1904 in film

Events
  • As shown in the film series Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move away from eye-level filmmaking and use the camera to explore spaces from an angle usually inaccessible to the average person.
  • William Fox purchases his first Nickelodeon.
  • 23 June: Marcus Loew founds the theatre chain, the People's Vaudeville Company, which later was renamed Loews Theatres which was the oldest theatre chain operating in North America when it was merged with AMC Theatres in 2006

Films released in 1904
  • Audley Range School, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
  • Automobile Race For The Vanderbilt Cup, cinematography by G.W. Bitzer and A.E. Weed
  • The Bewitched Traveller produced by Cecil Hepworth (British)[1]
  • Blackpool Victoria Pier, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
  • The Bold Bank Robbery, directed by Jack Frawley
  • Behind the Scenes, directed by Alf Collins
  • Buy Your Own Cherries, produced by Robert W. Paul
  • Chased by Dogs, directed by Alf Collins
  • Tchin-Chao the Chinese Conjuror, directed by Georges Méliès
  • Clowns
  • The Cook In Trouble, directed by Georges Méliès
  • A Day In The Hayfields, directed by Cecil Hepworth
  • Faust, directed by George Melies [2]
  • Faust and Marguerite, directed by George Melies [3]
  • A Fire In A Burlesque Theatre, cinematography by A.E. Weed
  • Girls Taking Time Checks, Westinghouse Works, filmed by, Billy Bitzer
  • The Impossible Voyage, directed by Georges Méliès
  • The Marvelous Living Fan, directed by Georges Méliès
  • A Miracle Under the Inquisition, directed by George Melies
  • The Mistletoe Bough, directed by Percy Stow (British)
  • Opening Of The Drill Hall In Accrington by General Baden-Powell, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon
  • Princess Rajah Dance, cinematography by A.E. Weed
  • The Terrible Turkish Executioner, directed by George Melies [4]
  • Troubles Of A Manager Of A Burlesque Show, produced by Frank Marion and Wallace McCutcheon
  • Westinghouse Works (21 Short Films), filmed by, Billy Bitzer

Births
MonthDayNameProfessionYear of death
January10Ray Bolger[5]Actor, singer, dancer1987
17Patsy Ruth MillerActress1995
18Cary GrantActor1986
28Anthony Havelock-AllanProducer2003
February7Rocco D'AssuntaActor1970
10John FarrowDirector1963
March1Glenn MillerMusician, actor1944
3Mayo MethotActress1951
April3Iron Eyes CodyActor1999
14John Gielgud2000
16Fifi D'OrsayActress1983
20Bruce CabotActor1972
May7Val LewtonProducer1951
13Chishū RyūActor1993
17Jean Gabin1976
21Robert Montgomery1981
June1George HurrellPhotographer1992
2Johnny WeissmullerActor1984
17Ralph Bellamy1991
18Keye Luke
24Phil HarrisAmerican comedian, actor, singer and jazz musician1995
26Peter Lorre1964
30Glenda FarrellActress1971
August24Alice White1983
September1Johnny Mack BrownActor1974
13Gladys GeorgeActress1954
29Greer Garson1996
October20Anna Neagle1986
22Constance Bennett1965
29Perc WestmoreMake-up artist1970
November1Laura La PlanteActress1996
11Andrzej BoguckiActor1978
14Dick Powell1963
25Jessie Royce LandisActress1972
December7Clarence NashVoice actor1985

Deaths

References
  1. Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 18.
  2. Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 18.
  3. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  4. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  5. "Ray Bolger [biography]". Library Of Congress.
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