# Film Firsts, Part 1 (1960)

Film Firsts, Part 1 (1960) Includes classic silent films and footage of some of film's firsts, including the first cartoon, the first Tarzan, and excerpts from "cliffhanger" serials from 1914-1929. Survey of ideas, techniques and themes from the movies' earliest days. Examples of the first highway chase (1903); “cops and robbers" theme (1902); semi-documentary realism; Edison's experiment with talking pictures (1913); realistic battles (1912) and authentic historical costuming; a 1909 prop- aganda film; domestic comedy (1904); the first western (1903); cowboy heroes; the star system; first full-length feature (Cleopatra, 1912); science fiction (1902); commercials. From the History of the Motion Picture se- ries. See also Film First, Part 2

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1960
- Runtime: 26 min
- By: Paul Killiam Productions
- Genres: Education, History, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/filmfirstspart1)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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