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1894 in film

1894 in film

Overview of the events of 1894 in film

The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

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Events

Notable films released in 1894

Birt Acres

  • Crows on Saffron Hill
  • Haycart Crossing Hadley Green, Middlesex

Charles-Émile Reynaud

Étienne-Jules Marey

William K. L. Dickson

Annie Oakley.
Fred Ott Sneeze.
Sioux ghost dance.
  • Alleni's Boxing Monkeys
  • Amateur Gymnast, No. 2
  • Annabelle Butterfly Dance, starring Annabelle Moore
  • Annabelle Sun Dance, starring Annabelle Moore
  • Annie Oakley, starring Annie Oakley
  • Armand D'Ary, starring Armand D'Ary
  • Athlete with Wand
  • Babies in High Chairs
  • Band Drill
  • A Bar Room Scene
  • The Barbershop
  • Bertoldi (Mouth Support), starring Ena Bertoldi
  • Bertoldi (Table Contortion), starring Ena Bertoldi
  • Boxing, starring Jack McAuliffe
  • The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)
  • Bucking Broncho, starring Lee Martin
  • Buffalo Bill (lost), starring William F. Cody
  • Buffalo Dance, starring Hair Coat, Parts His Hair and Last Horse
  • Caicedo (with Pole), starring Juan A. Caicedo
  • Caicedo (with Spurs), starring Juan A. Caicedo
  • Carmencita, starring Carmencita
  • The Carnival Dance, starring Madge Crossland, May Lucas and Lucy Murray
  • Chinese Laundry Scene, directed by William Heise and William K. L. Dickson and starring Phil Doreto and Robetta
  • Chinese Opium Den (lost)
  • The Cock Fight
  • Cock Fight, No. 2
  • Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph, starring James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney
  • Cupid's Dance, starring Florence Ewer, Lenora Ewer and Mildred Ewer
  • Dance, starring Rosa France, Frank Lawton and Etta Williamson
  • Dance du Ventre
  • The Dancing Clown, starring Johnny Purvis
  • The Dickson Experimental Sound Film
  • Dogs Fighting
  • Edison Employee Picnic
  • Fancy Club Swinger, starring John R. Abell
  • Finale of 1st Act, Hoyt's 'Milk White Flag'
  • Fire Rescue Scene
  • Fred Ott Holding a Bird, starring Fred Ott
  • Fred Ott's Sneeze, starring Fred Ott
  • French Dancers
  • Glenroy Bros., (no. 2)
  • Hadj Cheriff, starring Hadji Cheriff
  • Highland Dance
  • The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight, starring Eugene Hornbacker and Murphy
  • Human Pyramid, starring Saleem Nassar
  • Imperial Japanese Dance, starring the Sarashe Sisters
  • Lady Fencers (With Broadswords), starring Louise Blanchard and Helen Englehart
  • Lady Fencers (With Foils)
  • Lasso Exhibition, starring Frank Hammitt and Lee Martin
  • Lasso Thrower (lost), starring Vicente Oropeza
  • Leonard-Cushing Fight, starring Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard
  • Luis Martinetti, Contortionist, starring Luis Martinetti
  • Man of a Thousand Faces, starring George Layman
  • May Lucas, starring May Lucas
  • Men on Parallel Bars
  • Mexican Knife Duel (lost), starring Pedro Esquivel and Dionecio Gonzales
  • Miss Lucy Murray, starring Lucy Murray
  • Mlle. Capitaine, starring Alciede Capitaine
  • Organ Grinder, No. 1
  • Organ Grinder, No. 2
  • Oriental Dance, starring Rosa
  • The Pickaninny Dance, from the 'Passing Show', starring Joe Rastus, Denny Tolliver and Walter Wilkins
  • Rat Killing
  • Rats and Terrier No. 2
  • Rats and Terrier No. 3
  • Rats and Weasel
  • Ruth Dennis, starring Ruth St. Denis
  • Sandow, starring Eugen Sandow
  • Sheik Hadji Tahar, starring Sheik Hadji Tahar
  • Sioux Ghost Dance
  • Summersault Dog, starring Lucy the Dog and Ivan Tschernoff
  • Sword Combat, starring Najid and Saleem Nassar
  • Topack and Steele, starring George W. Steele and George Topack
  • Toyou Kichi, starring Toyou Kichi
  • Trained Bears
  • Trapeze
  • Unsuccessful Somersault
  • Walton and Slavin, starring John Slavin and Charles F. Walton
  • Whirlwind Gunspinning, starring Hadj Lessik
  • The Widder, starring Isabelle Coe
  • Wonderful Performing Dog, starring Lucy the Dog and Ivan Tschernoff
  • The Wrestling Dog, starring Henry Welton
  • Wrestling Match

Films directed by other filmmakers

Births

MonthDateNameCountryProfessionDied
January 3ZaSu PittsUSActress1963
6William NewellUSActor1967
22Matt McHughUSActor1971
February 8King VidorUSActor, director1982
14Jack BennyUSComedian1974
March 26Will WrightUSActor1962
May 2Norma TalmadgeUSActress1957
20Estelle TaylorUSActress1958
26Paul LukasHungaryActor1971
June 16Norman KerryUSActor1956
July 23Arthur TreacherUKActor1975
25Walter BrennanUSActor1974
27Mientje KlingNetherlandsActress1966
29Charles C. WilsonUSActor1948
August 9Kathleen LockhartUSActress1978
10Alan CroslandUSDirector1936
September 15Jean RenoirFranceDirector1979
26Gladys BrockwellUSActress1929
27Olive TellUSActress1951
October 7Del LordCanadaDirector1970
20Olive ThomasUSActress1920
27Agda HelinSwedenActress1984
November 9Mae MarshUSActress1968
13Nita NaldiUSActress1961
December 8Marthe VinotFranceActress1974

Debut

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References

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    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-05-05
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    Musser, Charles (1994). The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907, Volume 1. London, England: University of California Press. p. 81. ISBN 0521897335.
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    Venkatasawmy, Rama (2012). The Digitization of Cinematic Visual Effects: Hollywood's Coming of Age. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 166. ISBN 0739176218.
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    "Acres, Birt (1854–1918)". BFI Screen Online. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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