Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster A Switchback Railway
A Switchback Railway
1mn - Documentary
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back…
poster Boat Leaving the Port
Boat Leaving the Port
(3.0/5)
1mn - Drama, Documentary
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.
poster The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle
1mn - Horror
A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.
poster The Pillar of Fire
The Pillar of Fire
(3.2/5)
1mn - Fantasy
A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows, an an…
poster Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
1mn - Drama
Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.
poster Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
1mn - Fantasy
A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.
poster The Tramp and the Dog
The Tramp and the Dog
(3.0/5)
1mn - Comedy
A tramp steals a housewife's pie, and is pursued by her bulldog, which latches onto his rear as he scrambles over a fence.
poster A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
1mn - Documentary
The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from above almost in a vertical plunge onto the deep, rocky grou…
poster Hadj Cheriff
Hadj Cheriff
1mn -
Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife in his hand at the opening of the act. He then hurls the…
poster Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene
(2.8/5)
1mn - Crime, Comedy
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
poster Der Jongleur
Der Jongleur
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
A man performs tricks on a theatre stage with a bowler hat and a billiards ball in equilibrium on his arms and body.
poster Komisches Reck
Komisches Reck
(2.7/5)
1mn - Comedy, Documentary
Part of the Wintergartenprogramm.
poster Kamarinskaja
Kamarinskaja
1mn - Documentary
Three dancers do a Russian folkloric step dance, facing the camera, in traditional clothes, fur hats and leather boots.
poster Conjuring
Conjuring
(2.8/5)
1mn -
The film reproduces a magic act Méliès performed at his Paris theater-of-illusions, the Théâtre Robert-Houdin. Conjuring is notable as Méliès's second film, and as his first to move beyond the actuality …
poster Procession à Séville III
Procession à Séville III
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
A religious procession during the Holy Week in Seville, Spain.
poster Le président en promenade
Le président en promenade
1mn - Documentary
A mounted Mexican president poses for the camera.
poster Constantinople, panorama des rives du Bosphore
Constantinople, panorama des rives du Bosphore
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Panorama of Constantinople from the river.
poster Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track
Bicycle Race at the Arroyo Seco Cycle Track
3mn - Documentary
A record of a bicycle race held at the Arroyo Seco velodrome, which was located in the Quinta de Iglesias street (modern day Agraciada) by Entre Ríos, Zapicán and San Fructuoso.
poster Something Good — Negro Kiss
Something Good — Negro Kiss
(3.3/5)
1mn - Romance
Earliest known example of African American intimacy on screen.
poster Le goûter des bébés
Le goûter des bébés
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary