Motion Pictures

  • Creator of film 1887

    Creator of film 1887
    Hannibal W. Goodwin invents film. George Eastman buys the invention and begins mass producing it.
  • Kinetograph 1889

    Kinetograph 1889
    Thomas Edison introduces the Kinetograph, the first true motion camera
  • Nickelodeon Opens

    Nickelodeon Opens
    First nickelodeon opens in Pittsburgh, PA.
  • The One The Only !

    The One The Only !
    Charlie Chaplin signs on with Mutual Studios and earns an unprecedented $10,000 a week.
  • Technicolor Introduced

    Technicolor Introduced
    Technicolor is introduced.
  • Alice In Wonderland

    Alice In Wonderland
    Walt Disney creates his first cartoon, "Alice's Wonderland."
  • Warner Brothers !

    Warner Brothers !
    Warner Brothers produce full-length singing and talking film called The Jazz Singer with popular singer and stage actor during this time named Al Jolson. The audience loved it.
  • Walt Disney

    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, hits theaters and becomes an instant classic.
  • Colored Movies

    Colored Movies
    Television overtakes movies in popularity color replaces black and white movies in theaters; theaters then attempt to win audiences back with 3-D pictures and replacing black and white movies with color.