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Film Attendence Drops
Film theater attendance declines due to the popularity of television. -
The Motion Pictures Code Cracks Down on Film
The Motion Pictures Production Code prohibits films dealing with abortion or narcotics. -
The first animated cartoon short in 3-D Was Released
The first animated cartoon short filmed in 3-D was Walt Disney's Melody. -
Disneyland Opens
Walt Disney opened his first theme park, Disneyland, in California. It Cost f $17 million. -
Elvis Hits the Big Screen
Elvis' first film Love Me Tender is released and is a sucess. -
Drive-in Theatres Peak
The amount of Drive-in theatres peak at about 5,000 arcoss the United States. -
Jack Nicholson Makes His FIlm Debut
Jack Nicholson Makes His FIlm Debut in the film The Cry Baby Killer. -
The Aroma-Rama is Invented
the Aroma-Rama was used to pump scent into the theatre through the air-conditioning system. the Aroma-rama went out of style very fast, but it was used in a few films such as Behind the Great Wall which was released in 1959. -
Ben-Hur Wins 11 Oscars
Ben-Hur Breaks the record for the most Oscars ever won by one film. This record has been tied by two other films (Titanic and Lord of the Rings Return of the King) but no film has broken the record yet. -
Marlon Brando is the First Actor to get paid $1 Million
Marlon Brando is paid $1 Million to appear in the The Fugitive Kind.
