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The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top six 1918 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1918
RankTitleStudioDomestic rentals
1 Tarzan of the Apes First National $1,500,000 [1]
2 Old Wives for New Paramount $286,504 [2]
3 The Squaw Man $283,556 [2]
4 The Whispering Chorus $242,109 [2]
5 We Can't Have Everything $207,890 [2]
6 Till I Come Back to You $183,834 [2]

Notable films released in 1918

Argentina

Egypt

France

Germany

Great Britain

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Sweden

United States

U.S.S.R.

Comedy film series

Only the films of the series released in 1918 are collected

Buster Keaton (1917–1944)

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Snapshot of Good Night, Nurse!.

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

Charlie Chaplin (1914–1940)

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Film poster for A Dog's Life.

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:

Uncompleted and unreleased films

Harold Lloyd (1913–1938)

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Hit Him Again.
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Bees in His Bonnet.
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Back to the Woods.

Glasses character ("The Boy"):

Lupino Lane (1915–1939)

Short films acting as his character Mr. Butterbun released in 1918:

Births

Deaths

Debuts

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The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.

The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.

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<i>One Glorious Day</i> 1922 film by James Cruze

One Glorious Day is a lost 1922 American silent fantasy comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Barry Barringer and Walter Woods. The film stars Will Rogers, Lila Lee, Alan Hale, Sr., Johnny Fox, George Nichols, and Emily Rait. It was released on January 29, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. Working titles included Ek, A Fighting Soul and Souls Before Birth. Forrest J. Ackerman, the publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, credited this film as being the one that "created his lifelong interest in science fiction and horror".

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