1919 in film  The year 1919 in film involved some significant events. Films also appear in the "Classics of the Silent Cinema" 1983 book. Only the films of the series released in 1919 are collected. Films starring Roscoe Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton released in 1919:  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 filmed in 1919: Score composed for 1973 re-release   Glasses character ("The Boy"):  "Koko the Clown" was the first animated movie cartoon series. Below list of short films released in 1919:  Below list of Felix the Cat" short films released in 1919: