Actor	1987
February	10	Robert Keith	US	Actor	1966
February	19	Václav Wasserman	Czechia	Actor, screenwriter, director	1967
March	11	Dorothy Gish	US	Actress	1968
March	27	Alma Tell	US	Actress	1934
April	9	Paul Robeson	US	Singer, Actor	1976
	21	Walter Forde	UK	Director	1984
	23	Ernest Laszlo	Hungary	Cinematographer	1984
	26	John Grierson	Scotland	Documentary Filmmaker	1972
May	16	Kenji Mizoguchi	Japan	Director, screenwriter	1956
May	23	Frank McHugh	US	Actor	1981
June	30	George Chandler	US	Actor	1985
July	10	Renée Björling	Sweden	Actress	1975
	19	Olle Hilding	Sweden	Actor	1983
	23	Bengt Djurberg	Sweden	Actor	1941
August	13	Regis Toomey	US	Actor	1991
August	30	Shirley Booth	US	Actress	1992
September	10	Bessie Love	US	Actress	1986
	14	Hal B. Wallis	US	Producer	1986
	23	Jadwiga Smosarska	Poland	Actress	1971
	27	Charles Williams	US	Actor, writer	1958
October	3	Leo McCarey	US	Director	1969
October	18	Lotte Lenya	Austria	Singer, Actress	1981
November
November	29	Rod La Rocque	US	Actor	1969
December	5	Grace Moore	US	Operatic Soprano, Actress	1947
December	20	Irene Dunne	US	Actress	1990

Date unknown

Monang Carvajal, Filipina actress (died 1980)

External links

References

^ Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig: The Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 2. ISBN 0292728700. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.
^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.
^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.
^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee PressISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
^ "Josef Šváb Malostranský". Československá filmová databáze (in Czech). POMO Media Group, s. r. o. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
^ "Salvador Toscano Barragan – Mexico's first filmmaker". Retrieved 2008-07-16.

[1] Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig: The Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 2. ISBN 0292728700. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[2] Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.

[3] Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.

[4] Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.

[5] Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 11.

[6] Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee PressISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

[7] "Josef Šváb Malostranský". Československá filmová databáze (in Czech). POMO Media Group, s. r. o. Retrieved 2011-07-07.

[toscano1-8] "Salvador Toscano Barragan – Mexico's first filmmaker". Retrieved 2008-07-16.

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