1903 in film

... 1893
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... 1907
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Years in film

1870s
1880s 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

The year 1903 in film involved many significant events in cinema.

Events

Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio", the Black Maria.
The three elder Warner Bros. begin in the exhibition business.
Gaston Méliès, Georges' brother, opens a branch of Star Film in New York to defend its production's copyrights.

Films released in 1903

Alice in Wonderland, directed by Cecil Hepworth
Capital Execution, directed by Peter Elfelt
A Chess Dispute, directed by Robert W. Paul
A Daring Daylight Burglary, by Frank Mottershaw
A Message from Mars, by Franklyn Barrett
Desperate Poaching Affray, directed by William Haggar; considered important in film history for its cinematic technique.
Diving Lucy, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
Electrocuting an Elephant
Extraordinary Cab Accident, directed by Robert W. Paul
Fairyland: A Kingdom of Fairies, directed by Georges Melies
From Show Girl To Burlesque Queen
The Gay Shoe Clerk, directed by Edwin S. Porter
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
The Great Train Robbery, directed by Edwin S. Porter, starring Broncho Billy Anderson. Regarded as a milestone in film history for its innovative composite editing, camera movement, and cross cutting.
The Infernal Cauldron, directed by Georges Melies
The Inn Where No Man Rests, directed by Georges Melies
The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (La Vie et la Passion de Jésus Christ), directed by Ferdinand Zecca; this is a proto-feature film, or many short-films (in this case 31) that when combined together can be seen as one feature film. 18 of the short-films were made in 1902 and shown in 1903, while 10 more were added and shown in 1904. The final three were added and shown in 1905. Stencil hand painted film frames were done between 1904 and 1905 by Segundo de Chomón.
Life of an American Fireman, directed by Edwin S. Porter. May be the first cross-cutting editing in cinema [Editing between 2 separate scenes to show a more elaborate story. Helping introduce 2 situations that will come together later in that story or in a theme of the movie.].
The Magic Lantern, directed by Georges Méliès
Mary Jane's Mishap, directed by George Albert Smith.
Misfortune Never Comes Alone, directed by Georges Méliès
Momijigari, directed by Tsunekichi Shibata.
The Music Lover, directed by Georges Méliès.
Old London Street Scenes
Panorama of Beach and Cliff House, produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Petticoat Lane
Rip Van Winkle (8 Short Films), directed by William K. L. Dickson.
Runaway Match, directed by Alf Collins. Possibly the first car chase in the history of cinema.
Sick Kitten, directed by George Albert Smith.
Skyscrapers Of New York City, From The North River
Uncle Tom's Cabin, directed by Edwin S. Porter
What Happened in the Tunnel, directed by Edwin S. Porter

Births

Month	Day	Name	Profession	Year of death
January	10	Violet Wilkey	Actor	1976
January	18	Werner Hinz		1985
February	11	Rex Lease		1966
	16	Edgar Bergen	Ventriloquist, actor	1978
	28	Vincente Minnelli	Director	1986
March	3	Adrian	Costume designer	1959
	4	Dorothy Mackaill	Actress	1990
	16	Dorothy Seastrom	Actress	1930
April	9	Ward Bond	Actor	1960
	12	Luis Moglia Barth	Director	1984
	15	John Williams	Actor	1983
	26	Dorothy Sebastian	Actress	1957
May	2	Bing Crosby	Singer, actor	1977
	8	Fernandel	Actor	1971
	14	Billie Dove	Actress	1997
	15	Anny Ondra		1987
	25	Binnie Barnes		1998
	29	Bob Hope	Comedian, actor	2003
June	16	Ona Munson	Actress	1955
	18	Jeanette MacDonald	Singer, actress	1965
	25	Anne Revere	Actress	1990
September	13	Claudette Colbert		1996
September	17	Dolores Costello		1979
October	22	Curly Howard	Actor, comedian	1952
November	7	Dean Jagger	Actor	1991
December	10	Una Merkel	Actress	1986
	12	Yasujirō Ozu	Director, screenwriter	1963
	16	Hardie Albright	Actor	1975
	21	Maria Balcerkiewiczówna	Actress	1975
	26	Elisha Cook, Jr.	Actor	1995

Debut

G. M. Anderson

References

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