1914 in film
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The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.[1]
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[edit] Events
- The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City.
- February 2 - Charlie Chaplin's first film, Making a Living is released.
- April 18 - Cabiria
- May 8 - Paramount Pictures is formed.
- Filteo Alberini introduces a new 70 mm format, Panoramico, with the film Il sacco di Roma
[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Gross | Net Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Million Dollar Mystery | $1,500,000 | |
| 2. | The Spoilers | ||
| 3. | The Squaw Man [1] | $244,700 [1] | |
| 4. | Tillie's Punctured Romance |
[edit] Films released in 1914
- A Little Madonna
- A Study in Scarlet dir; George Pearson
- A Bathing Beauty
- Brewster's Millions
- By the Sun's Rays
- Cabiria
- Child of the Big City
- Cinderella
- Gertie the Dinosaur, animated
- His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz, cast; Mildred Harris
- Il sacco di Roma
- In the Land of the Head Hunters
- Judith of Bethulia
- Kid Auto Races at Venice
- Mabel at the Wheel
- Mabel's Blunder
- Mabel's Strange Predicament
- Making a Living
- My Official Wife, starring Clara Kimball Young
- O Mimi San, cast; Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki and Mildred Harris
- Rose of the Rancho, cast; Bessie Barriscale [2]
- Salomy Jane
- The Last Egyptian
- The Avenging Conscience
- The Aztec Treasure
- The Exploits of Elaine
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz
- The Perils of Pauline, (serial) cast; Pearl White
- The Squaw Man, cast; Dustin Farnum [1]
- The Million Dollar Mystery, (serial), cast; Florence La Badie
- The Hazards of Helen, (serial) cast; Helen Holmes
- The Magic Cloak of Oz, cast; Mildred Harris
- The Stain, cast; Theda Bara
- The Man from Home
- The Master Mind
- The Only Son
- The Man on the Box
- The Call of the North, cast; Robert Edeson [3]
- The Ghost Breaker
- The Virginian, cast; Dustin Farnum [4]
- The Wishing Ring
- The Wrath of Gods, cast; Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki and Frank Borzage
- Tillie's Punctured Romance, dir; Mack Sennett, cast; Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin
- What's His Name, cast; Max Figman [5]
[edit] Short film series
- Broncho Billy Anderson (1910–1916)
- Harold Lloyd (1913–1921)
- Charlie Chaplin (1914–1923)
[edit] Births
- January 5 - George Reeves, actor (died 1959)
- January 6 - Danny Thomas, singer, actor, comedian (died 1991)
- January 14 - Harold Russell, actor (died 2002)
- January 30 - John Ireland, actor (died 1992)
- February 24 - Zachary Scott, actor (died 1965)
- February 26 - Robert Alda, actor (died 1986)
- March 2 - Martin Ritt, director (died 1990)
- April 2 - Alec Guinness, actor (died 2000)
- April 4 - Rosemary Lane, singer, actress (died 1974)
- April 16 - John Hodiak, actor (died 1955)
- May 24 - Lilli Palmer, actress (died 1986)
- June 7 - Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, director (died 1987)
- June 18 - E. G. Marshall, actor (died 1998)
- July 31 - Louis de Funès, actor (died 1983)
- August 2 - Beatrice Straight, actress (died 2001)
- August 14 - Andrea Leeds, actress (died 1984)
- August 31 - Richard Basehart - actor (died 1984)
- September 10 - Robert Wise, director (died 2005)
- September 12 - Desmond Llewelyn, actor (died 1999)
- September 20 - Kenneth More English actor
- October 26 - Jackie Coogan, actor (died 1984)
- October 30 - Ruth Hussey, actress (died 2005)
- December 10 - Dorothy Lamour, actress (died 1996)
- December 13 - Larry Parks, actor (died 1975)
- December 26 - Richard Widmark, actor (died 2008)
- December 30 - Jo Van Fleet, actress (died 1996)
[edit] Deaths
- January 9 - Gladys Rankin, Mrs. Sidney Drew, American stage & screen actress
- January 11 - William A. Russell, American actor Essanay
- March 25 - Frederic Mistral, French writer
- June 19 - Brandon Thomas, British writer Charley's Aunt
- July 1 - Grace McHugh, American actress died while filming the movie Across The Border
- July 1 - Owen Carter, American cinematographer
- August 21 - Charles J. Hite, President and CEO of Thanhouser Film Corporation
- October 24 - Gustav Wied, Danish Playwright and novelist
- November 14 - Stellan Rye, Danish film director
[edit] Film Debuts
- Theda Bara
- Ethel Barrymore
- John Barrymore
- Milton Berle (at 6 years old)
- Charlie Chaplin
- Marguerite Clark
- Hazel Dawn
- Sam De Grasse
- Gaby Deslys
- Oliver Hardy
- William S. Hart
- Sessue Hayakawa
- Emil Jannings
- Thomas Meighan
- Beatriz Michelena
- Musidora
- Pola Negri
- Tyrone Power, Sr.
- Milton Sills
- Gloria Swanson
- Constance Talmadge
- Rudolph Valentino
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 1-13, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 30-33, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 19-21, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 14-18, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 23-26, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
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