The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband.
28 mm safety standard film, designed by Alexander Victor, becomes one of the earliest film formats to use "safety film" bases in order to safeguard the amateur market against nitrate fires.
“Grand Tour,” the latest film from ... The film’s mix of offscreen speakers often provides context for what’s happening in the 1918 story when we see modern images that correspond to the action described.