Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Playing Cards
Playing Cards
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary, Comedy
Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and d…