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Overview of the events of 1918 in film
Overview of the events of 1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top six 1918 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Notable films released in 1918
Argentina
Egypt
Bedouin's honor (Sharaf El Badawi), starring and directing by
Mohammed Karim
The Deadly Flowers (Al Azhar Al Momita), starring and directing by
Mohammed Karim
France
Germany
Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne , directed by Eugen Illes and Joseph Klein, starring Max Auzinger and Hilde Wotner; released in the U.S. as Sacrifice ; this was the 2nd film adaptation based on the 1911 novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers
[3]
Carmen , directed by
Ernst Lubitsch , starring
Pola Negri
Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart (Dr. Hart's Diary ), directed by
Paul Leni
Eyes of the Mummy , directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Pola Negri and Emil Jannings
I Don't Want to Be a Man (Ich möchte kein Mann sein ), directed by Ernst Lubitsch
The Other Self , aka Das Andere Ich (Austrian) directed by Fritz Freisler, starring Fritz Kortner
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (aka Der Rettenfanger von Hameln ), written and directed by
Paul Wegener , starring Wegener and
Lyda Salmonova
[4]
Great Britain
The Haunted Hotel , an 11-minute comedy short directed by Fred Rains (Claude's father), starring Will Asher and Marion Peake
[5]
Victory and Peace , directed by
Herbert Brenon
Hungary
A 99-es számú bérkocsi , directed by
Mihály Kertész , starring: |
Cläre Lotto and
Béla Lugosi
Alraune , directed by Mihály Kertész and Edmund Fritz, starring:
Géza Erdélyi and
Gyula Gál (
Lost film ); first film adaptation based on the 1911 novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers
Casanova , directed by
Alfréd Deésy , starring
Alfréd Deésy
Faun , directed by
Alexander Korda , starring:
Gábor Rajnay and
Artúr Somlay
Mary Ann , directed by
Alexander Korda , starring:
Ica von Lenkeffy and
Tivadar Uray
Álarcosbál ||
Alfréd Deésy , starring: Béla Lugosi
A víg Özvegy , directed by Mihály Kertész
Az ördög , directed by Mihály Kertész
Karoly bakak , directed by
Zoltan Korda
Az Élet királya , directed by Alfréd Deésy, starring Béla Lugosi and
Norbert Dán ; based on the 1890 Oscar Wilde novel
Küzdelem a létért , directed by Alfréd Deésy, starring: Béla Lugosi
Lili , directed by
Cornelius Hintner
Lulu , directed by Mihály Kertész
A Napraforgós hölgy , directed by Mihály Kertész, starring:
Lucy Doraine ,
Cläre Lotto and
Iván Petrovich
A Víg özvegy , directed by Mihály Kertész, starring:
Mihály Várkonyi ,
Berta Valero ,
Endre Boross Árpád id. Latabár ,
Miklós Szomory and
József Bánhidy
Italy
Japan
Akakabe Myojin (aka Kaibyo Kaidan ) a Ghost-Cat film starring Matsunosuke Onoe, produced by Nikkatsu Films
Izumo Kaidan (Japanese) aka Ghost Story of Izumo , starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Kitsuraku Arashi, produced by Nikkatsu Films
Yotsuya Kaidan Jitsuhi Kanetani Goro / The Ghost of Yotsuya (Japanese) the 2nd ever film adaptation of the 1825 stage play Yotsuya Kaidan by Tsuruya Nanboku IV; starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Sentaro Nakamura
[6]
Sweden
Denmark
A trip to Mars, directed by Holger-Madsen.
[7]
[8]
United States
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley , directed by
Marshall Neilan , starring
Mary Pickford
Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific
Are Crooks Dishonest? , a
Harold Lloyd short
Arizona , starring
Douglas Fairbanks
The Bell Boy , a
'Fatty' Arbuckle /
Buster Keaton short
The Bells , directed by Ernest C. Warde, starring Frank Keenan and Lois Wilson; this was the 4th film adaptation of
Erckmann-Chatrian 's 1867 stage play Le Juif Polonaise (The Polish Jew )
[9]
Black Sherlock Holmes , produced by Ebony Pictures, starring Sam Robinson as a black version of Sherlock Holmes
'Blue Blazes' Rawden , starring
William S. Hart
The Blue Bird , directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Bound in Morocco , directed by
Allan Dwan , starring
Douglas Fairbanks
The Burden of Proof , directed by Julius Steger; starring
Marion Davies
Cecilia of the Pink Roses , directed by Julius Steger; starring
Marion Davies
The Cook , a
'Fatty' Arbuckle /
Buster Keaton short
The Craving (aka Delirium ) directed by Francis Ford for Universal Pictures, starring Francis Ford and Peter Gerald
[10]
Cupid Angling , starring
Ruth Roland
The Eyes of Julia Deep , starring
Mary Miles Minter
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain , written and directed by Willis O'Brien (who also starred in it and handled the special animation effects); existing print runs only 12 minutes
The Goddess of Lost Lake , starring
Louise Glaum
The Haunted House , produced and written by Edward Frazee, a very obscure lost film (cast unknown)
Headin' South , directed by
Allan Dwan , starring
Douglas Fairbanks
The Heart of Humanity , starring
Erich von Stroheim
Hearts of the World , directed by
D.W. Griffith , starring
Lillian Gish and
Dorothy Gish
The House of Mirth , directed by
Albert Capellani , starring
Katherine Corri Harris
Huck and Tom
The Lamb , a
Harold Lloyd short.
Men Who Have Made Love to Me , starring
Mary MacLane
Mickey , directed by
F. Richard Jones , starring
Mabel Normand
M'Liss , directed by
Marshall Neilan , starring
Mary Pickford and
Thomas Meighan
Moonshine , a
'Fatty' Arbuckle /
Buster Keaton short
My Four Years in Germany , the first film produced by the four
Warner Brothers
On the Quiet , directed by
Chester Withey , starring
Jack Barrymore
Out of the Inkwell , an animated film directed by
Max Fleischer
Out West , a
'Fatty' Arbuckle /
Buster Keaton short
The Romance of Tarzan , starring
Elmo Lincoln
Salomé , directed by
J. Gordon Edwards , starring
Theda Bara
The Silent Mystery , a 15-chapter serial directed by Francis Ford, starring Ford and Rosemary Theby; a five-reel condensed version was also released at some point
The Sinking of the Lusitania , a short animated propaganda film by
Winsor McCay ; likely the longest animated film of its time.
Stella Maris , directed by
Marshall Neilan , starring
Mary Pickford
Tarzan of the Apes , directed by
Scott Sidney , starring
Elmo Lincoln and
Enid Markey
The Two-Soul Woman , directed by Elmer Clifton for Universal Pictures, starring Priscilla Dean and Ashton Dearholt, based on the novel by Gelett Burgess
[11]
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Under the Yoke , directed by
J. Gordon Edwards , starring
Theda Bara
Under the Greenwood Tree directed by
Emile Chautard starring
Elsie Ferguson
The Whispering Chorus , starring
Raymond Hatton and
Kathlyn Williams
Why Pick on Me? , starring
Harold Lloyd and
Bebe Daniels
U.S.S.R.
Comedy film series
Only the films of the series released in 1918 are collected
Buster Keaton (1917–1944)
Snapshot of Good Night, Nurse! .
Films starring
Roscoe Arbuckle , featuring
Buster Keaton released in 1918:
Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)
Film poster for A Dog's Life .
Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 9 films for his own production company between
1918 and
1923 . These films were distributed by
First National . Below the movies released in 1918:
Uncompleted and unreleased films
Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)
Hit Him Again .
Bees in His Bonnet .
Back to the Woods .
Glasses character ("The Boy"):
Lupino Lane (1915–1939)
Short films acting as his character Mr. Butterbun released in 1918:
His Busy Day
His Salad Days
Love and Lobster
The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Trips and Tribunals
The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Unexpected Treasure
The Haunted Hotel
Births
January 29 –
John Forsythe , actor (died
2010 )
February 4 –
Ida Lupino , actress, director (died
1995 )
February 15 -
Allan Arbus , actor (died
2013 )
February 16 – Patty Andrews, singer, actress, member of
The Andrews Sisters (died
2013 )
February 19 -
Fay McKenzie , American actress and singer (died
2019 )
March 1 –
Roger Delgado , actor (died
1973 )
March 9
March 14 –
Dennis Patrick , actor (died
2002 )
April 14 –
Mary Healy , actress, singer (died
2015 )
April 17
April 18 –
Shinobu Hashimoto , screenwriter (died
2018 )
May 14 –
June Duprez , actress (died
1984 )
May 15 –
Joseph Wiseman , Canadian-American actor (died
2009 )
May 20 -
Patricia Ellis , American actress (died
1970 )
May 21 -
Jeanne Bates , American actress (died
2008 )
May 26 –
John Dall , actor (died
1971 )
June 8 –
Robert Preston , actor, singer (died
1987 )
June 10 -
Barry Morse , actor (died
2008 )
June 11 –
Jane Bryan , actress (died
2009 )
June 13 -
Ben Johnson , actor (died
1996 )
June 15 -
Elisabeth Waldo , American former musician and actress
June 21 -
Adriana Sivieri , Italian actress
June 26 –
Ellen Liiger , actress (died
1987 )
July 6 –
Sebastian Cabot , actor (died
1977 )
July 8 –
Craig Stevens , American actor (died
2000 )
July 14 –
Ingmar Bergman , Swedish actor, writer, director (died
2007 )
July 16 –
William Bishop , actor (died
1959 )
July 18 –
Jane Frazee , singer, actress (died
1985 )
July 25 -
Nan Grey , actress (died
1993 )
July 26 –
Marjorie Lord , actress (died
2015 )
August 1 –
Cheryl Walker , model, actress (died
1971 )
August 9 –
Robert Aldrich , director (died
1983 )
August 17 –
Evelyn Ankers , actress (died 1985)
August 25 –
Richard Greene , actor (died 1985)
September –
Rin Tin Tin , canine actor (died
1932 )
September 13 –
Dick Haymes , Argentine actor, singer (died
1980 )
September 16 -
Branka Veselinović , Serbian actress (died
2023 )
September 21 –
Rand Brooks , American actor (died
2003 )
September 24 -
Audra Lindley , American actress (died
1997 )
September 28 –
Arnold Stang , American actor and comedian (died
2009 )
October 9 –
Lila Kedrova , Russian-born actress (died
2000 )
October 13
October 17 –
Rita Hayworth , actress (died 1987)
October 23 -
Peggy Moran , actress (died 2002)
October 25 -
Milton Selzer , actor (died 2005)
October 27 –
Teresa Wright , actress (died
2005 )
October 29 –
Diana Serra Cary , born Peggy-Jean Montgomery ("Baby Peggy"), child silent film actress (died
2020 )
November 4
November 27 -
Stephen Elliott , actor (died
2005 )
November 30 –
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. , actor (died
2014 )
December 10 –
Anne Gwynne , actress, model (died
2003 )
December 15 –
Jeff Chandler , actor (died
1961 )
Deaths
January 8 –
Johannes Pääsuke , 25, Estonian photographer and director (train crash)
January 12 – Simeon Wiltsie, American actor
February 1 –
Joseph Kaufman , 36, American silent film actor & director, married to film star
Ethel Clayton
February 15 –
Vernon Castle , 30, American dancer & writer
March 13 –
William Courtleigh, Jr. , 26, American actor
April 30 – "Mother"
Mary Maurice , 73, American veteran stage & film actress
May 19 –
Sidney Rankin Drew , 26, American actor and director.
June 29 –
John van den Broek , 23, Dutch cinematographer
July 4 –
Walter Stradling , 43, British cinematographer
August 12 –
Anna Held , 46, Polish actress & singer
September 21 –
Hal August , 28, American actor;
October 2 -
Edwin Arden , American stage & film actor
October 19 –
Harold Lockwood , 31, American actor
October 22 –
Myrtle Gonzalez , 27, American actress
October 22 –
Julian L'Estrange , 38, English actor
October 28 – Louise Vale, American actress
November 6 –
William Shea , 67, Scottish veteran film actor & director
November 18 –
Wayland Trask Jr. , 31, American comedian
December 6 –
Charles Gunn , 35, American actor
December 29 –
Jode Mullally , 32, American actor
Debuts
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