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Overview of the events of 1897 in film
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 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 L'Auberge Ensorcelee ), directed by Georges Méliès .Buffalo Police on Parade , produced by Edison Studios .The Cabinet of Mephistopheles (aka The Laboratory of Mephistopheles ), directed by George Melies.[5] 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.Faust and Marguerite , directed by George Melies.[6] The Haunted Castle , directed by George Albert Smith (British).[7] The Haverstraw Tunnel Horses Loading for Klondike , directed by James H. White.The Hypnotist at Work directed by Georges Méliès [8] Kørsel med Grønlandske Hunde The Last Cartridges 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 .Salida de la misa de doce de la Iglesia del Pilar de Zaragoza silent film by Eduardo Jimeno , a pioneer of the Spanish cinema . Probably the first film made in Spain by a Spaniard.A Twentieth Century Surgeon , directed by George Melies.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 
