Quirino Cristiani (July 2, 1896 – August 2, 1984) was an Italian-born Argentine animation director and cartoonist, responsible for the world’s first two animated feature films as well as the first animated feature film with sound, even though the only copies of these two films were lost in a fire. He is also the first person to create animation solely using cardboard cutouts.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirino_Cristiani
The Last Kiss (India, 1931)
The Last Kiss is a 1931 British Indian silent film, directed by Ambuj Gupta. The film was produced by the Dhaka Nawab Family and it is the first Bangladeshi film[citation needed] to be full-length. Shot in Dhaka, post-production work was done in Calcutta. The Last Kiss was released by the Mukul Theater. The film is considered lost.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Kiss_(1931_film)
Bhakta Vidur (India, 1921)
It is a 1921 silent Indian film directed by Kanjibhai Rathod and made under Kohinoor Film Company banner.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakta_Vidur
The Indian Shylock (India, 1925)
It is Indian cinema’s 1925 social melodrama silent film directed by Baburao Painter.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savkari_Pash
The Deed of Andreas Harmer (Austria, 1930).
The Deed of Andreas Harmer (German: Die Tat des Andreas Harmer) is a 1930 Austrian silent crime film directed by Alfred Deutsch-German and starring Oskar Marion, Tala Birell and Attila Hörbiger. The film’s sets were designed by the art director Emil Stepanek.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deed_of_Andreas_Harmer
William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. He became a leading West Coast film distributor in the early days of motion pictures and in 1914 he founded and became president of the first nationwide film distributor, Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wadsworth_Hodkinson
Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 – 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.
Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d’Asti. He worked during the era of the silent film and influenced many important directors in the international cinema with Cabiria, such as David Wark Griffith, in his The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Pastrone
Shree Pundalik (India, 1912)
It was released on 18 May 1912 at the Coronation Cinematograph, Girgaum, Mumbai, is sometimes considered the first feature-length Indian film by a minority. The government of India and most scholarly sources consider Raja Harishchandra to be the first Indian feature film, and detractors argue Pundalik was only a photographic recording of a popular play. It was produced and directed by Dadasaheb Torne.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shree_Pundalik
Charles O. Baumann (1874-1931) was an American film producer, film studio executive, and a pioneer in the motion picture industry. He was founder, along with Adam Kessel, of New York Motion Picture Company and Keystone Studios.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_O._Baumann
Abe Stern (March 8, 1888 – July 12, 1951) was an American film producer. He produced 542 films between 1917 and 1929. He was a co-founder of Universal Studios.
He was born in Fulda, Germany, and died in Los Angeles County, California. He was the brother of producer Julius Stern and the brother-in-law of Universal Studios co-founder Carl Laemmle. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Stern
Eva Barbara Novak (February 14, 1898 – April 17, 1988) was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Novak
In the photo actress Eva Novak while filming on a set during her stay in Australia, 1927.
Eva Barbara Novak (February 14, 1898 – April 17, 1988) was an American film actress, who was quite popular during the silent film era.
Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Novak
