1917 in film

Events

• Technicolor is introduced

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Cleopatra

Movies Released

• The Adventurer, a Charlie Chaplin short.
• Bucking Broadway, directed by John Ford.
• The Butcher Boy, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• Camile, starring Theda Bara
• Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara
• Coney Island, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• The Cure, a Charlie Chaplin short.
• Easy Street, starring Charlie Chaplin
• Great Expectations, starring Jack Pickford
• His Wedding Night, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• The Immigrant, starring Charlie Chaplin
• Joan the Woman, starring Geraldine Farrar; directed by Cecil B. DeMille
• The Little American, starring Mary Pickford; directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
• Oh Doctor!, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• The Poor Little Rich Girl, starring Mary Pickford.
• A Reckless Romeo, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle short.
• The Rough House, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• Straight Shooting, directed by John Ford.
• Teddy at the Throttle, a Keystone comedy with Gloria Swanson.
• Tom Sawyer, starring Jack Pickford

Births

• January 10 - Hilde Krahl, actress (+ 1999)

Deaths

• October 13 - Florence La Badie, pioneer actress

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