Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
poster The Kiss
The Kiss
(2.9/5)
1mn - Drama, Romance
They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.
poster Une bataille dans le vieux Stockholm
Une bataille dans le vieux Stockholm
1mn - Documentary
A fight breaks out between two men in medieval Stockholm, Sweden.
poster A Morning Alarm
A Morning Alarm
1mn - Documentary
"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the country, present a thrilling spectacle as they dash rap…
poster Boules Game
Boules Game
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster Children Digging for Clams
Children Digging for Clams
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
Children dig for clams on the beach
poster Danse indienne
Danse indienne
1mn - Documentary
American Indians dancing.
poster Panorama of Calcutta
Panorama of Calcutta
(2.7/5)
2mn - Documentary
One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?
poster Coolies à Saïgon
Coolies à Saïgon
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Two lines of workers, pulling a steamroller, somewhere in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam (nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City).
poster Horses Bathing
Horses Bathing
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
Mexican vaqueros (cattle herders) in Guadalajara guide their horses through water.
poster Aquarium
Aquarium
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Different species of fish and frogs, inside an aquarium.
poster Départ en voiture
Départ en voiture
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Three women get in a horse-drawn carriage, as servants load luggage on the roof, before it pulls away.
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 Comic Encounter in the Djurgården
Comic Encounter in the Djurgården
1mn - Comedy
This is the first film ever filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. The part of the city featured is Djurgården (Tiergarten in German). It is where the unique outdoor museum Skansen is located.
poster Brandvæsenet rykker ud
Brandvæsenet rykker ud
1mn -
At first this looks like another of those innumerable fire brigade movies of the era in which you saw the horses charging pellmell out of the firehouse, pulling the firemen and the equipment. Usually they…
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 Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic pass over Blackfriars Bridge in London.
poster Ateliers de La Ciotat
Ateliers de La Ciotat
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Men working at the shipyards of La Ciotat.
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 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 …