“The Tramp and the Dog” (1895)
Directed by William Selig, “The Tramp and the Dog” is likely the first commercial narrative film shot in Chicago.
National Library of Norway
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Astaire's first screen test earned him a negative review: “Can't act, can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little.”
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn how Hollywood movies transitioned from silent to sound.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Using the example of Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation's 1977 dramatization of Walter van Tilburg Clark's “The Portable Phonograph,” director John Barnes discusses the problems of translating a short story into film and explains what it means to be faithful to the original.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.Learn about the movie The Great Train Robbery by watching it.
