Category Archives: Movies 1910s

Actor Kirk Douglas born in Amsterdam, New York 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1916)


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(Saturday, December 9, 1916) — Actor, author, producer and director Kirk Douglas, known for such movies as The Bad and the Beautiful, Lust for Life, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Spartacus, to name only a few, was born Issur Danielovitch today in Amsterdam, New York. Continue reading Actor Kirk Douglas born in Amsterdam, New York 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1916)

‘Intolerance’ premieres in Riverside, California 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1916)


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(Saturday, August 5, 1916)Intolerance, an epic silent film featuring four stories from different eras intertwined to depict man’s inhumanity to man, was previewed today in Riverside, California. Continue reading ‘Intolerance’ premieres in Riverside, California 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1916)

‘The Birth of a Nation’ premieres in Los Angeles 100 years ago today (Feb 8 1915)


Video: 'The Birth of a Nation (1915) [HD] - Lillian Gish'

(Monday, February 8, 1915) — The silent, groundbreaking and controversial epic film drama The Birth of a Nation, which chronicles the relationship of two families in the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, premiered today in Los Angeles.

Directed by D. W. Griffith, the film starred Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis and George Siegmann.

Charles Chaplin publicly debuts ‘Little Tramp’ character in ‘Kid Auto Races at Venice’ 100 years ago today (Feb 7 1914)


Video: 'Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) - 1st Charlie Chaplin Movie Appearance as The Tramp - Henry Lehrman'

(Monday, February 2, 1914)Kid Auto Races at Venice, a film starring Charles Chaplin in which his “Little Tramp” character makes his first appearance in a film exhibited before the public, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Henry Lehrman, the film also starred Lehrman, Frank D. Williams, Billy Jacobs, Charlotte Fitzpatrick, Thelma Salter and Gordon Griffith.

Charles Chaplin debuts in ‘Making a Living’ 100 years ago today (Feb 2 1914)


Video: 'Making a Living (1914) - 1st Charlie Chaplin Movie Appearance - Henry Lehrman'

(Monday, February 2, 1914)Making a Living, a comedy short film about a lady-charming swindler who runs afoul of the Keystone Kops, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Henry Lehrman, the film starred Charles Chaplin (in his movie debut), Chester Conklin, Minta Durfee and Virginia Kirtley.