1. A History of American Film

2. 1889: Edison’s Invention

3. Peep Shows

4. 1896: Song & Dance Theatres

5. Nickelodeons

6. Porter’s “The Great Train Robbery”

7. 1908: Florence Lawrence

8. Movies = Filmed Plays

9. D.W. Griffith

10. “Birth of a Nation”

11. Corny Cast

12. Serials

13. Comedies

14. WWI: Theatres

15. 1910: Hollywood

16. 1927: Talkies

17. 1930’s: Golden Years

18. 1940’s/WWII

19. T.V.

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