Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

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
poster Washerwomen on the River
Washerwomen on the River
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Women wash clothes in a washhouse on the edge of a river.
poster Le cigare introuvable
Le cigare introuvable
(2.7/5)
1mn - Comedy
Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.
poster New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place
New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster The Little Girl and Her Cat
The Little Girl and Her Cat
(3.1/5)
1mn - Documentary
A little girl sits at a table, holding a container of what appears to be some sort of food. Suddenly there's a flash of movement: a tortoiseshell cat, with long hair and a very furry tail, has leapt onto …
poster Dr. Macintyre's X-Ray Film
Dr. Macintyre's X-Ray Film
1mn - Documentary
The first X-ray cinematograph film ever taken, shown by Dr. MacIntyre at the London Royal Society (1896 and 1909). X-ray pictures of a frog knee joint, a beating human heart and movements of the stomach.
poster Photograph
Photograph
(2.9/5)
1mn - Comedy
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,…
poster Concert
Concert
1mn -
On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.
poster Scene on the River Thames
Scene on the River Thames
1mn -
Dangled precariously off a boat, a baby falls into the river. Many people on the bank quickly scramble to its rescue.
poster Band Drill
Band Drill
1mn - Documentary
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their …
poster Danse Tyrolienne
Danse Tyrolienne
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
A Tyrolean dancing couple, accompanied by a musician, perform a traditional folk dance in a park in Cologne.
poster Lutteurs japonais
Lutteurs japonais
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary, Action
Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.
poster Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea
Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea
1mn - Documentary
Formerly lost film rediscovered in 1996, directed by William Friese-Greene.
poster The Derby
The Derby
1mn - Documentary
poster Constantinople, panorama de la corne d'or
Constantinople, panorama de la corne d'or
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Panoramic view of Constantinople.
poster Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
Arrival of a Train (Joinville Station)
1mn - Documentary
One of a few versions of the "arrival of the train" narrative. 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. S…
poster Assiettes tournantes
Assiettes tournantes
(2.9/5)
1mn -
Félicien Trewey, performing his spinning plates routine.
poster Dresden, August-Brücke
Dresden, August-Brücke
1mn - Documentary
A short film from the Lumière brothers, filmed in a Dresden street.
poster Panorama de l'arrivée en gare de Perrache pris du train
Panorama de l'arrivée en gare de Perrache pris du train
(3.0/5)
1mn - Documentary
A train arrives at Perrache station. We see the view from aboard the train.