1918 in film


The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.

Events

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top six 1918 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
RankTitleStudioDomestic rentals
1Old Wives for NewParamount$286,504
2The Squaw ManParamount$283,556
3The Whispering ChorusParamount$242,109
4We Can't Have EverythingParamount$207,890
5Till I Come Back to YouParamount$183,834

Notable films

Films produced in the United States unless stated otherwise

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Comedy film series

Only the films of the series released in 1918 are collected

Buster Keaton (1917–1944)

Films starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton released in 1918:

Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)

Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, and starred in 9 films for his own production company between 1918 and 1923. These films were distributed by First National. Below the movies released in 1918:
Reconstructed in 1981 by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill

Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)

Glasses character :

Lupino Lane (1915–1939)

Short films acting as his character Mr. Butterbun released in 1918:
  • His Busy Day
  • His Salad Days
  • Love and Lobster
  • The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Trips and Tribunals
  • The Blunders of Mr. Butterbun: Unexpected Treasure
  • ''The Haunted Hotel''

Births

Deaths