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The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.

Events

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top six 1918 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1918
Rank Title Studio Domestic rentals
1 Old Wives for New Paramount $286,504[1]
2 The Squaw Man $283,556[1]
3 The Whispering Chorus $242,109[1]
4 We Can't Have Everything $207,890[1]
5 Till I Come Back to You $183,834[1]

Notable films released in 1918

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Argentina

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Egypt

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  • Bedouin's honor (Sharaf El Badawi), starring and directing by Mohammed Karim
  • The Deadly Flowers (Al Azhar Al Momita), starring and directing by Mohammed Karim

France

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Germany

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Great Britain

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  • The Haunted Hotel, an 11-minute comedy short directed by Fred Rains (Claude's father), starring Will Asher and Marion Peake[4]
  • Victory and Peace, directed by Herbert Brenon

Hungary

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Italy

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Japan

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  • Akakabe Myojin (aka Kaibyo Kaidan) a Ghost-Cat film starring Matsunosuke Onoe, produced by Nikkatsu Films
  • Izumo Kaidan (Japanese) aka Ghost Story of Izumo, starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Kitsuraku Arashi, produced by Nikkatsu Films
  • Yotsuya Kaidan Jitsuhi Kanetani Goro/ The Ghost of Yotsuya (Japanese) the 2nd ever film adaptation of the 1825 stage play Yotsuya Kaidan by Tsuruya Nanboku IV; starring Matsunosuke Onoe and Sentaro Nakamura[5]

Sweden

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Denmark

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United States

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U.S.S.R.

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Comedy film series

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Only the films of the series released in 1918 are collected

Buster Keaton (1917–1944)

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Snapshot of Good Night, Nurse!.

Films starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton released in 1918:

Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)

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Film poster for A Dog's Life.

Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 9 films for his own production company between 1918 and 1923. These films were distributed by First National. Below the movies released in 1918:

Uncompleted and unreleased films

Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)

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Hit Him Again.
Bees in His Bonnet.
Back to the Woods.

Glasses character ("The Boy"):

Lupino Lane (1915–1939)

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Short films acting as his character Mr. Butterbun released in 1918:

  • His Busy Day
  • His Salad Days
  • Love and Lobster
  • The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Trips and Tribunals
  • The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Unexpected Treasure
  • The Haunted Hotel

Births

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Deaths

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Debuts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  2. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  3. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  4. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  5. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  6. ^ Holger-Madsen, Himmelskibet (Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi), Gunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai Neiiendam, Nordisk Film, retrieved 2024-03-22
  7. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  8. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  9. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  10. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  11. ^ "How to Make Movies". Charlie Chaplin Encyclopedia. 3 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.
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