Editing 1900 in film

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The year '''1900 in film''' involved some significant events.
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==Events==
* Reulos, Goudeau & Co. invent [[Mirographe]], a 21&nbsp;mm amateur format.
* The [[Lumière Brothers]] premiere their new Lumiere Wide format for the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 World Fair]]. At 75&nbsp;mm wide, it has held the record for over 100 years as the widest format yet developed.
* [[Raoul Grimoin-Sanson]] also creates a sensation at the 1900 World Fair with his multi-projector [[Cinéorama]] spectacle, which uses ten 70&nbsp;mm projectors to create a simulated 360-degree balloon ride over Paris. The exhibit is closed before it formally opens, however, due to legitimate health and safety concerns regarding the heat of the combined projectors, and releases the format as La Petite.
* Gaumont-Demeny release their own 15&nbsp;mm amateur format, Pocket Chrono.
* Release of the first film version of ''[[Hamlet (1900 film)|Hamlet]]'', an adaptation of the duel scene, with French actress [[Sarah Bernhardt]] playing the title role and accompanying recorded sound.
* Making of the first film to feature the detective character [[Sherlock Holmes]], ''[[Sherlock Holmes Baffled]]'', by the [[American Mutoscope and Biograph Company]].
*''[[Jeanne d'Arc (1900 film)|Jeanne d'Arc]]'' becomes the first film of considerable length (10 minutes) to be shown entirely in colour.
* [[William N. Selig]] makes ''The Chicago Stockyards—From Hoof to Market'' for Chicago-based [[Philip Danforth Armour]], a prominent businessman in the [[meatpacking industry]], showing the full meatpacking process from cattle being unloaded at the stockyards to [[canning]]. Studio lights do not exist, so stage spotlights are borrowed from the [[Richard Mansfield]] Theatrical Company to film inside the [[slaughterhouse]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erish |first1=Andrew A. |title=Col. William N. Selig: The Man Who Invented Hollywood |date=2012 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=0292728700 |page=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QivgDAAAQBAJ |access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

==Notable films released in 1900==

===#===
* ''20,000 Employees Entering Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne'', produced by [[Mitchell and Kenyon]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===A===
* ''[[Army Life; or, How Soldiers Are Made: Mounted Infantry]]'' (lost), a documentary directed by [[Robert W. Paul]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''[[As Seen Through a Telescope]]'', directed by [[George Albert Smith (film pioneer)|George Albert Smith]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''[[Attack on a China Mission]]'', directed by [[James Williamson (film pioneer)|James Williamson]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''Automobile Parade'', directed by [[William C. Paley]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===B===
* ''Battle of Mafeking'', directed by [[James H. White]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])
* ''[[The Beggar's Deceit]]'', directed by [[Cecil Hepworth]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===C===
* ''Chinese Magic'' (aka ''Yellow Peril''), directed by [[Walter R. Booth]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''The Clown and the Alchemist'', directed by [[J. Stuart Blackton]] and [[Albert E. Smith (producer)|Albert E. Smith]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 13.</ref> – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===D===
* ''Danse Serpentine (In a Lion's Cage)'', directed by [[Alice Guy]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])
* ''Davy Jones' Locker'', directed by [[Frederick S. Armitage]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===E===
[[File:The Enchanted Drawing.ogv|thumb|215px|''The Enchanted Drawing'']]
* ''[[The Enchanted Drawing]]'', directed by [[J. Stuart Blackton]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])
* ''[[Explosion of a Motor Car]]'', directed by [[Cecil Hepworth]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===F===
* ''[[A Fantastical Meal]] (Le Repas fantastique)'', directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])
* ''[[Faust and Marguerite (1900 film)|Faust and Marguerite]]'', directed by [[Edwin S. Porter]], based on the [[Faust (opera)|1859 opera]] by [[Charles Gounod]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 13.</ref> – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===G===
* ''[[Going to Bed Under Difficulties]] (Le Déshabillage impossible)'', directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])
* ''[[Grandma's Reading Glass]]'', directed by [[George Albert Smith (film pioneer)|George Albert Smith]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===H===
* ''How He Missed His Train (Le Réveil d'un monsieur pressé)'', directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])
* ''[[How It Feels to Be Run Over]]'', directed by [[Cecil Hepworth]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===J===
[[File:Jeanne D'arc Silent Film 1900 scene.jpg|thumb|215px|Joan burning at the stake at the climax of ''Joan of Arc'']]
* ''A Jersey Skeeter'', directed by [[Arthur Marvin]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])
* ''[[Joan of Arc (1900 film)|Joan of Arc]] (Jeanne d'Arc)'', directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])

===K===
* ''The Kiss'', directed by [[Edwin S. Porter]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===L===
* ''Ladies' Skirt Nailed to a Fence'', produced by [[Bamforth & Co Ltd]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''[[Let Me Dream Again]]'', directed by [[George Albert Smith (film pioneer)|George Albert Smith]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===M===
* ''Messrs Lumb And Co., Leaving the Works, Huddersfield'', produced by [[Mitchell and Kenyon]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''Eine moderne Jungfrau von Orléans'', directed by [[Max Skladanowsky]] – ([[List of German films of 1895–1918|Germany]])
* ''The Mystic Swing'', directed by [[Edwin S. Porter]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 13.</ref> – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===O===
* ''[[L'homme orchestre (1900 film)|The One-Man Band]] (L'Homme-Orchestre)'', directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])

===R===
* ''Reproduction of the McGovern and Dixon Fight'', starring [[Terry McGovern (boxer)|Terry McGovern]] and [[George Dixon (boxer)|George Dixon]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])
* ''Rough Sea'', produced by [[Bamforth & Co Ltd]]. – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===S===
[[File:Sherlock Holmes Baffled.jpg|thumb|215px|''Sherlock Holmes Baffled'']]
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes Baffled]]'', directed by [[Arthur Marvin]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])
* ''[[Soldiers of the Cross (film)|Soldiers of the Cross]]'' (lost), directed by [[Joseph Perry (cinematographer)|Joseph Perry]] – ([[List of Australian films|Australia]])
* ''[[Solser en Hesse]]'' (lost), directed by [[M.H. Laddé]] – ([[List of Dutch films before 1910|Netherlands]])

===T===
* ''[[The Two Blind Men]] (Les Deux Aveugles)'' (lost), directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])

===U===
* ''Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel'', directed by [[Edwin S. Porter]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])
* ''Uncle Josh's Nightmare'',  directed by [[Edwin S. Porter]] – ([[List of American films of 1900|US]])

===V===
* ''Le village de Namo – Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs'', directed by [[Gabriel Veyre]] – ([[List of French films before 1910|France]])

==Births==
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| '''Month''' || '''Date''' || '''Name''' ||'''Country''' || '''Profession''' ||'''Died''' ||
|- valign="top"
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''January'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 || [[Jean Gehret]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Switzerland || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, director || [[1956 in film|1956]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 || [[Colin Clive]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1937 in film|1937]] ||
|-
| rowspan=8 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''February'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 || [[Barbara von Annenkoff]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Germany|| style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1979 in film|1979]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 || [[Vincent Coleman]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1971 in film|1971]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 || [[Albert Hackett]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, screenwriter || [[1995 in film|1995]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 || [[Ruth Clifford]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1998 in film|1998]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 || [[Jeanne Aubert]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| France || style="text-align:center;"| Singer, actress || [[1988 in film|1988]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 22 || [[Luis Buñuel]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Spain || style="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter, director || [[1983 in film|1983]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 26 || [[Jean Negulesco]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Romania || style="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter, director || [[1993 in film|1993]] ||
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''March'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 || [[Edna Best]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1974 in film|1974]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Edna Best |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f659002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111224344/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f659002 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 11, 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=25 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> ||
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''April'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 || [[Spencer Tracy]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1967 in film|1967]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Spencer Tracy {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Spencer-Tracy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || [[Paul Willis (actor)|Paul Willis]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1960 in film|1960]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HHRJAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA9-PA106&dq=%22April+9+1900%22+%22Paul+Willis%22+%22Paul+Gregory%22 "Juvenile Type That Pleases"]. ''The Movie Magazine''. 1915. December 1915. Vol.&nbsp;2, No.&nbsp;3. p.&nbsp;106. Retrieved October 30, 2024.</ref><ref>"Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQB9-TSZ : Thu May 09 21:13:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Spencer Paul Gregory and Spencer Orville Gregory.</ref> ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 30 || [[David Manners]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Canada|| style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1998 in film|1998]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''May'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || [[Maria Malicka (actress)|Maria Malicka]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Poland || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1992 in film|1992]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 || [[Aage Winther-Jørgensen]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Denmark || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1967 in film|1967]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''July'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 || [[Evelyn Laye]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| UK || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1996 in film|1996]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 27 || [[Charles Vidor]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Hungary || style="text-align:center;"| Director || [[1959 in film|1959]] ||
|-
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''August'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 || [[Alexis Minotis]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Greece || style="text-align:center;"| Actor and director || [[1990 in film|1990]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 || [[Robert Siodmak]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Germany || style="text-align:center;"| Director || [[1976 in film|1976]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || [[Charles Farrell]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1990 in film|1990]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 || [[Monroe Owsley]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1937 in film|1937]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 || [[Eve Southern]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1972 in film|1972]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 24 || [[Preston Foster]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, singer || [[1970 in film|1970]] ||
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''September'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 19 || [[Ricardo Cortez]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actor, director || [[1977 in film|1977]] ||
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''October'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || [[Alastair Sim]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Scotland || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1976 in film|1976]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 || [[Helen Hayes]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1993 in film|1993]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 || [[Fritz Feld]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Germany || style="text-align:center;"| Actor || [[1993 in film|1993]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 || [[Mervyn LeRoy]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Director, producer, screenwriter || [[1987 in film|1987]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 || [[Jean Arthur]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1991 in film|1991]] ||
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''November'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 || [[Natalie Schafer]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1991 in film|1991]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| '''December'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 || [[Agnes Moorehead]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| US || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1974 in film|1974]] ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 || [[Katina Paxinou]] ||  style="text-align:center;"| Greece || style="text-align:center;"| Actress || [[1973 in film|1973]] ||
|-
|}

=== Date unknown ===
[[Juanita Angeles]], Filipina pre-war and silent film actress

==Deaths==

* November 22 – [[Arthur Sullivan]], producer of musicals, half of the team of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] (born 1842)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Arthur Sullivan |url=https://www.eno.org/composers/sir-arthur-sullivan/ |website=English National Opera |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
* November 30 – [[Oscar Wilde]], playwright whose works were made into films (born 1854)
* December 31 – [[Hannibal Goodwin]], retired minister, in 1886 invented [[nitrate film]] roll. (born 1822)

==Debut==
* [[Sarah Bernhardt]]
* [[Benoit Constant Coquelin]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1900-01-01,1900-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1900 films] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=1900-01-01,1900-12-31&adult=include List of 1900 deaths] at [[IMDb]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?birth_date=1900-01-01,1900-12-31&adult=include List of 1900 births] at [[IMDb]]

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