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III. L'arrivée à Jérusalem

1898 • 1 min

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

1898 • 2 min • United States of America

The famous show makes a parade.

Humpty Dumpty Circus

1898 • 4 min • United States of America

The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.

Pierrot et la mouche

1898 • 1 min • France

Félicien Trewey mimes Pierrot being harassed in his sleep by a fly.

Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

The famous show makes a parade.

La cène

1898 • 1 min • France

Scene of the last supper.

The Execution of Joan of Arc

1898 • 1 min • France

Staging of the title event.

The Burglar on the Roof

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating him with a broom as they wait for help to arrive. Soon others do appear on the scene to help, but by now the burglar has decided that he is going to put up a fight in an attempt to escape.

Départ en gondole de Leurs Majestés

1898 • 1 min • France

Italian and German sovereigns, Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy, Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, walking down the stairs and boarding two gondolas.

A Bucking Broncho

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

Views of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.

At the Hypnotist's

1898 • 1 min • France

A hypnotist tricks his patients.

S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

"Shows steamer plunging head-on through the heavy seas. Huge waves break over the bow and wash the deck, almost carrying away the look-out."

Parade of Chinese

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

"Taken at San Francisco, Cal., at the Golden Jubilee. This picture shows a procession of the resident Chinese of San Francisco, carrying banners, flags, etc. They are followed by an immense float drawn by four white horses. In the background is seen a beautiful arch, while across the street are hung numerous flags, which wave in the wind" --Edison films catalog.

The Ball Game

1898 • 1 min

The Reading's [Pennsylvania] pitcher has just let a Newark [New Jersey] batsman walk to first. Our camera is stationed about twenty feet from the bag, and the satisfied grin of the runner is great as he touches first and gets up on his toes for second. Next man cracks first ball pitched for a two-bagger, and races for the base with a wonderful burst of speed. First baseman just misses a put out. Very exciting. Man on the coaching line yells, and umpire runs up and makes decision. Small boy runs past back of the catcher close to the grand stand, where there is great commotion. A most excellent subject, treated brilliantly.

Ella Lola, a la Trilby

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora Duncan. She dances barefoot without stockings and is dressed in a long, flowing gown bound across the bosom in Grecian style, with inside fringe and a draped cape hooked to her wrist. She also wears what appears to be a garland headpiece. Holding her gown with one hand throughout, the dancer performs a series of kicks and turns with leg kicks front and back, rocking, and round de jambe.

Néron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves

1898 • 1 min • France

Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor.

Indian Day School

1898 • 1 min

Children entering and exiting a schoolhouse.

The Bridegroom's Dilemma

1898 • 1 min • France

A woman slips into her bed with the help of her servant. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a flipbook produced by Léon Beaulieu around the same time

Going Through the Tunnel

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

"On the way to San[ta] Monica, Cal., the train approaches, runs through and emerges from a tunnel. Train passes in opposite direction. Camera is at front end of train, giving a very novel view."

Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

Filmed in 1898 by Edison cameramen, this actuality records Pueblo dancers performing the traditional Eagle Dance. The performers, clad in feathered regalia and accompanied by drumming and chanting, move in rhythm to mimic the movements of the eagle. Intended to showcase Native American ceremonial life for early motion picture audiences, it is among the earliest surviving films of Indigenous rituals, though staged for the camera in keeping with late-19th-century ethnographic spectacle.

Come Along, Do!

1898 • 1 min • United Kingdom

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only forty-some seconds have survived. The whole of the second shot is only available as film stills. The film features an elderly man at an art gallery who takes a great interest in a nude statue to the irritation of his wife. The film has cinematographic significance as the first example of film continuity. It was, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "one of the first films to feature more than one shot." In the first shot, an elderly couple is outside an art exhibition having lunch and then follow other people inside through the door. The second shot shows what they do inside.

Lutteurs japonais

1898 • 1 min • France

Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.

Troop Ships for the Philippines

1898 • 1 min

The S.S. Australia departs from San Francisco Bay, carrying American soldiers to the Philippines.

Wash Day in Mexico

1898 • 1 min • United States of America

In front of each bare headed woman is a flat rock, used as a wash board. Stream of water near by.