1916 in Film - Events

Events

  • October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star.
  • November 19 - Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures, later to became one of the most successful independent filmmakers.
  • 11 mm, an amateur film gauge, appears on the market.

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