A History of American Film

1889: Edison’s Invention

Peep Shows

1896: Song & Dance Theatres

Nickelodeons

Porter’s “The Great Train Robbery”

1908: Florence Lawrence

Movies = Filmed Plays

D.W. Griffith

“Birth of a Nation”

Corny Cast

Serials

Comedies

WWI: Theatres

1910: Hollywood

1927: Talkies

1930’s: Golden Years

1940’s/WWII

T.V.

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