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The Vitascope (Phantoscope)
This special invention was invented by Charles Francis Jenkins to show a woman dancing on a wall. It was a very short film and it had no sound. -
Film Scores
The first film scores were released and it was just sheet music that performed live in the theater by an in-house pianist or organist. -
First Cinema in Los Angelas
The first full-time cinema opened in Los Angelas and the films were mostly short and had no sound. -
The First Nickelodeon
The first Nickelodeon theaters got their names from their 5-cent admission charge and opened in Pittsburgh, PA and showed short silent films. -
Birth of a Nation
The first-feature length film forced Nickelodeon theaters to charge more for admission. -
The Building Blocks of Hollywood
Most theaters were owned by production studios and showed more feature length films.