June 11, 1922: The “father of the documentary film,” Robert Flaherty, releases his greatest achievement, Nanook of the North. June 6, 1933: The first drive-in theater opens on a 10-acre site on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden, N.J. Now Showing:…
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This Week In Film History 12-21-09
December 24, 1906: Considered to be the first feature-length (70 minutes) motion picture, the Australian drama The Story of The Kelly Gang debuts in Melbourne. December 26, 1913: Less than two years after the sinking of the Titanic, the disaster…
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October 18, 1931: “The Wizard of Menlo Park” and film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison passes away at the age of 84 in West Orange, N.J. October 19, 1936: A British court declares that Bette Davis, who wishes to make films…
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