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 Films released in 1901 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,