All Films

The Magic Flute

1906 • 8 min • France

A Hundred Tricks

1906 • 3 min • France

Married for Millions

1906 • 10 min

Early Biograph short on the results of marrying for financial gain.

Fun After the Wedding

1906 • 8 min • France

A delightful and typical farce film, ending with the usual Gallic chase.

The Inexperienced Chauffeur

1906 • 3 min • France

The proud owner of a new car in 1907 gets behind the wheel for the first time and weaves down the street, hitting everything from lamp-posts to market stalls and baby carriages. An ever-increasing crowd of incensed pursuers chases after him...

Three American Beauties

1906 • 1 min • United States of America

In this color-tinted short, we first see a close-up of a red rose, perfectly formed. Then, we see the rose held by a young woman who is wearing a bright yellow dress. She's the second beauty. Behind her is a slow dissolve to the US flag, tinted in red, white, and blue, blowing in the wind. Behind the flag is a star-lit sky.

Man Monkey

1906 • 5 min • France

A gentleman visits a hair consultant for his baldness problems. The latter recommends a new lotion. The gentleman lets himself be convinced and a bellboy is immediately dispatched for the delivery which arrives at the concierge's lodge. The concierge, curious, and believing it to be good wine drinks a good part of it. He then tops up the bottle with water from the carafe. His wife goes to take his package to the gentleman. The concierge who does not feel well goes to bed quickly. When he wakes up he is perked up. But dismay, he is completely covered in hair. At first frightened, his wife and he come up with an idea. They get hired by an impresario in a music hall number, to a big success.

Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp

1906 • 12 min • France

The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury, and marriage to a princess. But his rival, an evil magician, steals the lamp for himself. Aladdin must regain the lamp or lose everything.

The Terrible Kids

1906 • 7 min • United States of America

Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are called, and soon the boys are on the run, pursued by the police and others. In their efforts to escape, the boys receive considerable help from the resourceful dog.

The Automobile Thieves

1906 • 11 min • United States of America

A young couple conducts a series of robberies, followed by a chase, in which they are shot and killed.

A Story Well Spun

1906 • 3 min • France

A runaway barrel wreaks havoc all over the city.

The Troubadour

1906 • 2 min • France

On an elaborately decorated stage, the titular troubadour of the title bows. He then proceeds to pull several cards out of mid air and arrange them on the floor. Then, taking a banjo he multiplies himself into seven different troubadours, each playing a different musical instrument. A moment later, they all vanish and we are left with the troubadour who we were first introduced to at the beginning of the film. He explodes in a puff of smoke, and an enormous fan appears and unfolds. On it appears a vision of a castle tower with a maiden in it, and the troubadour outside the tower window, talking to her. The vision dissolves, and the troubadour bows, thus ending his performance.

Dogs Used as Smugglers

1906 • 7 min • France

With contraband strapped to the backs of their dogs, smugglers set off to cross the Spanish-French border. Having been spied upon and betrayed to customs officers, a fierce skirmish results and only the dogs and a single smuggler reach their destination.

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

1906 • 7 min • United States of America

A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. This silent short film follows the established theme: the “Rarebit Fiend” gorges himself on rarebit and thus suffers spectacular hallucinatory dreams.

Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"

1906 • 2 min • France

Dranem performs "Five O'Clock Tea" for Alice Guy.

The Parish Priest's Christmas

1906 • 6 min • France

The parish priest looks to create a Nativity scene for his church, but his congregation is too poor to afford the statuary dealer's price for a statue of baby Jesus. The miracle, then, is that the faithful's prayers are answered by the appearance of angels and the Virgin Mary, who present them with a statue.

The Game-Keeper's Son

1906 • 5 min • France

The kids of a game-keeper get into a chase with rifles.

Getting Evidence

1906 • 14 min • United States of America

A jealous husband arrives in the office of Hawkshaw, a private detective. The husband is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and he wants the detective to produce photographic evidence. The detective tails the wife, and thinks he has caught her, but a sudden mishap prevents him from getting a photo. Despite this and further setbacks, the dedicated detective presses on, determined to fulfill his assignment.

The Dirigible 'Homeland'

1906 • 1 min • France

A short film about a dirigible.

The Black Hand

1906 • 11 min • United States of America

Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped. When he is unable to meet their request, they take Maria away. The Black Hand is the earliest surviving gangster film.

A Lively Quarter Day

1906 • 5 min • United Kingdom

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

A Sticky Woman

1906 • 2 min • France

A lady uses her maid to lick her stamps, when an overtly excited man notices the maid, forcibly kisses her, and they wind up stuck to each other.

The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ

1906 • 33 min • France

The stations of Christ's life are segmented into a series of performative tableaux.

Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations

1906 • 31 min • United Kingdom