Where did the movies begin? It is often said that they are an Americaninvention, and this is not entirely true. The motion picture has been the most　　　(1) _______international of the arts. Before the dawn of 20th century, inventors in　　　　　  (2) _______France, England, and the United States were among the dozens of men whoare trying to develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion.　　 (3) _______　　Soon after 1889, when the famous American inventor Thomas Edisonat first showed motion pictures through a device called the Kinetoscope,　　　　　　(4) _______other device for the same purpose appeared all over the world. Edison　　　　　 　　(5) _______had solved certain problems, make it possible for other　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (6) _______inventors move ahead with their own devices. Another important contribution　　　　 (7) _______by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm for the international standard film　　　 　(8) _______width. Before it became possible to use any 35 machine for showing movies　　　     (9) _______from any part of the world, the international trading of films could begin.Fewer than 10 years after the birth of the movies, American pictures　　　　　　　 (10) _______were being shown on the same program with short films from England,France, Germany, Italy, and Denmark, and in as many countries.

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