All Films

Brother Against Brother

1913 • 51 min • Sweden

Two brothers compete for the love of a woman while the impending war threatens to separate them from both sides of the border. Based on the novel "La Débâcle" by Émile Zola.

The Wanderer

1913 • 6 min • United States of America

A little over six minutes survive of this Biograph short. Not to be confused with another Biograph short, Olaf- An Atom (1913, starring Harry Carey, later re-released as The Wanderer), a film not directed by Griffith.

Suspense.

1913 • 11 min • United States of America

Abandoned by her maidservant in an isolated country house, a mother must protect herself and her baby from an invading tramp while her husband races home in a stolen car to save them.

Le circuit de l'alcool

1912 • 2 min • France

This one is another warning to the French public about the dangers of alcohol. Everything seems rosy at first, but that doesn't last long. After illustrating the 'metamorphosis of money' into alcohol, the film describes the inevitable consequence - which isn't just drunkenness and unconsciousness, but insanity and death apparently.

The Strong Arm Squad of the Future

1912 • 1 min • United States of America

The Strong Arm Squad of the Future originated within the early newsreel The Mutual Weekly and survives only as an undated fragment. "This grim little cartoon comments on the present by foretelling a future under gender-inverted militias—which take power thanks to the punch line: “VOTES FOR WOMEN.” —Scott Simmon

Picturesque Portugal

1912 • 7 min

Documentation of different types, costumes and habits from Portugal.

The Island of Rhodes

1912 • 4 min • Italy

Short Italian travelogue film about Rhodes. Idyllic shots of a couple in love in the woods and by the sea are followed by images of Italian naval ships that "cross the waters around their new occupation". Finally, there is a staged shot of a cannon firing a shot, with the Italian tricolor and the coat of arms of the company Savoia appearing over the statue. The island of Rhodes, which had been part of the Ottoman Empire since 1522, was conquered by the Italians in 1912.

Polidor al club della morte

1912 • 10 min

Polidor dreams that he has become a member of the death club, a society for those tired of life. The loser of a card game must commit suicide, and Polidor is dealt the wrong card...

Tontolini's Quid

1912 • 6 min

Comedy about Tontolini the soldier who keeps his money in the scabbard of his sword. He wants to pay and therefore draws his sword, the police is then called in....

I bottoni delle bretelle

1912 • 4 min

A Italian comedy short film.

Rincasare non è sempre facile

1912 • 12 min

A Italian comedy short.

Un cuore ferito

1912 • 6 min

It's not easy for a hotel employee to kill himself when guests keep interrupting him.

La signora dall'eterno sorriso

1912 • 6 min

Italian peeping toms.

Wanted a Wife in a Hurry

1912 • 9 min

A comedy in which a man has to get married within an hour so as to get some money. After being rejected twice, one of his friends dresses up as a woman.

La zia Bettina

1912 • 8 min • Italy

Italian short drama starring Ida Carloni Talli.

Hansen's Soldiers!

1912 • 5 min • Germany

A young boy in a sailor suit plays with three dolls, representing German soldiers. He slowly nods off and in his dreams they come alive.

One Hundred Dollars, Dead or Alive

1912 • 13 min • France

An early Gaumont short.

Cunégonde is Too Curious

1912 • 7 min

Cunégonde an overly curious house wife is taught a lesson by her annoyed neighbours.

Family of Puppies

1912 • 4 min • France

La Grèce pittoresque

1912 • 6 min

Picturesque Greece

Donna con garofani rossi e rosa

1912 • 1 min • Italy

Picturesque Auvergne

1912 • 4 min • France

Recordings of various old crafts in Auvergne such as a coppersmith, ragpicker, wagonmaker, shoemaker, cooper and a 'centennial cobbler'. Further recordings of a local cattle market and a dance called 'Bourrée'.

The Domestic Donkey

1912 • 5 min • France

After several lousy servants, a man has had enough and gets himself a donkey as employee instead.

King George V's Durbar

1912 • 8 min • United Kingdom

Film of George V's Delhi Durbar, the first attended by a British sovereign. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".