All Films

Démarche de Musulmans de Saint-Louis, Exposition Ethnographique de L'Afrique Occidentale à Paris

1895 • 1 min • France

A group of men, identified as "Muslims of Saint-Louis," at the Exposition Ethnographique de L'Afrique Occidentale in Paris.

Homme Noir, Marche, Exposition Ethnographique de l'Afrique Occidentale au Champ-de-Mars à Paris

1895 • 1 min • France

A Black man waling at the Exposition Ethnographique de l'Afrique Occidentale in Paris.

Partie de tric-trac

1895 • 1 min • France

A man and a woman, observed by others, are playing a game of Tric-trac, a French variant of Backgammon. During the course of the game, the man gets caught red-handed, which results in him closing the game board.

The Arrest of a Pickpocket

1895 • 1 min

A policeman catches a pickpocket with the assistance of a passing a sailor.

Wolof Woman (Senegal) Carrying a Child on Her Back

1895 • 1 min • France

A Senegalese woman carries a child on her back at the Exposition Ethnographique de l'Afrique Occidentale in Paris.

Le maréchal-ferrant

1895 • 1 min • France

While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a farrier prepares a horse's hoof to receive a new shoe.

Italienischer Bauerntanz

1895 • 1 min • Germany

Two children, Ploetz and Larella, perform an Italian peasant dance.

Horse Trick Riders

1895 • 1 min • France

In the background is a house. In the foreground, a groom holds the reins of a sleek black horse that stands in profile. A tall man, dressed in a black uniform, demonstrates how to mount the horse then encourages and tries to assist a man in white. The man in white keeps falling, and soon it's apparent that he's an putting on a show. His pratfalls become more elaborate and stylish. The horse stands patient. The little groom laughs to see such sport. And finally, the man in white finds a comic accommodation. The story, though brief, has a beginning, middle, and end.

Femme Ouolofe (Sénégal) en marche avec poids sur sa tête

1895 • 1 min • France

A Senegalese woman carries a weight on her head at the Exposition Ethnographique de L'Afrique Occidentale in Paris.

The Boxing Kangaroo

1895 • 1 min • Germany

A man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.

The Blacksmiths

1895 • 1 min • France

While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a blacksmith is pounding a piece of metal on an anvil, then plunges the shaft into a tub of water, causing a cloud of vapor in the process.

Cordeliers' Square in Lyon

1895 • 1 min • France

Pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicles traffic, across the Place des Cordeliers, in Lyon.

The Mechanical Butcher

1895 • 1 min • France

A butcher puts a full-grown live pig into his large box-like machine. Moments later, he draws out a full range of pork products, many already packaged for sale.

Akrobatisches Potpourri

1895 • 1 min • Germany

Eight circus performers known as the Grunato family perform their famous balancing act.

Marche en Flexion (Oscar de Raoul)

1895 • 1 min • France

Oscar de Raoul demonstrates a bendy walk.

Photograph

1895 • 1 min • France

A photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face in a hand mirror, and the photographer poses him. Just as the photographer is about to take the picture, the subject gets up to look at the camera more closely. The frustrated photographer soon becomes quite impatient.

Boat Leaving the Port

1895 • 1 min • France

In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.

The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon

1895 • 1 min • France

Down the gangway, photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers.

Jumping the Blanket

1895 • 1 min • France

Four men stand holding what appears to be a blanket, while one wearing a hat stands watching. A sixth man then runs towards them and attempts to jump into the blanket.

Transformation by Hats

1895 • 1 min • France

Félicien Trewey uses a basic prop to create comical hats and their accompanying caricatures.

Fishing for Goldfish

1895 • 1 min • France

A man, holding a baby up in his hands, is standing next to a fishbowl. The baby is trying, in vain, to catch a goldfish with her bare hands.

Baby's Meal

1895 • 1 min • France

A father, a mother and a baby are sitting at a table, on a patio outside. Dad is feeding Baby her lunch, while Mum is serving tea.

Swimming in the Sea

1895 • 1 min • France

Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.

The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops

1895 • 1 min

Directed by Birt Acres.