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Overview of the events of 1913 in film
1913 was a particularly fruitful year for film as an art form, and is often cited one of the years in the decade which contributed to the medium the most, along with 1917 .
The year was one where filmmakers of several countries made great artistic advancements, producing notable pioneering masterpieces such as The Student of Prague (Stellan Rye), Suspense (Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber), Atlantis (August Blom), Raja Harischandra (D. G. Phalke), Juve contre Fantomas (Louis Feuillade), Quo Vadis? (Enrico Guazzoni), Ingeborg Holm (Victor Sjöström), The Mothering Heart (D. W. Griffith), Ma l’amor mio non muore! (Mario Caserini), L’enfant de Paris (Léonce Perret), and Twilight of a Woman’s Soul (Yevgenii Bauer).
Events Top-grossing films (U.S.) Films released in 1913 Addio giovinezza! The Adventures of Kathlyn serial ), starring Kathlyn Williams American Born Article 47, L' Antony and Cleopatra Enrico Guazzoni Arizona At Midnight Atlantis August Blom , a second assistant to the director Michael Curtiz ; the first Danish feature film.The Bangville Police Mabel Normand and The Keystone Cops Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life Mabel Normand , Mack Sennett , Ford Sterling , The Keystone Cops , and American race car driver Barney Oldfield .The Bartered Bride The Battle at Elderbush Gulch D. W. Griffith , starring Mae Marsh and Lillian Gish Beautiful Bismark Breaking into the Big League The Caged Bird Calamity Anne's Beauty Calamity Anne's Dream The Battle of Gettysburg Calamity Anne's Inheritance Calamity Anne's Vanity Calamity Anne, Heroine Caprice The Cub Reporter's Temptation David Copperfield David Garrick Death's Marathon D. W. Griffith , starring Blanche Sweet and Lionel Barrymore A Desperate Chance Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Eighty Million Women Want -? L'Enfant de Paris Evidence of the Film The Face at the Window Fantômas À l'ombre de la guillotine Juve contre Fantômas Le Mort qui tue The Fire Coward The Flirt and the Bandit For Her Boy's Sake For the Crown For the Flag For the Peace of Bear Valley A Forest Romance The Game Warden The Girl and the Greaser The Grasshopper and the Ant The Greater Love The Gusher , directed by Mack Sennett , starring Mabel Normand , Ford Sterling , Charles Inslee , and The Keystone Cops Hamlet The Haunted House The Heart of a Fool Her Big Story Her Gallant Knights Hinemoa His Neighbor's Wife His Wife's Child The House in the Tree The House of Darkness D. W. Griffith , starring Lillian Gish and Lionel Barrymore The Idol of Bonanza Camp In the Bishop's Carriage In the Firelight In the Mountains of Virginia The Influence of a Child Ingeborg Holm Ivanhoe Justice of the Wild A Lady of Quality The Lady Killer The Last Days of Pompeii Mario Caserini and Eleuterio Rodolfi (One of the early blockbusters in cinema. One of the earliest feature films.)Mabel's Awful Mistakes Mabel Normand and Mack Sennett Mabel's Dramatic Career Mack Sennett , Ford Sterling , and The Keystone Cops ; contains early usage of film-within-a-filmMabel's New Hero Mack Sennett , starring Mabel Normand , Fatty Arbuckle , and The Keystone Cops The Mirror A Mix-Up in Pedigrees Moondyne The Mothering Heart D. W. Griffith , starring Lillian Gish Mrs. Carter's Campaign The New Conductor The Night Before Christmas Nursery Favorites The Oath of Pierre The Other (Der Andere) The Oath of Tsuru San Our Wives Personal Magnetism The Proof of the Man The Pursuit of the Smugglers Quicksands Quo Vadis? Enrico Guazzoni (One of the earliest feature films.)Raja Harishchandra The Reformers, or the Lost Art of Minding One's Own Business , directed by D. W. Griffith Rick's Redemption The Rose of San Juan Sapho A Sawmill Hazard Scrooge The Sea Wolf Jack London The Scimitar of the Prophet The Shoemaker and the Doll The Shriner's Daughter Il sire di Vincigliata Some Fools There Were The Speed Kings Mabel Normand , Fatty Arbuckle , Ford Sterling and American race car drivers Teddy Tetzlaff , Earl Cooper and Barney Oldfield .The Speed Queen , starring Mabel Normand The Spender The Student of Prague Paul Wegener Suspense Lois Weber ; contains early usage of split-screen The Tale of the Ticker Through the Neighbor's Window Through the Sluice Gates Traffic in Souls George Loane Tucker (One of the earliest American feature film.)Transported Trapped in a Forest Fire Truth in the Wilderness Twilight of a Woman's Soul Unto the Third Generation The Unwelcome Guest Wamba A Child of the Jungle The Werewolf When Lincoln Paid While There's Life Woman's Honor Zhuangzi Tests His Wife Hong Kong cinema Short film series Births January 2 - Anna Lee , actress (died 2004 )
January 6 - Loretta Young , actress (died 2000 )
January 15 - Lloyd Bridges , actor (died 1998 )
January 18 - Danny Kaye , actor (died 1987 )
January 29 - Victor Mature , actor (died 1999 )
February 8 - Betty Field , actress (died 1973 )
February 10 - Douglas Slocombe , cinematographer (died 2016 )
February 25
March 3 - Charlotte Henry , actress (died 1980 )
March 4 - John Garfield , actor (died 1952 )
March 15 - MacDonald Carey , actor (died 1994 )
March 18 - René Clément , director (died 1996 )
April 16 - Les Tremayne , English-American actor (d. 2003)
May 6 - Stewart Granger , actor (died 1993 )
May 8 - Sid James , actor and comedian (died 1976 )
May 26 - Peter Cushing , actor (died 1994)
May 27 - Linden Travers , actress (died 2001 )
July 10 - Joan Marsh , actress (died 2000)
July 18
July 29 - Gale Page , actress (died 1983 )
August 10 - Noah Beery Jr. , actor (died 1994)
August 13 - Rita Johnson , actress (died 1965 )
August 24 - Dorothy Comingore , actress (died 1971 )
September 3 - Alan Ladd , actor (died 1964 )
September 7 - Anthony Quayle , actor (died 1989)
September 19 - Frances Farmer , actress (died 1970 )
September 29
September 30 - Bill Walsh , producer, writer (died 1975 )
November 2 - Burt Lancaster , actor (died 1994)
November 4 - Gig Young , actor (died 1978 )
November 5 - Vivien Leigh , actress (died 1967 )
November 13 - Alexander Scourby , American actor (died 1985)
November 20 - Judy Canova , actress (died 1983)
November 24
December 1 - Mary Martin , actress (died 1990)
December 14 - Dan Dailey , actor (died 1978)
December 18 - Lynn Bari , actress (died 1989)
December 25 - Tony Martin , singer, actor (died 2012 ) Deaths Film debuts References
