34 Bits of Hollywood History That Were Nearly Lost to Time

Everything that we know about filmmaking today obviously had to start somewhere. From the first motion picture in 1885 to the first full-frontal nude scene in 1916 (wow, we’re surprised it took that long), a lot has happened on and around a camera. Whether they happened way before or way later that you thought they would, here are some historical firsts in film. Call your bookie and take some over/unders.

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