All Films

Port of Šibenik

1904 • 2 min • United Kingdom

A documentary recording of the Šibenik port from 1904, by Frank S. Mottershaw. For a long time considered to be the oldest extant Croatian film and recording of Croatia, possibly even all Yugoslavian countries, dated to 1903 and ascribed to Stanisław Noworyta. In the meantime, these theories have been rejected, and this film is known to be a part of a larger film, "Krunisanje kralja Petra I Karađorđevića i putovanje kroz Srbiju, Novi Pazar, Crnu Goru i Dalmaciju" ("The coronation of king Peter I of Serbia and a ride trough Serbia, Novi-Bazar, Montenegro and Dalmatia"), by F.S. Mottershaw and Arnold Muir Willson.

The Story the Biograph Told

1904 • 3 min • United States of America

An office boy at Biograph learns how to operate a camera, and when he spies the boss kissing his secretary, he records their illicit act.

A Busy Day for the Corset Models

1904 • 1 min • United States of America

Several young women stand on a pedestal and remove one garment at a time until there is a large pile of clothing beside them.

Bubbles!

1904 • 1 min • United States of America

Three girls in evening costumes seated about a table blowing bubbles. As the bubbles are formed the young ladies drop them on the table and blow them across the surface.

Japanese State Procession

1904 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Sauts de barrières par des officiers

1904 • 1 min • France

In this actuality from Pathe, French cavalry officers jump their horses over a wall maybe one foot in height.

As Seen on the Curtain

1904 • 1 min • United States of America

A woman in a dressing gown peeks out her window and then pulls down the shade. She then takes off the gown and proceeds to put on clothes, offering a salacious hint.

An Affair of Honour

1904 • 3 min • United Kingdom

A comedy of faux Frenchmen who engage in a duel over some slight disagreement and who manage to shoot everyone but each other. Filmed by James Williamson on the South Downs, near England’s famous white cliffs.

Perzina's Troupe of Educated Monkeys

1904 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Austrian animal trainer Ernst Perzina puts his educated rhesus monkeys through their paces.

The Battle of the Yalu

1904 • 8 min • United States of America

Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village - No.1

1904 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Blackpool Victoria Pier

1904 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Old film taken in Lancashire, North England in May 1904.

Japanese Varieties

1904 • 3 min • France

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and superimposing/projecting images on top of one another.

Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa

1904 • 2 min • United Kingdom

The entry of the teams and action from both halves of an Edwardian football game at Ewood Park.

Audley Range School, Blackburn

1904 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Lancashire children perform physical education exercises in (almost) perfect unison.

Testing a Rotary

1904 • 3 min • United States of America

A small group of men turn on what appears to be a generator. As the rotary spins, the men make adjustments to the machine and check its operations.

Tapping a Furnace

1904 • 5 min

A large bucket is lowered into a pit by male workers using machinery. Molten material from a furnace is poured into the bucket using a slide. The bucket, which has flames coming from inside, is lifted up from the pit by a crane.

The Great Toronto Fire, Toronto, Canada, April 19, 1904

1904 • 3 min • Canada

The Great Toronto Fire was a devastating blaze that destroyed 122 buildings and put 5,000 people out of work. The fire started in a clothing warehouse on Wellington Street and quickly spread, gutting thirteen acres of Toronto's prime commercial district. Special trains brought hundreds of firefighters from as far as Buffalo, New York. There was only one person injured -- the Toronto fire chief. Amazed firefighters and onlookers watched photographer George Scott and his assistant set up in the thick of the fire and film the burning buildings on Front Street. One of the first big Canadian film scoops, Scott's film was distributed throughout Canada and the United States.

A Railway Tragedy

1904 • 6 min • United Kingdom

A thief notices a large amount of money in a woman's purse. When she dozes off on the train, he snatches the cash. Discovering her purse empty, the woman confronts the pickpocket and his simple robbery escalates into a crime far more serious.

Daniel Dalsgaards Kaffeforretning

1904 • 1 min

Early commercial film for Daniel Dalsgaards Kaffeforretning.

Domausgang in Trier

1904 • 2 min • Germany

Exit from the Cathedral in Trier, 1904.

A Subject for the Rogue's Gallery

1904 • 1 min • United States of America

In this one, we have a tracking shot, starting from a long distance into a close up as policemen restrain a woman for her mug shot -- and she does some mugging to enliven the piece.

Exit from the Cigarette Factory "La Sin Bombo"

1904 • 3 min • Argentina

View of the exit of the "La Sin Bombo" cigarette and tobacco factory, one of the oldest in Argentina. Employers, workers and workers. At the end a scene of the workers dancing in front of the camera.

Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works

1904 • 2 min • United States of America

Employees leaving Westinghouse Works .