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The following is an overview of the events of 1897 in film , including a list of films released and notable births.
Overview of the events of 1897 in film
Events May 4: During a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris , a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the projector lamp. The fire spreads and becomes catastrophic, ultimately resulting in 126 deaths.[1]
June 20: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession filmed.[2]
Mitchell and Kenyon go into a film-making partnership.[3] Enoch Rector develops a 63 mm film format called Veriscope , which films the Corbett-Fitzsimmons championship match.
Thomas Henry Blair develops a 48 mm film format called Viventoscope. Films released in 1897 After The Ball Georges Méliès . First film to create the illusion of female nudity through a skin looking designed costume.Baignade dans le torrent , directed by Alice Guy-Blaché .La Bandera Argentina lost .Between Calais and Dover Georges Méliès . A fictitious sea crossing.The Bewitched Inn Georges Méliès .Buffalo Police on Parade , produced by Edison Studios .Chicago Police Parade , directed by Louis Lumière .The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight Enoch J. Rector . The first film shot in widescreen. At an hour and 40 minutes, it is the first known feature film ever made.Cupid and Psyche , produced by Edison Studios.An Hallucinated Alchemist Georges Méliès . May be the first film to feature stop motion animation in cinema.The Haverstraw Tunnel Horses Loading for Klondike , directed by James H. White.Kørsel med Grønlandske Hunde The Last Cartridges Georges Méliès . A dramatised war scene.Leander Sisters , produced by Edison Studios.Leaving Jerusalem by Railway Alexandre Promio and released by the Lumière brothers . May include the first moving camera shot in cinema.Lurline Baths , produced by Edison Studios.Making Sausages , directed by George Albert Smith .The Milker's Mishap New Pillow Fight Siegmund Lubin .Niagara Falls , directed by Louis Lumière .Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer George Albert Smith .On the Roofs Georges Méliès .Peeping Tom American Mutoscope Company . A comedy.Sea Fighting in Greece Georges Méliès . A dramatised naval war scene.Seminary Girls , directed by James H. White.Spanish Bullfight , directed by Louis Lumière The Surrender of Tournavos Georges Méliès . A dramatised war scene.Sutro Baths, No. 1 , produced by Edison Studios.The X-Rays George Albert Smith . Cited as one of the first examples of special effects by jump cut .Births January 3
January 10 - Lya De Putti , Hungarian actress (died 1931 )
January 30 - Mary Ellis , American singer and actress (died 2003 )
February 10 - Judith Anderson , Australian actress (died 1992 )
February 12 - Vola Vale , American actress (died 1970 )
February 19 - Alma Rubens , American actress (died 1931)
March 16 - Conrad Nagel , American actor (died 1970)
March 19 - Betty Compson , American actress (died 1974)
May 18 - Frank Capra , Italian-American director (died 1991 )
June 16 - Elaine Hammerstein , American actress (died 1948 )
June 19 - Moe Howard , American actor and comedian (died 1975 )
June 23 - Alexandru Giugaru , Romanian actor (died 1986 )
July 10 – John Gilbert , American actor (died 1936 )
August 31 - Fredric March , American actor (died 1975 )
October 6 - Francine Mussey , French actress (died 1933 )
October 28 - Edith Head , American costume designer (died 1981 )
September 3 - Cecil Parker (Schwabe), English actor (died 1971 )
September 23 - Walter Pidgeon , American actor (died 1984 )
November 13 - Gertrude Olmstead , American actress (died 1975)
November 25 - Ruth Etting , American actress, singer (died 1978 ) Debut External links References
^ Amoedo, O (13 June 1998). "[Fire on the Charity Bazaar]". Rev Museo Fac Odontol B Aires . 13 : 16–20. PMID 11625405 . ^ Klein, Christopher (5 June 2012). "Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee" . history.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . ^ Vanessa Toulmin; Simon Popple; Patrick Russell (2004). The lost world of Mitchell and Kenyon . BFI Publications. p. 6. ISBN 1844570460
