by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1937
Film editor and distributor, Eugene Castle, revives Pathe’s Pathegram line of home movies. The first release, Hindenburg Explodes!, is a huge success, taking in a reported $40,000-$50,000 (nearly $1 million today) in the first few days.
by slasherindex | Mar 30, 1933
The experimental station, W6XAO, airs The Crooked Circle (1932) to the few television owners in the Los Angeles Area. This is the very first time that a full-length movie is shown on television.
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1932
Kodak launches 8mm film, intended for amateur use.
by slasherindex | Feb 8, 1928
Inventor John Logie Baird’s company, Baird Television Development Company of London, performed the first transatlantic television broadcast from London to New York. The distorted transmission was of a man and woman turning their heads.
by slasherindex | Jun 1, 1923
Kodak launched their 16 mm format and their first 16 mm projector, the Kodascope. The format is intended solely for non-theatrical and amateur use. Victor and Bell & Howell also their own 16 mm projectors the following year.