This is a tough one, but it should be fun for all movie buffs. The word "cameo" or "cameo appearance" is frequently used in movie publicity to refer to a big-name actor or actress appearing in a small role. What was the movie for which this term was first used in its publicity material? Cite your source(s), please.
2007-06-26 08:44:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Looking for the name of the movie, the date, and a link or links to your source or sources.
2007-06-26 08:50:47 · update #1
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
2007-06-26 08:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by lxl_fro_lxl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
50s or 60s
2007-06-26 15:48:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alfred Hitchcock was famous for giving himself cameos in the movies he directed. He did so in his directorial debut in 1926 in "The Lodger". Since movies themselves were new then, it's possible that he invented the cameo.
2007-06-26 16:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question but I don't know. My general guess is late 40s early 50s.
Ed
2007-06-26 16:06:41 · answer #4 · answered by Paul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋