Events Technicolor is introduced Top Grossing Films of the Year Cleopatra Movies Released Movies released in 1917 include: The Adventurer, a Charlie Chaplin short. Bucking Broadway, directed by John Ford. The Butcher Boy, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. Camile, starring Theda Bara Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara Coney Island, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. The Cure, a Charlie Chaplin short. Easy Street, starring Charlie Chaplin Great Expectations, starring Jack Pickford His Wedding Night, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. The Immigrant, starring Charlie Chaplin Joan the Woman, starring Geraldine Farrar; directed by Cecil B. DeMille The Little American, starring Mary Pickford; directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Oh Doctor, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. The Poor Little Rich Girl, starring Mary Pickford. A Reckless Romeo, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle short. The Rough House, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short. Straight Shooting, directed by John Ford. Teddy at the Throttle, a Keystone comedy with Gloria Swanson. Tom Sawyer, starring Jack Pickford Births January 10 - Hilde Krahl, actress (+ 1999) Deaths October 13 - Florence La Badie, pioneer actress