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Fishing for Atlantic Herring Outside Aalesund 1914

1914 • 10 min

The fishing boat S. S. Langevaag sets out to the rich fishing grounds outside Aalesund on the West coast of Norway. The nets are set and pulled with a catch of about 250 000 Atlantic herrings. Everything is done by hand and very demanding. The herrings are shaken from the nets and taken ashore in baskets. Most are salted in barrels, while some are packaged in crates with ice. At the end of the film, we can see a panoramic view of Aalesund and its surroundings from the mountains above the city.

For Her People

1914 • 20 min • United States of America

The art students invite the girl across the way to their party. She comes and they make much of her, not knowing that she is queen of Barsonia, living incognito.

Forcing the Force

1914 • 14 min • United States of America

Chemineau chemine

1914 • 3 min

Gaumont Phonoscène #774 where Elval interprets Chemineau Chemine.

Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)

1914 • 4 min • France, India, United Kingdom

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

Coronation of Ahmad Shah Qajar

1914 • 8 min • Iran

Scenes from the coronation of Ahmad Shah Qajar including preparation of the day and the city atmosphere.

Venice and Her Monuments

1914 • 5 min

Travelogue of Venice

Lake Como

1914 • 9 min

Travelogue of Como and the Lake Como in northern Italy.

När svärmor regerar

1914 • 20 min

Pastor Elias is preparing a sermon for when the bishop is coming by his church.

The Sweep Will Call Tomorrow

1914 • 3 min • Denmark

Mr Mikkelsen, a merchant, is out on the town with his friends, enjoying a drink or five. At one point he spills soda all over the place, trying to remedy matters by drying off the tavern’s stove with his handkerchief. Being more than a little tipsy, he then proceeds to wipe his face with the sooty cloth. Stumbling home, he throws himself into bed, much to the horror of his wife, who mistakes him for the chimney sweep. (Stumfilm.dk)

Chrysanthemum, King of Autumn

1914 • 3 min • France

A short silent film from 1914 about the Chrysanthemum flower.

Ireland, a Nation

1914 • 50 min

The story of Ireland and her fight for Home Rule, as seen through the experiences of Father Tom Murphy, a patriot with a price on his head, and the famous Irish leader Robert Emmet.

La Rivière Katsura au Japon

1914 • 8 min • France

Pochoir-tinted view of life around the Katsura river, Japan. Part of Pathé's “The Japanese Film” series. From the Guerra Zacarías collection.

New Desk

1914 • 7 min • Germany

Karl Valentin gets a new desk which absolutely does not fit his needs. He tries to solve the problem in some really strange ways.

The Old Docker

1914 • 5 min • France

A re-enactment of the Jules Durand case. “In 1910 [leader of the French socialist movement Jean] Jaurès took the lead in defending a working-class coal miner, Jules Durand, accused of complicity in and condemned to death for the murder of a labor leader. As in the Dreyfus Affair, a false dossier had been used to convict Durand. Jaurès proclaimed it was the memory of the Dreyfus Affair that saved Durand. The case was the Dreyfus Affair of the working class.” (http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/03/french_profiles_in_courage.html)

The Wooing of the Sales Lady

1914 • 10 min • France

This serials played by Léon Lorin and various feminine actors, here Davrières, is full of comic elegance, parisianism of the Grands Boulevards and a real taste for fine shots. Appreciate the crossing of the Champ de Mars.

The Death Knell

1914 • 50 min • Denmark

Death’s bells toll in tune to the march of war. On top of devastating losses, espionage also cripples General Müller’s army. Young Lieutenant Charley is entrusted with the delivery of Dossier 15, a document of utmost importance to the war effort. After a dangerous journey through enemy territory, Adjutant Bertram betrays him – it turns out that he’s spying for the enemy. Bertram replaces Dossier 15 with a worthless piece of paper which leads to Charley’s arrest. Charley must escape to avoid execution and expose the spy. (Stumfilm.dk)

Una serpiente inofensiva. La culebra

1914 • 7 min • Argentina

Stencil colored film

Oath of the Vardar Regiment Soldiers

1914 • 21 min • Serbia

Oath of the first recruits from the newly liberated Serbian regions, the soldiers of the Vardar regiment, started at 10 o'clock in the morning on the 13th April 1914 in the Lower Town of Kalemegdan Fortress.

Die badende Nymphe

1914 • 60 min • Germany

The beautiful wife of a millionaire agrees to model for an artist caught in a creative crisis. The work of the sculptor is called the Bathing Nymph.

Polycarp's Laziness

1914 • 5 min • France

Polycarpe wants to sleep, but the woman of the house beats him awake. When he falls back asleep, his shoes tie themselves, as does his cravat. Indeed, everything works for him when he sleeps.

The Link in the Chain

1914 • 29 min • United States of America

Mr. Goodwin, head of the Crown Jewel Company, has poor health and consequently often transacts his business at home. He is a kind-hearted employer, and his two assistants, Rogers and Burton, have little to complain of. Burton is the father of a beautiful daughter, Marie, who is loved by Rogers. However, she rejects his suit, preferring charity work in the slums. Here she is known as "the little angel."

Native Life in the Philippines

1914 • 37 min • United States of America

Made in collaboration with government photographer Charles Martin, Native Life in the Philippines is a comprehensive ethnographic documentation of Philippine tribes at the end of Dean Worcester's term as Secretary of the Interior for the insular government in the Philippines. With this archival record, he aimed to secure the United States colonial government support in keeping control of a colony of "primitives," and to argue against independence.

Hearts and Flowers

1914 • 11 min • United States of America

As the result of a mistaken marriage, Mrs. Russell, broken in spirit and body, becomes ill and is ordered to the hospital by her physician. While her mother is ensconced in the hospital, her little daughter, Ruth, wanders aimlessly through the corridors and strikes up an acquaintance with Mr. Swift, a wealthy clubman, who is convalescing.