PROGRESS UPDATE
A goal of Elli on their 101 Things in 1001 Days list with a status of Done.
Early developments are studied in Terry Ramsaye, A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture, 2 vol. (1926, reissued in 1 vol., 1986), a romantic account covering the period to 1925, with emphasis on American film between 1890 and 1915.
1888 - Roundhay Garden Scene 11/27/11
1889 - Monkeyshines No. 1 11/28/11
1890 - Falling Cat 11/28/11
1891 - Dickson's Greeting 11/28/11
1892 - Fencing 11/28/11
1893 - Blacksmith Scene 11/27/11
1894 - Leonard - Cushing Fight 11/28/11
1895 - Serpentine Dance 11/27/11
1896 - The Haunted Castle 11/28/11
1897 - The X Rays 11/28/11
1898 - Santa Claus 11/28/11
1899 - The Astor Tramp 11/28/11
1900 - The Magician 11/28/11
1901 - Scrooge 11/28/11
1902 - Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show 11/28/11
1903 - Uncle Tom's Cabin 11/27/11
1904 - The Passion Play 11/27/11
1905 - The Night Before Christmas 11/30/11
1906 - The Black Hand 11/30/11
1907 - Ben Hur 11/30/11
1908 - Dreams of Toyland 11/30/11
1909 - Mark Twain at Stormfield 11/30/11
1910 - Frankenstein 12/3/11
1911 - Swords and Hearts 12/3/11
1912 - Algie, The Miner 12/3/11
1913 - The Burstup Homes Murder Case 12/3/11
1914 - The Patchwork Girl of Oz 12/3/11
1915 - A Night Out 12/3/11
1916 - The Fireman 12/3/11
1917 - The Cure 12/3/11
1918 - 100% American 12/3/11
1919 - Our Children 12/3/11
1920 - Headin' Home 12/11/11
1921 - The Goat 12/11/11
1922 - Walter Makes a Movie 12/11/11
1923 - Alice's Wonderland 12/11/11
1924 - The Fugitive Futurist 12/11/11
1925 - Rebus Film Number 1 12/11/11
1926 - Playing with Fire 12/11/11
1927 - The Open Road - London 12/11/11
1928 - The Democratic Nominees of 1928 12/11/11
1929 - Norman Godderd and His Glider 12/11/11
1930 - The Music Racket 12/18/11
1931 - Bimbo's Initiation 12/18/11
1932 - Freaks 12/18/11
1933 - Handlebars 12/18/11
1934 - La Cucaracha 12/18/11
1935 - The Band Concert 12/18/11
1936 - Great Smokey Mountains 12/18/11
1937 - How To Undress in Front of Your Husband 12/18/11
1938 - Back of the Mike 12/18/11
1939 - An RCA Presentation: Television 12/18/11
1940 - Quicker 'n a Wink 12/25/11
1941 - The First Thing 12/25/11
1942 - Hemp for Victory 12/25/11
1943 - Secret Agent 12/25/11
1944 - Springtime in an English Village 12/25/11
1945 - My Japan 12/25/11
1946 - Green Flashback 12/25/11
1947 - Are You Popular? 12/25/11
1948 - The Airport 12/25/11
1949 - Dating Do's and Don't's 12/25/11
1950 - A Journey by a London Bus 12/25/11
1951 - Hardrock, Coco, and Joe 12/25/11
1952 - Skipper Learns a Lesson 12/25/11
1953 - A Is for Atom 12/27/11
1954 - The Passenger Train 12/27/11
1955 - Golden Triangle - Pittsburgh 12/27/11
1956 - Design for Dreaming 12/27/11
1957 - Walt Disney's Multi-Plane Camera 12/28/11
1958 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears 12/28/11
1959 - Compulsion 7/12/12
1960 - American Women: Partners in Research 12/29/11
1961 - The Bottle and the Throttle 12/29/11
1962 - Thanatopsis 12/29/11
1963 - About Fallout 12/29/11
1964 - Out of this World 12/29/11
1965 - Man and Computer 12/29/11
1966 - The Truth 12/30/11
1967 - 1999 A.D. 12/30/11
1968 - Film, Film, Film 12/31/11
1969 - The Lottery 12/31/11
1970 - Goin' Down the Road 12/31/11
1971 - Project Florida 12/31/11
1972 - Polaroid SX-70 Orientation Film 12/31/11
1973 - Learn To Swim 12/31/11
1974 - Ringo Starr - Only You 12/31/11
1975 - Recorded Live 12/31/11
1976 - Splink 1/1/12
1977 - Powers of Ten 1/1/12
1978 - The Making of "Superman" 1/1/12
1979 - Mars - What Did We Know? 1/1/12
1980 - Microworld 1/1/12
1981 - The Wave 1/7/12
1982 - Victor / Victoria 12/31/12
1983 - Disciples of the Crow 1/7/12
1984 - Apple Macintosh 1/7/12
1985 - The Information Age 1/13/13
1986 - Captain EO 1/7/12
1987 - Girls Night Out 1/7/12
1988 - Centralia 1/7/12
1989 - Creature Comforts 1/7/12
1990 - Pretty Woman 5/25/13
1991 - Perfect Harmony 6/1/13
1992 - The Vagrant 6/1/13
1993 - Rudy 1/27/13
1994 - Stargate 6/23/2013
1995 - Major Payne 3/31/13
1996 - Extreme Measures 9/1/2013
1997 - Fools Rush In 6/22/13
1998 - Mighty Joe Young 4/6/13
1999 - Man On the Moon 8/15/13
2000 - The Patriot 1/27/13
2001 - Gosford Park 9/2/2013
2002 - Stolen Summer 8/16/2013
2003 - Bad Santa 4/20/13
2004 - National Treasure 7/4/2013
2005 - Just Like Heaven 1/1/12
2006 - The Ultimate Gift 12/24/12
2007 - Hairspray 4/20/13
2008 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall 3/30/13
2009 - The Proposal 1/1/13
2010 - The Social Network 12/28/11
2011 - Cowboys vs. Aliens 1/12/12
2012 - Hitchcock 3/24/13
2013 - Remember Sunday 4/28/13
2014 - Horizon 6/22/14
1888 - Roundhay Garden Scene 11/27/11
1889 - Monkeyshines No. 1 11/28/11
1890 - Falling Cat 11/28/11
1891 - Dickson's Greeting 11/28/11
1892 - Fencing 11/28/11
1893 - Blacksmith Scene 11/27/11
1894 - Leonard - Cushing Fight 11/28/11
1895 - Serpentine Dance 11/27/11
1896 - The Haunted Castle 11/28/11
1897 - The X Rays 11/28/11
1898 - Santa Claus 11/28/11
1899 - The Astor Tramp 11/28/11
1900 - The Magician 11/28/11
1901 - Scrooge 11/28/11
1902 - Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show 11/28/11
1903 - Uncle Tom's Cabin 11/27/11
1904 - The Passion Play 11/27/11
1905 - The Night Before Christmas 11/30/11
1906 - The Black Hand 11/30/11
1907 - Ben Hur 11/30/11
1908 - Dreams of Toyland 11/30/11
1909 - Mark Twain at Stormfield 11/30/11
1910 - Frankenstein 12/3/11
1911 - Swords and Hearts 12/3/11
1912 - Algie, The Miner 12/3/11
1913 - The Burstup Homes Murder Case 12/3/11
1914 - The Patchwork Girl of Oz 12/3/11
1915 - A Night Out 12/3/11
1916 - The Fireman 12/3/11
1917 - The Cure 12/3/11
1918 - 100% American 12/3/11
1919 - Our Children 12/3/11
1920 - Headin' Home 12/11/11
1921 - The Goat 12/11/11
1922 - Walter Makes a Movie 12/11/11
1923 - Alice's Wonderland 12/11/11
1924 - The Fugitive Futurist 12/11/11
1925 - Rebus Film Number 1 12/11/11
1926 - Playing with Fire 12/11/11
1927 - The Open Road - London 12/11/11
1928 - The Democratic Nominees of 1928 12/11/11
1929 - Norman Godderd and His Glider 12/11/11
1930 - The Music Racket 12/18/11
1931 - Bimbo's Initiation 12/18/11
1932 - Freaks 12/18/11
1933 - Handlebars 12/18/11
1934 - La Cucaracha 12/18/11
1935 - The Band Concert 12/18/11
1936 - Great Smokey Mountains 12/18/11
1937 - How To Undress in Front of Your Husband 12/18/11
1938 - Back of the Mike 12/18/11
1939 - An RCA Presentation: Television 12/18/11
1940 - Quicker 'n a Wink 12/25/11
1941 - The First Thing 12/25/11
1942 - Hemp for Victory 12/25/11
1943 - Secret Agent 12/25/11
1944 - Springtime in an English Village 12/25/11
1945 - My Japan 12/25/11
1946 - Green Flashback 12/25/11
1947 - Are You Popular? 12/25/11
1948 - The Airport 12/25/11
1949 - Dating Do's and Don't's 12/25/11
1950 - A Journey by a London Bus 12/25/11
1951 - Hardrock, Coco, and Joe 12/25/11
1952 - Skipper Learns a Lesson 12/25/11
1953 - A Is for Atom 12/27/11
1954 - The Passenger Train 12/27/11
1955 - Golden Triangle - Pittsburgh 12/27/11
1956 - Design for Dreaming 12/27/11
1957 - Walt Disney's Multi-Plane Camera 12/28/11
1958 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears 12/28/11
1959 - Compulsion 7/12/12
1960 - American Women: Partners in Research 12/29/11
1961 - The Bottle and the Throttle 12/29/11
1962 - Thanatopsis 12/29/11
1963 - About Fallout 12/29/11
1964 - Out of this World 12/29/11
1965 - Man and Computer 12/29/11
1966 - The Truth 12/30/11
1967 - 1999 A.D. 12/30/11
1968 - Film, Film, Film 12/31/11
1969 - The Lottery 12/31/11
1970 - Goin' Down the Road 12/31/11
1971 - Project Florida 12/31/11
1972 - Polaroid SX-70 Orientation Film 12/31/11
1973 - Learn To Swim 12/31/11
1974 - Ringo Starr - Only You 12/31/11
1975 - Recorded Live 12/31/11
1976 - Splink 1/1/12
1977 - Powers of Ten 1/1/12
1978 - The Making of "Superman" 1/1/12
1979 - Mars - What Did We Know? 1/1/12
1980 - Microworld 1/1/12
1981 - The Wave 1/7/12
1982 - Victor / Victoria 12/31/12
1983 - Disciples of the Crow 1/7/12
1984 - Apple Macintosh 1/7/12
1985 - The Information Age 1/13/13
1986 - Captain EO 1/7/12
1987 - Girls Night Out 1/7/12
1988 - Centralia 1/7/12
1989 - Creature Comforts 1/7/12
1990 - Pretty Woman 5/25/13
1991 - Perfect Harmony 6/1/13
1992 - The Vagrant 6/1/13
1993 - Rudy 1/27/13
1994 - Stargate 6/23/2013
1995 - Major Payne 3/31/13
1996 - Extreme Measures 9/1/2013
1997 - Fools Rush In 6/22/13
1998 - Mighty Joe Young 4/6/13
1999 - Man On the Moon 8/15/13
2000 - The Patriot 1/27/13
2001 - Gosford Park 9/2/2013
2002 - Stolen Summer 8/16/2013
2003 - Bad Santa 4/20/13
2004 - National Treasure 7/4/2013
2005 - Just Like Heaven 1/1/12
2006 - The Ultimate Gift 12/24/12
2007 - Hairspray 4/20/13
2008 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall 3/30/13
2009 - The Proposal 1/1/13
2010 - The Social Network 12/28/11
2011 - Cowboys vs. Aliens 1/12/12
2012 - Hitchcock 3/24/13
2013 - Remember Sunday 4/28/13
2014 - Horizon 6/22/14
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