1898 in film

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The following is an overview of the events of 1898 in film, including a list of films released and notable births. The

William N. Selig dealt with the subject of war preparations at Camp Tanner in Springfield, Illinois, including Soldiers at Play, Wash Day in Camp and First Regiment Marching.[1]

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Events

Films released in 1898

  • The Accursed Cavern, directed by George Melies [2]
  • The Astronomer's Dream, directed by Georges Méliès; re-released in 1899 as A Trip to the Moon[3]
  • The Ball Game
  • The Cavalier's Dream, directed by Edwin S. Porter
  • The Cave of the Demons, directed by George Melies
  • Come Along, Do!, directed by Robert W. Paul. First multi-scene film in cinema [In this film 2 scenes are edited together for the first time in cinema]
  • Corbett and Sharkey Fight
  • The Corsican Brothers, produced by G.A.S. Films (British)[4]
  • The Damnation of Faust, directed by George Melies
  • Dewar's It's Scotch, the first advertising movie, produced by the Edison Studios
  • Don Juan Tenorio
    , the first Mexican film with a plot, directed by Salvador Toscano
  • Eiffel Tower, directed by Louis Lumière. First (sort of) crane shot in cinema [It was taken from the ascending elevator in the Eiffel Tower]
  • Ella Lola, a la Trilby, produced by the Edison Co.[5]
  • Faust and Mephistopheles, directed by George Albert Smith
  • The Four Troublesome Heads, directed by Georges Méliès
  • The Humpty Dumpty Circus, directed by J. Stuart Blackton
  • Jizo the Spook, Japanese (aka Bake Jizo)
  • The Magician, directed by Georges Méliès
  • The Mesmerist, directed by George Albert Smith. [6]
  • George Albert Smith
  • The Nearsighted School Teacher
  • A Novice at X-Rays, directed by George Melies
  • Pack Train On Chilkoot Pass, film shows landscape in Chilkoot Pass, Alaska or British Columbia
  • Panorama de Manila (Manila landscape), one of the earliest Philippine films shot and produced by a Spanish soldier, Antonio Ramos showing some Manila sceneries.
  • George Albert Smith
  • George Albert Smith
    . May include the first example of parallel action in a motion picture
  • Shinen no sosei (aka Resurrection of a Ghost), Japanese
  • Smích a pláč (Laugh and Tears), directed by Josef Šváb-Malostranský, the first Czech film
  • Surrender of General Toral
  • A Switchback Railway

Debuts

Births

Month Date Name Country Profession Died
January 22 Denise Legeay France Actress 1968
22 Sergei Eisenstein Russia Director 1948
23 Randolph Scott US Actor 1987
February 10 Robert Keith US Actor 1966
19 Václav Wasserman Czechia Actor, screenwriter, director 1967
March 11 Dorothy Gish US Actress 1968
27 Alma Tell US Actress 1934
April 9 Paul Robeson US Singer, Actor 1976
26 John Grierson Scotland Documentary Filmmaker 1972
May 16 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan Director, screenwriter 1956
23 Frank McHugh US Actor 1981
June 30 George Chandler US Actor 1985
July 10 Renée Björling Sweden Actress 1975
19 Olle Hilding Sweden Actor 1983
23 Bengt Djurberg Sweden Actor 1941
August 13 Regis Toomey US Actor 1991
30 Shirley Booth US Actress 1992
September 10 Bessie Love US Actress 1986
14 Hal B. Wallis US Producer 1986
23 Jadwiga Smosarska Poland Actress 1971
27 Charles Williams US Actor, writer 1958
October 3 Leo McCarey US Director 1969
18 Lotte Lenya Austria Singer, Actress 1981
November
29 Rod La Rocque US Actor 1969
December 5 Grace Moore US Operatic Soprano, Actress 1947
20 Irene Dunne US Actress 1990

Date unknown

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