All Films

Pierrette's Escapades

1900 • 2 min • France

Columbine resists Pierrette's courting in favour of Harlequin in this hand-coloured short by Alice Guy.

Champs Elysees

1900 • 1 min • United States of America

Near the main entrance. Hundreds of carriages and characteristic Parisian busses are passing.

The Derby 1900

1900 • 4 min

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Cronje's Surrender to Lord Roberts

1900 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Phantom Ride, Chamonix

1900 • 2 min • Switzerland

A train snaking around Chamonix, Switzerland, with a steep Alpine slope inches away from the tracks.

His Brave Defender

1900 • 2 min • United Kingdom

Army Life: Mounted Infantry

1900 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Danse Serpentine (In a Lion's Cage)

1900 • 2 min • France

Madame Ondine performs a serpentine dance surrounded by big cats.

Watermelon Contest

1900 • 2 min • United States of America

Four men each hold a large slice of watermelon, and have a race to see who can finish eating first. All four move quickly, but one man seems to be pulling ahead of the others. Soon the contestants begin to hinder one another's efforts.

Glissade sur la neige

1899 • 1 min

The Dewey Arch

1899 • 1 min • United States of America

A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of sight-seers, traffic, etc.

Festival of Paris 1899: Flowering Car Contest

1899 • 1 min • France

A procession of automobiles.

Prinsengracht

1899 • 2 min • Denmark

Prinsengracht is one of the main canals of Amsterdam. While on board of a ship, we'll get to see the city buildings, its bridges, and every day scenes: from people walking down the streets to carriages, other ships and so on. It's just a regular non fiction movie -hundreds alike were made showing beautiful (sometimes not so) exotic places-. But this one was particularly special to me, must have been its saddened atmosphere. Filmed by Emile Lauste (according to the information I've compiled), this man was sent over to the Netherlands by the Biograph Company to film some movies in this country (Lumière agents worked in a very similar way).

Pau : la place du marché

1899 • 1 min • France

Traffic and crowd in front of the stalls of a street market.

The Dandy Fifth

1899 • 1 min • United States of America

Taken during the land parade in honor of Admiral Dewey, just before the turn into 72nd street, with Grant's Tomb and decorated residences in the background.

After the Children's Fair in the Circus Carré, 13 September

1899 • 1 min • Netherlands

Short film of the audience leaving the afternoon show at Circus Carré in Amsterdam. In the early years of film, shots of visitors after a performance, churchgoers after a service, or workers leaving the factory were a proven success. Often the images were shown only a few days after they had been shot. These screenings attracted many curious viewers who enjoyed looking for images of themselves, of relatives, or acquaintances.

Flood in YY Neighborhood

1899 • 1 min • Netherlands

A man with a tin of Van Houten Cocoa is treated to a splash of water.

Le chat qui joue

1899 • 1 min • France

A kitten plays with a small piece of wood attached to a string.

In a German Bath

1899 • 1 min • Germany

Women bathing in a german bath.

Amsterdam's Tourism

1899 • 1 min

Near the fountain on Amsterdam’s Frederiksplein, various people kneel down in venerating poses. The film was shot from the Paleis voor Volksvlijt.

Mauvais temps au port

1899 • 1 min • France

A fishing boat is tossed by a rough sea off the coast of Italy.

Chamonix: la mer de glace. Descente.

1899 • 1 min • France

Four mountaineers descend a snow-covered mountain.

First Northumberland Fusiliers Digging Entrenchments

1899 • 1 min • United Kingdom

The Passing of the Armoured Train - A large group of British soldiers are seen digging entrenchment's under the supervision of officers. A brief second shot shows an armoured train going past. The first film of British troops at the front taken during the war.

Churned Waters

1899 • 1 min • United Kingdom

A view from the rear of a ship; A hypnotic study of the wake of a ship at sea.