| List of years in film (table) |
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| 1870s |
| 1880s |
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| 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 |
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| 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
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The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.
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Events
- Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA), as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.
- Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced. The first film to use it was The Gulf Between.
- World's first feature-length animated film is made in Argentina by Quirino Cristiani (El Apóstol)
- Movette, another revision of the 17.5 mm film format, is made available.
- Buster Keaton makes his film debut.
- April 25 - Thomas Lincoln Tally, in a meeting in New York, co-founds the First National Exhibitors Circuit. [1][2]
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cleopatra | |
| 2. | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | |
| 3. | The Poor Little Rich Girl |
Films released in 1917
- The Man Without a Country, starring Florence La Badie
- The Adventurer, a Charlie Chaplin short.
- The Bad Boy, starring Robert Harron, Mildred Harris and Colleen Moore
- Big Timber
- Bucking Broadway, directed by John Ford.
- The Butcher Boy, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short (Keaton's film debut).
- Camille, starring Theda Bara
- Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara
- Coney Island, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
- The Cure, a Charlie Chaplin short.
- The Dying Swan, a Russian film aka Umirayushchii Lebed
- Easy Street, starring Charlie Chaplin
- El Apóstol, animated by Quirino Cristiani
- Great Expectations, starring Jack Pickford
- The Gulf Between
- His Wedding Night, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
- Her Right to Live, starring Peggy Hyland, Antonio Moreno, Mae Costello and John S. Robertson, directed by Paul Scardon
- The Immigrant, starring Charlie Chaplin
- Joan the Woman, starring Geraldine Farrar; directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- The Little American, starring Mary Pickford; directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
- A Little Princess, starring Mary Pickford, Norman Kerry and ZaSu Pitts, directed by Marshall Neilan.
- Oh Doctor!, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
- The Poor Little Rich Girl, starring Mary Pickford.
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
- A Reckless Romeo, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle short.
- The Rough House, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
- Straight Shooting, directed by John Ford.
- Teddy at the Throttle, a Keystone comedy with Gloria Swanson.
- Terje Vigen
- Tom Sawyer, starring Jack Pickford
- The Tornado, directed by John Ford (his debut)
- The Wild Girl, starring Eva Tanguay and Thomas J. Moore
Short film series
Births
- January 5 - Jane Wyman, actress (d. 2007)
- January 2 - Vera Zorina, dancer, actress (d. 2003)
- January 10 - Hilde Krahl, actress (d. 1999)
- January 24 - Ernest Borgnine, actor
- February 6 - Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress
- February 21 - Lucille Bremer, actress (d. 1996)
- March 12 - Googie Withers, actress
- March 22 - Virginia Grey, actress (d. 2004)
- April 14 - Valerie Hobson, actress (d. 1998)
- April 29 - Maya Deren, experimental filmmaker (d. 1961)
- May 1 - Danielle Darrieux, actress
- May 10 - Margo, actress (d. 1985)
- May 21 - Raymond Burr, actor (d. 1993)
- May 25 - Steve Cochran, actor (d. 1965)
- June 7 - Dean Martin, singer, actor (d. 1995)
- April 29 - Celeste Holm, actress
- June 30 - Lena Horne, singer, actress
- July 17 - Phyllis Diller, comedian, actress
- August 6 - Robert Mitchum, actor (d. 1997)
- August 25 - Mel Ferrer, actor (d. 2008)
- September 9 - Rolf Wenkhaus, actor (d. 1942)
- September 11 - Herbert Lom, actor
- October 7 - June Allyson, actress (d. 2006)
- October 7 - Helmut Dantine, actor (d. 1982)
- October 17 - Alice Pearce, actress (d. 1966)
- October 17 - Marsha Hunt, U.S. actress
- October 22 - Joan Fontaine, actress
- November 4 - Virginia Field, actress (d. 1992)
- December 7 - Hurd Hatfield, actor (d. 1998)
- December 22 - Frankie Darro, actor (d. 1976)
Film Debuts
Deaths
- February 21 - Fred Mace, actor & comedian
- July 2 - Herbert Beerbohm Tree, stage & screen star
- October 13 - Florence La Badie, pioneer actress
- October 25 - Jack Standing, silent film actor, age 30, son of Herbert Standing and brother of Guy Standing & Wyndham Standing.
- December 20 - Eric Campbell, actor & a main member of Charles Chaplin's stock company.
References
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