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Creator of film 1887
Hannibal W. Goodwin invents film. George Eastman buys the invention and begins mass producing it. -
Kinetograph 1889
Thomas Edison introduces the Kinetograph, the first true motion camera -
Nickelodeon Opens
First nickelodeon opens in Pittsburgh, PA. -
The One The Only !
Charlie Chaplin signs on with Mutual Studios and earns an unprecedented $10,000 a week. -
Technicolor Introduced
Technicolor is introduced. -
Alice In Wonderland
Walt Disney creates his first cartoon, "Alice's Wonderland." -
Warner Brothers !
Warner Brothers produce full-length singing and talking film called The Jazz Singer with popular singer and stage actor during this time named Al Jolson. The audience loved it. -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, hits theaters and becomes an instant classic. -
Colored Movies
Television overtakes movies in popularity color replaces black and white movies in theaters; theaters then attempt to win audiences back with 3-D pictures and replacing black and white movies with color.