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1901 in film

The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.

Events
Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company • Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria ==Notable films==
Notable films
AAlfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Another Job for the Undertaker, directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – (US) BThe Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson – (UK) • Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France) CThe Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul – (UK) • Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) DThe Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) • Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) EEmployees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Excelsior!, directed by Georges Méliès – (France) FFire!, directed by James Williamson – (UK) GThe Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary starring Joe Gans and Terry McGovern – (US) • The Gordon Sisters Boxing, directed by Thomas Edison – (US) HThe Haunted Curiosity Shop, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK) • ''History of a Crime (Histoire d'un crime)'', directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) IInauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, documentary directed by Joseph Perry – (Australia) JJamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) KKansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) L • ''Lord Roberts' Visit to Manchester'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) MThe Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK) • ''The Man with the Rubber Head (L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc)'', directed by Georges Méliès – (France) • Manchester Band of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • ''Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) NNorth Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) PPanoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Peeping Tom (Par le trou de la serrure), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) • Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • President McKinley Inauguration Footage, directed by Thomas Edison – (US) • Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) RRace for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon rouge) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 17th-century fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France) • Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) S • ''Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol'' by Charles Dickens – (UK) • ''Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front'', produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) • A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage – (US) • Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson – (GB) TTorpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) • Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) UUndressing Extraordinary, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK) • University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) WWhat Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City, directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter – (US) ==Births==
Deaths
• May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin. • June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne. ==Debut==
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