All Films

Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island

1905 • 4 min • United States of America

A parade of Mystic Shriners in ritual costumes and traditional hats, carrying a banner reading "Mecca"; some walk, some are mounted on horses, a few ride on camels and on one elephant. Many men and women in street dress walk casually in the parade. Single camera position from high angle.

A Funny Shave

1905 • 2 min • France

A man is trying to shave, but grotesque faces keep appearing in his mirror.

Poison or Whiskey

1905 • 1 min • United Kingdom

A man wins a girl by pretending to take poison.

Revolution in Russia

1905 • 4 min • France

A dramatization of the uprising in Odessa, Russia in 1905: A ship's crew, tired of being mistreated, mutinies and takes over their ship. When they reach land, a sailor who died during the mutiny is made a martyr, inspiring an uprising in the city. Then the authorities decide to repress the revolt with a brutal show of force.

Dranem's Dream

1905 • 1 min • France

Short film by Pathé frères released in 1905

Lost, Stolen or Strayed

1905 • 3 min • United Kingdom

A young woman is abducted and forced to beg from passers-by.

Rip's Dream

1905 • 15 min • France

The Melies version of the old Rip Van Winkle tale.

Airy Fairy Lillian Tries on Her New Corsets

1905 • 1 min • United States of America

Christian Martyrs

1905 • 7 min • France

Various scenes from New Testament and Old: Christian martyrdom under Roman rule, Daniel in the lion's den, and Belshazzar's vision of a floating hand spelling the end of his rule.

King of Dollars

1905 • 2 min • France

A magician shows tricks with money.

Flower Fairy

1905 • 1 min • France

A little flower film by Gaston Velle.

The Heroes of the Siege of Saragossa

1905 • 4 min • Spain

A short drama featuring three fictitious scenes of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814).

The Infernal Cave

1905 • 3 min • France

A devil puts a woman into a boiling cauldron in a fiery cave.

The Other Side of the Hedge

1905 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Two romantic suitors avoid their wet-blanket chaperone by way of the titular hedge.

Emperor Wilhelm's Arrival in Copenhagen 1905

1905 • 2 min • Denmark

The Kaiser was an unpopular guest in Denmark. Both for personal and political reasons, the Danish court did not want to have too close ties to the German Kaiser. But the Kaiser had a habit of inviting himself.

Frightful Night

1905 • 2 min • France

A soldier attempts to rest at an inn, but his bed plays tricks on him, never giving the poor man a chance to sleep. The inn continues to haunt him until it explodes into a pile of rubble.

Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India

1905 • 2 min • United Kingdom

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

Cake Walk, Performed by Nouveau Cirque

1905 • 1 min • France

Nouveau Cirque performs the cake-walk.

Le Cake-walk de nouveau cirque

1905 • 1 min • France

Unverified phonoscene (chronograph #7 in Gaumont catalogue?) showing a performance of the cake walk.

Les farces de Toto Gâte-Sauce

1905 • 4 min • France

The apprentice at a pastry shop is more interested in playing tricks on people than sweeping the pavement in front of the shop; more interested in eating the pies with a friend than in delivering them; and so, when the butts of all his tricks set off after him, he runs.... but takes a few swipes at them.

The White Caps

1905 • 12 min • United States of America

Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When the man comes home, he tears down the sign, and then proceeds to abuse his wife both verbally and physically. As soon as she can get away from him, the wife leaves home with her child to find a place of refuge. When the vigilantes find out about this, they arm themselves with rifles and immediately go to confront the abusive husband.

The Bricklayers

1905 • 2 min • France

Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.

Saharet Performs the Bolero

1905 • 2 min • France

Saharet performs the bolero for Alice Guy.

Whence Does He Come?

1905 • 2 min • France

Backward facing camera stunt story of a man coming out of the water.