The year 1887 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- Hannibal Goodwin files for a patent for his photographic film.
- Louis Le Prince's 16-lens camera (LPCC Type-16) is made in the United States and the film Man Walking Around a Corner is filmed using it this year.
- August – Harvey Henderson Wilcox registers his 120-acre ranch with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office, calling the area it is based in, Hollywood, which would later become the home of the U.S. film industry.
Films
- Man Walking Around a Corner, directed by Louis Le Prince. The oldest known film.
Births
External links
- Man Walking Around A Corner – amateur remastering of all 16 frames on YouTube. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- "Man Walking Around A Corner – 16 individual frames". Flickr. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- List of 1887 films at IMDb
- List of 1887 deaths at IMDb
- List of 1887 births at IMDb
