Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Cats
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary, Comedy, Action
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
poster Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché
Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
The floods of the Saône river during the first week of November, 1896.
poster Petit frère et petite sœur
Petit frère et petite sœur
(3/5)
1mn - Documentary, Family
In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.
poster Défilé de voitures de bébés à la pouponnière de Paris
Défilé de voitures de bébés à la pouponnière de Paris
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
A long line of nurses pushing carts with their babies enter from the far right, cross a garden in front of the large nursery home, and leave by the close left to the camera. A few toddlers also follow in …
poster Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
Workmen fix a walkway with bitumen.
poster Sardine fishing
Sardine fishing
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Back from fishing, fishermen in a boat pull out sardines caught in the net.
poster Attelage d'un camion
Attelage d'un camion
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
A parade of horses pulling a very large and, one must assume, heavy cart. Not to be confused with "Transport d’une tourelle par un attelage de 60 chevaux"
poster The Merry Skeleton
The Merry Skeleton
(3.2/5)
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.
poster Départ de cyclistes
Départ de cyclistes
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
At the start line of the Lyon-Geneva bicycle race.
poster Déchargement d’un navire
Déchargement d’un navire
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
A shot of a ship that is being unloaded.
poster Writing Backwards
Writing Backwards
(2.9/5)
1mn -
Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.
poster Rentrée à l'étable
Rentrée à l'étable
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.
poster Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.
poster The Arrival of the King of Siam in Stockholm
The Arrival of the King of Siam in Stockholm
1mn - Documentary
The first Swedish film by photographer Ernest Florman. Kung Oscar II welcomes King Chulalonkorn of Siam, now Thailand, at Logårdstrappan. King Chulalonkorn visited Sweden in connection with Stockholmsutst…
poster The Morning Alarm
The Morning Alarm
1mn - Documentary
“This shows the Fire Department leaving headquarters for an early morning fire. The scene is remarkable for its natural effect. The opening of the engine house doors, the prancing of the horses, and even …
poster The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
(2.6/5)
19mn - Documentary
This legendary fight was filmed on March 17, 1897, using 63mm film that produced an aspect ratio of about 1.75:1. Using three adjacent cameras, Enoch Rector recorded the entire fight, simultaneously creat…
poster Ateliers de La Ciotat
Ateliers de La Ciotat
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Men working at the shipyards of La Ciotat.
poster Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic pass over Blackfriars Bridge in London.
poster Carmaux: Drawing Out the Coke
Carmaux: Drawing Out the Coke
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Carmaux is in south-central France, near the Tarn River. As a brick of coke, about four feet high and three feet wide, is gradually pushed out of a smelter into a yard, one worker sprays it with water fro…
poster Two Fencers
Two Fencers
1mn -