A film for Burton Holmes (UK 1890s) 2 3/8 inch, 1.31:1, 4 perf.
Lumière widefilm (France 1900), 75 mm (widest format ever), 1.2:1, 8 perf.
Il sacco di Roma (first wide screen feature) (Italy 1923) Enrico Guazzoni, one sequence in Alberini Panoramica/Panoramico Alberini: Italy 1914, Filoteo Alberini, 2.20:1 (2.52:1?), 5 perf., shot with rotating wide angle 65°
Widescope (US 1921 /1927?) 57 mm, twin-lens camera, rotating lens; the split film was screened in 2 projectors
Niagara Falls (US 1923) Essanay, George K Spoor/P John Berggren, short, tinted or toned - Natural Vision = 63 mm (63,5 mm?), 1.73:1, 6 perf., separate 35 mm soundtrack, other screenings in 35 mm Magnascope
Tri-Ergon: German company, 42 mm 1924, New York
Rollercoaster Ride (US 1926) short - Natural Vision
You're in the Army Now (US 1929) July 18 in New York, only screening, Joseph Stanley, 2 reels - Magnafilm/Magnifilm Paramount 1929, Lorenzo del Riccio, 56 mm, 1.85:1 (ca 2.20:1?), 4 perf. (also 35 mm for cropping 1.85:1 with Magnascope)
Fox Grandeur News (US 1929 Aug 25) 1 reel - Fox Grandeur = Fox 1929-31, oversized soundtrack, experiment only with Perspecta-type directional sound, 2.13:1, 4 perf., Mitchell-camera (also 35 mm shown in Magnascope)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (US 1929 May 29) David Butler, Marcel Silver, 80 min - Fox Grandeur (also 35 mm with Technicolor sequence)
Happy Days (US 1930 Feb 13) Benjamin Stoloff, 86 min - Fox Grandeur
Niagara Falls (US 1930 Feb 13) 1 reel, from footage for Fox Grandeur News - Fox Grandeur
Song o' My Heart (US 1930 March 11) Frank Borzage - Fox Grandeur
The Big Trail (US 1930 Oct 24) Raoul Walsh, 122 min - Fox Grandeur, converted to 35 mm scope in 1985, also German and French 35 mm versions: Die grosse fahrt and La piste des géants (P Couderc)
Campus Sweethearts (US 1930 RKO, J Leo Meehan, 27 min, only shown at State Lake, Chicago - Natural Vision (also 35 mm)
Danger Lights (US 1930) RKO, George B Seitz, 87 min, (short?) (only shown at State Lake, Chicago?) - Natural Vision (also 35 mm)
Fox 50 mm Wide Screen: ca 1930 4 perf, 1.77:1
A Soldier's Plaything (US 1930) Michael Curtiz, 57 min; - Vitascope = Warner 1931, 65 mm, 2.25:1, 5 perf. separate soundtrack, (also 35 mm released 1931 May 71 min)
The Lash (1930) - Vitascope; also shot simultaneously in 35 mm
The Bat Whispers (1930 Nov 13) Roland West - Magnifilm, exhibited only in 35 mm, miniature and special effects scenes shot in 35 mm and re-photographed in 70 mm
Billy the Kid (1930 Oct 19) King Vidor - Realife; also shot in 35 mm, which was cropped in some cinemas; exhibited only in 35 mm
The Lash/Adios (US 1931) Jan 1, Frank Lloyd, 79 min - Vitascope
Kismet (US 1930) John Francis Dillon, 87 min, 1 min prolog showed the difference between 35 mm and Vitascope (also 35 mm - also German version by William Dieterle)
The Great Meadow (1931 March 15) Charles Brabin - Realife; also filmed in 35 mm, exhibited only in 35 mm
list, early, wide, gauge, films, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, ev. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2009 This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of early wide gauge films news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message These early wide film processes employed a number of different frame sizes and perforations per frame Films made by American Mutoscope and Biograph US 1895 a 62 mm 1 36 1 6 perf b 2 7 8 inch 1 19 1 Films made by Demeny Gaumont France 1895 Chronophotographe 60 mm 1 22 1 4 perf Henry Regatta UK 1896 July Birt Acres Barnet England Palace Theatre London March 17 1897 Films made by Biograph US 1897 1900 68 mm 1 375 1 non perf The Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight Enoch J Rector Veriscope USA 1897 63 mm 1 65 1 5 perf filmed March 17 1897 released May 22 1897 A film for Burton Holmes UK 1890s 2 3 8 inch 1 31 1 4 perf Lumiere widefilm France 1900 75 mm widest format ever 1 2 1 8 perf Il sacco di Roma first wide screen feature Italy 1923 Enrico Guazzoni one sequence in Alberini Panoramica Panoramico Alberini Italy 1914 Filoteo Alberini 2 20 1 2 52 1 5 perf shot with rotating wide angle 65 Widescope US 1921 1927 57 mm twin lens camera rotating lens the split film was screened in 2 projectors Niagara Falls US 1923 Essanay George K Spoor P John Berggren short tinted or toned Natural Vision 63 mm 63 5 mm 1 73 1 6 perf separate 35 mm soundtrack other screenings in 35 mm Magnascope Tri Ergon German company 42 mm 1924 New York Rollercoaster Ride US 1926 short Natural Vision You re in the Army Now US 1929 July 18 in New York only screening Joseph Stanley 2 reels Magnafilm Magnifilm Paramount 1929 Lorenzo del Riccio 56 mm 1 85 1 ca 2 20 1 4 perf also 35 mm for cropping 1 85 1 with Magnascope Fox Grandeur News US 1929 Aug 25 1 reel Fox Grandeur Fox 1929 31 oversized soundtrack experiment only with Perspecta type directional sound 2 13 1 4 perf Mitchell camera also 35 mm shown in Magnascope Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 US 1929 May 29 David Butler Marcel Silver 80 min Fox Grandeur also 35 mm with Technicolor sequence Happy Days US 1930 Feb 13 Benjamin Stoloff 86 min Fox Grandeur Niagara Falls US 1930 Feb 13 1 reel from footage for Fox Grandeur News Fox Grandeur Song o My Heart US 1930 March 11 Frank Borzage Fox Grandeur The Big Trail US 1930 Oct 24 Raoul Walsh 122 min Fox Grandeur converted to 35 mm scope in 1985 also German and French 35 mm versions Die grosse fahrt and La piste des geants P Couderc Campus Sweethearts US 1930 RKO J Leo Meehan 27 min only shown at State Lake Chicago Natural Vision also 35 mm Danger Lights US 1930 RKO George B Seitz 87 min short only shown at State Lake Chicago Natural Vision also 35 mm Fox 50 mm Wide Screen ca 1930 4 perf 1 77 1 A Soldier s Plaything US 1930 Michael Curtiz 57 min Vitascope Warner 1931 65 mm 2 25 1 5 perf separate soundtrack also 35 mm released 1931 May 71 min Song of the Flame 1930 Vitascope first color film in Technicolor to use widescreen The Lash 1930 Vitascope also shot simultaneously in 35 mm The Bat Whispers 1930 Nov 13 Roland West Magnifilm exhibited only in 35 mm miniature and special effects scenes shot in 35 mm and re photographed in 70 mm Billy the Kid 1930 Oct 19 King Vidor Realife also shot in 35 mm which was cropped in some cinemas exhibited only in 35 mm The Lash Adios US 1931 Jan 1 Frank Lloyd 79 min Vitascope Kismet US 1930 John Francis Dillon 87 min 1 min prolog showed the difference between 35 mm and Vitascope also 35 mm also German version by William Dieterle The Great Meadow 1931 March 15 Charles Brabin Realife also filmed in 35 mm exhibited only in 35 mmSee also editList of 70mm films 70 mm film 70 mm Grandeur film List of film formats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of early wide gauge films amp oldid 1209965545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
