Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster Die Serpentintänzerin
Die Serpentintänzerin
1mn - Documentary
A young woman dancer with large, flowing robes, swirls round herself quickly, making her light robe flow around her like a butterfly's wings.
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 Kamarinskaja
Kamarinskaja
1mn - Documentary
Three dancers do a Russian folkloric step dance, facing the camera, in traditional clothes, fur hats and leather boots.
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.
poster Arrival of a Train at Perrache
Arrival of a Train at Perrache
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
A trains arrives at Perrache station and people disembark.
poster The Bewitched Inn
The Bewitched Inn
(3.2/5)
2mn - Fantasy
A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his room--beds vanishing and re-appearing, candles exploding, pant…
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 Little Mischief
Little Mischief
1mn - Comedy
Papa is reading his newspaper and his little girl tickles his neck with a long straw. Thinking it is a fly papa "shoos" away the supposed fly with his hand…
poster Néron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves
Néron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves
(2.6/5)
1mn - Drama, History
Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor.
poster Robbery
Robbery
1mn - Crime, Comedy
A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.
poster Death of Marat
Death of Marat
1mn - Crime, Drama, History
This early film made by Georges Hatot for the Lumière Company is a brief single shot-scene of the assassination of the French revolutionary writer, Jean-Paul Marat--who has the notorious distinction of ha…
poster Opening of the Kiel Canal
Opening of the Kiel Canal
1mn - Documentary
The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.
poster Carmencita
Carmencita
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through…
poster The Sprinkler Sprinkled
The Sprinkler Sprinkled
(3.6/5)
1mn - Comedy
A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has s…
poster Assiettes tournantes
Assiettes tournantes
(2.9/5)
1mn -
Félicien Trewey, performing his spinning plates routine.
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 The Blacksmiths
The Blacksmiths
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a blacksmith is pounding a piece of metal on an anvil, then plunges the shaft into a tub of water,…
poster The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Down the gangway, photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers.