Editing 1911 in film

{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive; see [[WP:SDNONE]] -->
{{redirect2|1911 film|1911 movie|the 2011 Chinese historical drama film|1911 (film){{!}}''1911'' (film)}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}
{{Year nav topic5|1911|film|music|radio}}
{{Yearsinfilm}}
The year '''1911 in film''' involved some significant events.

__TOC__
<!-- formerly (15May07):
{{yearbox
| in?=in film | in2?=in television
| cp=19th century | c=20th century | cf=21st century
| yp1=1908 | yp2=1909 | yp3=1910
| year=1911
| ya1=1912 | ya2=1913 | ya3=1914
| dp3=1880s | dp2=1890s | dp1=1900s
| d=1910s | da=0
| dn1=1920s | dn2=1930s | dn3=1940s
|}}
-->

==Events==
*February: ''[[Motion Picture Story|The Motion Picture Story Magazine]]'', the first American film [[fan magazine]], is published. It is followed later in the year by ''[[Photoplay]]''.
*April 8: [[Winsor McCay]] releases his first film ''[[Little Nemo (1911 film)|Little Nemo]]'', one of the earliest animated films.
*October 23 (October 10 [[Old Style and New Style dates|OS]]): [[Svetozar Botorić]]'s ''[[The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe]]'' (''Život i dela besmrtnog vožda Karađorđa'', Живот и дела бесмртног вожда Карађорђа) premieres in [[Belgrade]] and becomes the first [[feature film]] made in [[Serbia]] and the [[Balkans]]. 
*October 26: ''[[Defence of Sevastopol]]'' («Оборона Севастополя») premieres at the Crimean palace of Tsar Nicholas II and becomes the first feature-length film made in the Russian Empire and one of the first in the world. It is also the first known film to use a [[multiple-camera setup]] (2 cameras) 
*October 27: [[David Horsley]]'s [[Nestor Studios|Nestor Motion Picture Company]] opens the first motion picture studio in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].
*November: The [[Kalem Company]] of [[New York City|New York]] pays the estate of author [[Lew Wallace]] $25,000 in legal settlement for having adapted [[Ben Hur (1907 film)|''Ben Hur'' (1907 film)]] from [[Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ|his novel]] without securing prior rights.

==Notable films released in 1911==
[[List of American films of 1911|United States]] unless stated

===A===
* ''[[Aerial Anarchists]]'', directed by [[Walter R. Booth]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])
* ''[[Alkali Ike's Auto]]'', directed by [[Broncho Billy Anderson]]

===B===
* ''[[Baron Munchausen's Dream]] (Les Hallucinations du baron de Münchausen)'', directed by [[Georges Méliès]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 40-41.</ref> – ([[List of French films of 1911|France]])
* ''[[Baseball and Bloomers]]'' (lost), produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]
* ''[[The Battle (1911 film)|The Battle]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]
* ''[[The Bells (1911 film)|The Bells]]'' (lost), directed by [[W. J. Lincoln]], based on the [[The Bells (play)|1871 play]] by [[Leopold David Lewis]]<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 81. {{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref> – ([[List of Australian films of the 1910s|Australia]])
* ''[[Brown of Harvard (1911 film)|Brown of Harvard]]'', directed by [[Colin Campbell (director)|Colin Campbell]]
* ''[[The Buddhist Priestess]]'', produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]

===C===
* ''[[Cally's Comet]]'', produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]
* ''[[The Coffin Ship]]'', produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]

===D===
* ''[[David Copperfield (1911 film)|David Copperfield]]'', directed by [[George O. Nichols]], based on the [[David Copperfield|1850 novel]] by [[Charles Dickens]]<ref>Pointer, Michael (1996). Charles Dickens On The Screen: The Film, Television, and Video Adaptations. Scarecrow Press. p. 121. {{ISBN|0-810-82960-6}}.</ref>
* ''[[Defence of Sevastopol]]'', directed by [[Aleksandr Khanzhonkov]] and [[Vasily Goncharov]]<ref>Rollberg, Peter (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 281. {{ISBN|9781442268425}}.</ref> – ([[List of Russian Empire films|Russia]])
* ''[[The Diabolical Church Window]] (Le Vitrail diabolique)'' (incomplete), directed by [[Georges Méliès]] – ([[List of French films of 1911|France]])
* ''[[The Dream (1911 film)|The Dream]]'', directed by [[Thomas H. Ince]] and [[George Loane Tucker]], starring [[Mary Pickford]]

===E===
* ''[[Enoch Arden (1911 film)|Enoch Arden]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]

===F===
* ''[[The Fall of Troy (film)|The Fall of Troy]] (La caduta di Troia)'', directed by [[Giovanni Pastrone]], based on the Greek epic poem ''the [[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]] – ([[List of Italian films of 1911|Italy]])
* ''First Indy 500'' (First year footage from the auto race.  Filmed on May 30, 1911.)
* ''[[For Her Sake (1911 film)|For Her Sake]]'' (lost), produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]

===H===
* ''[[Her Crowning Glory]]'', directed by [[Laurence Trimble]]
* ''[[His Trust]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]
* ''[[His Trust Fulfilled]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1911 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]] (Notre-Dame de Paris)'', directed by [[Albert Capellani]], based on the [[The Hunchback of Notre-Dame|1833 novel]] by [[Victor Hugo]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 44.</ref> – ([[List of French films of 1911|France]])

===I===
* ''[[L'Inferno (film)|L'Inferno]] (Dante's Inferno)'', directed by Francesco Bertolini and [[Giuseppe de Liguoro]], based on the [[Inferno (Dante)|14th-century narrative poem]] by [[Dante Alighieri]]<ref>Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.86. {{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.</ref> – ([[List of Italian films of 1911|Italy]])

===L===
* ''[[The Last Drop of Water]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]], starring [[Blanche Sweet]]<ref>Usai, Paolo Cherchi (2008). "The Griffith Project Vol. 11: Selected Writings by D.W. Griffith; Indexes and Corrections to Volumes 1-10". British Film Institute.</ref>
* ''[[Little Nemo (1911 film)|Little Nemo]]'', directed by [[Winsor McCay]]
* ''[[The Lonedale Operator]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]], starring [[Blanche Sweet]]

===M===
* ''[[The Miser's Heart]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]
* ''[[Der Müller und sein Kind]] (The Miller and His Child''), directed by Walter Friedemann – ([[List of Austrian films before 1920|Austria]])
* ''[[The Mummy (1911 film)|The Mummy]]'' (lost), produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 43.</ref>

===O===
* ''[[L'Odissea (1911 film)|The Odyssey]] (L'Odissea)'', directed by Francesco Bertolini and [[Giuseppe de Liguoro]], based on the Greek [[Odyssey|epic poem]] by [[Homer]] – ([[List of Italian films of 1911|Italy]])

===P===
* ''[[The Pasha's Daughter]]'', produced by the [[Thanhouser Company]]
* ''[[Princess Clementina]]'', directed by [[Will Barker (director)|William G.B. Barker]] – ([[List of British films before 1920|GB]])

===S===
* ''[[The Scarlet Letter (1911 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'', directed by [[Joseph W. Smiley]] and [[George Loane Tucker]], starring [[King Baggot]], based on the [[The Scarlet Letter|1850 novel]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
* ''[[She (1911 film)|She]]'', directed by [[George Nichols (actor and director)|George Nichols]], based on the [[She: A History of Adventure|1887 novel]] by [[H. Rider Haggard]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 44.</ref>
* ''A Spiritualistic Seance (Séance de spiritisme)'', directed by [[Léonce Perret]]<ref>Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. {{ISBN|0-7864-0036-6}}. Page 44.</ref> – ([[List of French films of 1911|France]])
* ''[[Sweet Memories (film)|Sweet Memories]]'', directed by [[Thomas H. Ince]], starring [[Mary Pickford]] and [[King Baggot]]
* ''[[Swords and Hearts]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]

===T===
* ''[[A Tale of Two Cities (1911 film)|A Tale of Two Cities]]'', directed by [[Charles Kent (actor)|Charles Kent]], starring [[Norma Talmadge]], based on the [[A Tale of Two Cities|1859 novel]] by [[Charles Dickens]]

===W===
* ''[[What Shall We Do with Our Old?]]'', directed by [[D. W. Griffith]]

==Births==
*January 5 – [[Jean-Pierre Aumont]], actor (died [[2001 in film|2001]])
*January 7 – [[Butterfly McQueen]], actress (died [[1995 in film|1995]])
*January 22 – [[Mary Hayley Bell]], actress, writer and dramatist, wife of Sir [[John Mills]] (d [[2005 in film|2005]])
*January 30 – [[Hugh Marlowe]], actor (died [[1982 in film|1982]])
*January 31 – [[Eddie Byrne]], actor (died [[1981 in film|1981]])
*February 6 – [[Ronald Reagan]], actor, [[President of the United States|United States President]] (died [[2004 in film|2004]])
*February 9 – [[Gypsy Rose Lee]], actress and burlesque dancer (died [[1970 in film|1970]])
*February 14 – [[Florence Rice]], actress (died [[1974 in film|1974]])
*February 19 – [[Merle Oberon]], actress (died [[1979 in film|1979]])
*February 20 – [[Margot Grahame]], actress (died [[1982 in film|1982]])
*March 3 – [[Jean Harlow]], actress (died [[1937 in film|1937]])
*March 10 – [[Edward Norris]], actor, (died [[2002 in film|2002]])
*March 18 – [[Smiley Burnette]], actor, musician (died [[1967 in film|1967]])
*April 23 – [[Ronald Neame]], cinematographer, producer and director (died [[2010 in film|2010]])
*May 7  – [[Ishirō Honda]], director (died [[1993 in film|1993]])
*May 11 
**[[Louise Campbell (actress)|Louise Campbell]], actress (died 1997)<ref>{{cite news|title=Louise Campbell, Actress, 86|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/11/arts/louise-campbell-actress-86.html?_r=0|access-date=26 October 2016|work=The New York Times|date=November 11, 1997}}</ref>
**[[Phil Silvers]], actor (died [[1985 in film|1985]])
*May 17 – [[Maureen O'Sullivan]], actress (died [[1998 in film|1998]])
*May 18 – [[Sigrid Gurie]], actress (died [[1969 in film|1969]])
*May 23 - Bert Morrison, American actor, singer and jazz player (died [[1995 in film|1995]])
*May 27 – [[Vincent Price]], actor (died [[1993 in film|1993]])
*May 30 – [[Douglas Fowley]], actor (died [[1998 in film|1998]])
*June 1 – [[Gertrude Michael]], actress (died [[1964 in film|1964]])
*June 3 – [[Ellen Corby]], actress (died [[1999 in film|1999]])
*June 20 – [[Gail Patrick]]  (died [[1980 in film|1980]])
*June 29 – [[Bernard Hermann]], composer (died [[1975 in film|1975]])
*July 6 – [[Andrews Sisters|Laverne Andrews]], singer, actress, member of [[Andrews Sisters]] (died [[1967 in film|1967]])
*July 14 – [[Terry-Thomas]], actor (died [[1990 in film|1990]])
*July 16 – [[Ginger Rogers]], actress, dancer (died [[1995 in film|1995]])
*July 18 – [[Hume Cronyn]], actor (died [[2003 in film|2003]])
*July 28 – [[Ann Doran]], actress (died [[2000 in film|2000]])
*August 2 – [[Ann Dvorak]], American actress (died [[1979 in film|1979]])
*August 3 – [[Alex McCrindle]], British actor (died [[1990 in film|1990]])
*August 5 – [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]], actor (died [[1969 in film|1969]])
*August 6 – [[Lucille Ball]], actress (died [[1989 in film|1989]])
*August 7 – [[Nicholas Ray]], director (died [[1979 in film|1979]])
*August 12 – [[Cantinflas]], actor (died [[1993 in film|1993]])
*August 19 – [[Constance Worth]], actress (died [[1963 in film|1963]])
*September 2 – [[Erwin Hillier]], cinematographer (died [[2005 in film|2005]])
*September 10 – [[Renée Simonot]], actress and voice artist (died [[2021 in film|2021]])
*October 13 – [[Ashok Kumar]], actor, [[India]] (died [[2001 in film|2001]])
*October 20 – [[Will Rogers, Jr.]], actor (died [[1993 in film|1993]])
*October 27 – [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]], actor (died [[1986 in film|1986]])
*October 30 – [[Ruth Hussey]], actress (died [[2005 in film|2005]])
*October 31 – [[Sheila Bromley]], actress, (died [[2003 in film|2003]])
*November 5 
**[[Roy Rogers]], singer, actor (died [[1998 in film|1998]])
**[[Marie Osborne Yeats|Baby Marie Osborne]], child actress (died [[2010 in film|2010]])
*November 10 – [[Harry Andrews]], actor (died [[1989 in film|1989]])
*December 8 – [[Lee J. Cobb]], actor (died [[1976 in film|1976]])
*December 9 – [[Broderick Crawford]], actor (died [[1986 in film|1986]])
*December 23 – [[James Gregory (actor)|James Gregory]], actor (died [[2002 in film|2002]])
*December 29 – [[Claire Dodd]], actress (died [[1973 in film|1973]])
*December 30 – [[Jeanette Nolan]], actress (died [[1998 in film|1998]])

==Deaths==

* January 18 – [[Arthur Marvin]], cinematographer, (born 1859)
* May 29 – [[W. S. Gilbert]], producer of musicals, half of the team of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], (born 1836)
* July 18 – [[Genevieve Lantelme]], actress, (born 1883)
* August 11 – [[Verner Clarges]], actor, (born 1846)
* October 27 – [[Francis Boggs]], director, (born 1870)
* November 2 – [[Kyrle Bellew]], [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070257b.htm actor], (born 1855)
* December 22 – [[Wright Lorimer]], stage actor, screenwriter, (born 1874)
* Unknown – [[Woodville Latham]], producer and exhibitor whose desire to shoot an entire boxing match on a single reel of film led to the invention of the [[Latham loop]] (born 1837)

==Debuts==
* [[Lionel Barrymore]] – [[The Battle (1911 film)|The Battle]] (*debatable; film debut much earlier)
* [[Francis X. Bushman]] – [[His Friend's Wife|His Friend's Wife (short)]]
* [[Paul Kelly (actor)|Paul Kelly]] – Jimmie's Job (short)
* [[Edgar Kennedy]] – [[Brown of Harvard (1911 film)|Brown of Harvard]]
* [[Ann Little]] – The Indian Maiden's Lesson (short)
* [[Harold Lockwood]] – The White Red Man (short)
* [[Anna Q. Nilsson]] – Molly Pitcher (short)
* [[Anita Stewart]] – [[A Tale of Two Cities (1911 film)|A Tale of Two Cities]] as Anna Stewart
* [[Lenore Ulric]] – The First Man (1911 short)
* [[Lois Weber]] – director, actress, A Heroine of '76 (short); writer, On the Brink (short)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1911-01-01,1911-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1911 films] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=1911-01-01,1911-12-31&adult=include List of 1911 deaths] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?birth_date=1911-01-01,1911-12-31&adult=include List of 1911 births] at [[IMDb]]

{{1911 films}}

[[Category:1911 in film| ]]
[[Category:Film by year]]