1901 in film

The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.

Events

 * Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company
 * Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria

A

 * Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Another Job for the Undertaker, directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – (US)

B

 * The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson – (GB)
 * Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)

C

 * The Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul – (GB)
 * Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

D

 * The Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
 * Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)

E

 * Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Excelsior!, directed by Georges Méliès – (France)

F

 * Fire!, directed by James Williamson – (GB)

G

 * The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary starring Joe Gans and Terry McGovern – (US)
 * The Gordon Sisters Boxing, directed by Thomas Edison – (US)

H

 * The Haunted Curiosity Shop, directed by Walter R. Booth – (GB)
 * History of a Crime (Histoire d'un crime), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)

I

 * Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, documentary directed by Joseph Perry – (Australia)

J

 * Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

K

 * Kansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

L

 * Lord Roberts' Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

M

 * The Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. Booth – (GB)
 * The Man with the Rubber Head (L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
 * Manchester Band of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

N

 * North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

P

 * Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Peeping Tom (Par le trou de la serrure), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
 * Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * President McKinley Inauguration Footage, directed by Thomas Edison – (US)
 * Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

R

 * Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon rouge) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 17th century fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)
 * Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

S

 * Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – (GB)
 * Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
 * A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage – (US)
 * Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson – (GB)

T

 * Torpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)
 * Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)

U

 * Undressing Extraordinary, directed by Walter R. Booth – (GB)
 * University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (GB)

W

 * What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City, directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter – (US)

Deaths

 * May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin.
 * June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne.

Debut

 * Anna Held