1918 in film
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.
Warner Bros. is established.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
Notable films released in 1918
U.S.A. unless stated
Alraune, directed by Michael Curtiz - (Hungary)
Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne - (Germany)
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, directed by Marshall Neilan, starring Mary Pickford
Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific
Are Crooks Dishonest?, a Harold Lloyd short
Arizona, starring Douglas Fairbanks
The Bell Boy, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short
The Blue Bird, directed by Maurice Tourneur
The Bond, starring Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin
Bound in Morocco, directed by Allan Dwan, starring Douglas Fairbanks
