Full record for scientifilm n.
| Definition | a science fiction film |
| OED requirements | antedating 1932 |
| Earliest cite | F. J. Ackerman in Astounding Stories |
| Comment | Jeff Prucher submitted a 1939 cite from an advertisement in Thrilling Wonder Stories. Fred Galvin submitted cites from a 1957 column "Scientifilm Marquee" by Forrest J. Ackermann. Fred Galvin submitted a 1954 cite from a column "Inside Science Fiction" by Robert A. Madle. Fred Galvin submitted a 1936 cite from the title of a column in Thrilling Wonder Stories. Fred Galvin submitted a 1959 cite from Richard Eney's "Fancyclopedia II". Fred Galvin submitted a 1935 cite from a letter by Forrest J. Ackermann in Wonder Stories, October 1935. Fred Galvin submitted a 1954 cite from Sam Moskowitz's, "The Immortal Storm" Fred Galvin submitted a 1932 cite from a letter by Ackermann in Astounding Stories, November 1932 This term appears to have fallen out of use. Besides antedatings, we would be interested to see any cites (particularly from sources other than Ackermann) dating from after 1959 |
| Last modified | 16 June, 2011 |
Citations for scientifilm n.
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| 1935 F. Ackerman Scientifilm News in Wonder Stories Oct. 637/2 | You will forgive me if the scientifilm-ending to ‘Mystery of the -/-’ seemed obvious to me before completing the story, being a Scientificinemologist by profession. |
| 1939 Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug. 117 (advt.) | There will be a showing of Metropolis , the greatest scientifilm ever made. |
| 1959 R. Eney Fancyclopedia II 143 | A prefix which should indicate only ‘scientific’ (as in ‘scientifiction’) but in use may mean ‘science-fictional’ (as ‘scientifilm’) or even designate something pertaining to fandom. |