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The year 1903 in film involved many significant events in cinema.
Events
- Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio", the Black Maria.
- The three elder Warner Bros. begin in the exhibition business and open their first theater, the Cascade.
- Gaston Méliès, Georges' brother, opens a branch of Star Film in New York to defend its production's copyrights.
- Adolph Zukor and Marcus Loew partner with Mitchell Mark to expand his chain of movie theaters.
- William N. Selig's war film A Soldier's Dream is released. The film shows soldiers playing cards and music around a campfire. Scholars have speculated that the double-exposed image used to create one soldier's dream sequence may have been inspired by Méliès.[1]
Films released in 1903
 | The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (March 2019) |
A
- Alice in Wonderland, directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow – (GB)
- The Apparition (Le Revenant), directed by Georges Méliès[2] – (France)
C
- Capital Execution (Henrettelsen), directed by Peter Elfelt – (Denmark)
- A Chess Dispute, directed by Robert W. Paul – (GB)
D
- The Damnation of Faust, directed by Georges Méliès[3] – (France)
- A Daring Daylight Burglary, by Frank Mottershaw – (GB)
- Desperate Poaching Affray, directed by William Haggar – (GB)
- Diving Lucy, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
E
- Electrocuting an Elephant, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
- The Enchanted Well (Le Puits fantastique), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- An Extraordinary Cab Accident, directed by Robert W. Paul – (GB)
F
- Faust and Mephistopheles, directed by Alice Guy – (France)
- From Show Girl to Burlesque Queen, directed by A. E. Weed – (US)
G
- The Gay Shoe Clerk, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
- The Georgetown Loop (Colorado), directed by Billy Bitzer – (US)
- The Great Train Robbery, directed by Edwin S. Porter, starring Broncho Billy Anderson – (US)
H
- Hiawatha, the Messiah of the Ojibway (lost), directed by Joe Rosenthal – (Canada)
I
- The Infernal Cake Walk (Le Cake-Walk infernal), directed by Georges Méliès[4] – (France)
- The Infernal Cauldron (Le Chaudron infernal), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- The Inn Where No Man Rests (L'Auberge du bon repos), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
K
- The Kingdom of the Fairies (Le Royaume des fées), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
L
- Life and Passion of the Christ (Vie et Passion du Christ), directed by Lucien Nonguet and Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
- Life of an American Fireman, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
M
- The Magic Lantern (La Lanterne magique), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- Mary Jane's Mishap, directed by George Albert Smith – (GB)
- The Melomaniac (Le Mélomane), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- A Message from Mars (lost), by Franklyn Barrett – (NZ)
- Misfortune Never Comes Alone (Un malheur n'arrive jamais seul), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- Momijigari (Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), directed by Tsunekichi Shibata – (Japan)
- The Monster (Le Monstre), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
O
- Old London Street Scenes, directed by George Albert Smith – (GB)
- The Oracle of Delphi, directed by George Melies [5]
P
- Panorama of Beach and Cliff House, produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Petticoat Lane
R
- Rip Van Winkle (8 Short Films), directed by William K. L. Dickson
- Runaway Match, directed by Alf Collins. Possibly the first car chase in the history of cinema
S
- Sick Kitten, directed by George Albert Smith
- Skyscrapers Of New York City, From The North River
- Snow White (produced by Lubin)[6]
- A Spiritualist Photographer (La Portrait Spirite) directed by George Melies [7]
T
- The Trick Box (La Boite a Malice), directed by George Melies [8]
U
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, directed by Edwin S. Porter
W
- What Happened in the Tunnel, directed by Edwin S. Porter
- The Witch's Revenge (Le Sorcier) directed by George Melies [9]
Births
| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
| January | 6 | Francis L. Sullivan | UK | Actor | 1956 | |
| 6 | Stanley Smith | US | Actor, Singer | 1974 | ||
| 10 | Violet Wilkey | US | Actress | 1976 | ||
| 17 | Warren Hull | US | Actor, Singer | 1974 | ||
| 18 | Werner Hinz | Germany | Actor | 1985 | ||
| February | 11 | Rex Lease | US | Actor | 1966 | |
| 16 | Edgar Bergen | US | Actor, Comedian, Ventriloquist | 1978 | ||
| 28 | Vincente Minnelli | US | Director | 1986 | ||
| March | 3 | Adrian | US | Costume Designer | 1959 | |
| 4 | Dorothy Mackaill | US | Actress | 1990 | ||
| 16 | Dorothy Seastrom | US | Actress | 1930 | ||
| 20 | Edgar Buchanan | US | Actor | 1979 | ||
| April | 9 | Ward Bond | US | Actor | 1960 | |
| 12 | Luis Moglia Barth | Argentina | Director, Screenwriter | 1984 | ||
| 15 | John Williams | UK | Actor | 1983 | ||
| 18 | Leonid Kinskey | Russia | Actor | 1998 | ||
| 26 | Dorothy Sebastian | US | Actress | 1957 | ||
| May | 2 | Bing Crosby | US | Singer, Actor | 1977 | |
| 8 | Fernandel | France | Actor, Singer | 1971 | ||
| 14 | Billie Dove | US | Actress | 1997 | ||
| 15 | Anny Ondra | Poland | Actress | 1987 | ||
| 25 | Binnie Barnes | UK | Actress | 1998 | ||
| 29 | Bob Hope | UK | Comedian, Actor, Singer, Dancer | 2003 | ||
| June | 16 | Ona Munson | US | Actress | 1955 | |
| 18 | Jeanette MacDonald | US | Singer, Actress | 1965 | ||
| 25 | Anne Revere | US | Actress, SAG Board Member | 1990 | ||
| July | 2 | LeRoy Mason | US | Actor | 1947 | |
| September | 13 | Claudette Colbert | US | Actress | 1996 | |
| 17 | Dolores Costello | US | Actress | 1979 | ||
| October | 20 | John Davis Lodge | US | Actor, Politician | 1985 | |
| 22 | Curly Howard | US | Actor, Comedian | 1952 | ||
| November | 7 | Dean Jagger | US | Actor | 1991 | |
| 12 | Jack Oakie | US | Actor | 1978 | ||
| 19 | Nancy Carroll | US | Actress | 1965 | ||
| December | 10 | Una Merkel | US | Actress | 1986 | |
| 12 | Yasujirō Ozu | Japan | Director, Screenwriter | 1963 | ||
| 13 | Norman Foster | US | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | 1976 | ||
| 16 | Hardie Albright | US | Actor | 1975 | ||
| 21 | Maria Balcerkiewiczówna | Poland | Actress | 1975 | ||
| 26 | Elisha Cook, Jr. | US | Actor | 1995 |
Deaths
- c. February 15 – Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress, dies at 69
Debut
References
- ^ Erish, Andrew A. (2012). Col. William N. Selig: The Man Who Invented Hollywood. University of Texas Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0292728707. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 16.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 17.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 17.
- ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 17.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 18.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 18.
- ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 18.