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History of Film- Jewel

By Jewel O

  • First Kinetoscope Parlor

    First Kinetoscope Parlor
    The first kinetoscope parlor was opened on April 14th,1894 at 1155 Broadway, New York. It was opened by the Holland Brothers who were part of Edison's phonograph. The parlor was used so customers could pay 25 cents to watch short films through the kinetoscope.

  • The First Western

    The First Western
    The Great Train Robbery was a movie filmed in the 1903 and was directed by Edwin S. Porter. The film was 12 minutes long and was shot at the Edison Studio in New York City. It is considered the first western movie and has inspired many others, such as Goodfellas.

  • The First Movie Theatre

    The First Movie Theatre
    The first movie theatre in the world was the Nickeloden. It was created by John P. Harris and Harry Davis on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The people would pay nickels to see motion pictures, illustrated songs, slide shows and lectures.

  • The First Magazine For Film Lovers

    The First Magazine For Film Lovers
    Photoplay was the first magazine created for film lovers. It was first founded in the year 1911 in Chicago. The magazine often featured artwork of celebrities as its cover page and often talked about character and films from the latest movies of that time, helping them promote their movies.

  • Universal Studios Founded

    Universal Studios Founded
    Universal Studios was founded on April 30th, 1912 in Universal City, California. It was founded by Carl Laemmle among other associates and is the oldest film studio in the U.S that still produces films. One of the oldest films they produced is Ivanhoe which was made in 1913.

  • Paramount Pictures Founded

    Paramount Pictures Founded
    Paramount Pictures was first founded in Los Angeles, California on May 8, 1912. Paramount is one of the fifth oldest film studios in the world that are still producing films. It was created by Adolph Zukor.

  • Walt Disney Creates First Cartoon

    Walt Disney Creates First Cartoon
    Walt Disney creates his first cartoon Alice Comedies which is a series of animated cartoons of a girl named Alice and her cat Julius, who have adventures together. It was created on March 1st, 1924.

  • Television First Invented

    Television First Invented
    The first television was invented by a 21 year old man named Philo Taylor Farnsworth.

  • First Movie With Music

    First Movie With Music
    The jazz singer was the first film with music ever to be played on screen. The story was by Samson Raphaelson and was directed by Alan Crossroad and Gordon Hollinshead. The movie was released on October 6th, 1927.

  • First Cartoon With Sound

    First Cartoon With Sound
    Steamboat Willie was the first cartoon ever made with sound. He appeared on Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie,which was created by Walt Disney. This generated a whole new era for the film industry, putting a decrease on silent films.

  • 20th Century Fox Founded

    20th Century Fox Founded
    20th Century Fox was created on May 31st, 1935 by William Fox and Joseph M. Schenck. It is part of the Big Six American film studios. The first movie they produced was Dante's Inferno.

  • First Rating System For Movies

    First Rating System For Movies
    The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) first created the rating system for movies in America on the 1st of November, 1968. The ratings were G (general audience), PG (parental guidance), PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned), R (restricted), X (no on 17 or under allowed), which was later changed to NC-17.