Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster The Mysterious Portrait
The Mysterious Portrait
(3/5)
1mn - Fantasy
A magician produces a living portrait of himself.
poster Serpentine Dance by Annabelle
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle
4mn - Documentary
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a variety of patterns. Each print consists of Annabelle'…
poster Transformation by Hats
Transformation by Hats
(3.1/5)
1mn - Comedy
Using a wide-brimmed hat, Félicien Trewey caricatures several personalities and different types of characters: Bruant, Edward III of England, the Scotsman, the Chinese man, the sardine fisherman, the conc…
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 An Up-to-Date Conjurer
An Up-to-Date Conjurer
(3.2/5)
1mn - Comedy
A film from Méliès has him playing a magician who does a few tricks including making a woman disappear.
poster Course en sacs
Course en sacs
(3.0/5)
1mn - Documentary
Young people are having a sack race between two rows of spectators who are greatly amused by the falls and various adventures of this amusing contest.
poster New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1
3mn - Documentary
"Showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York. The immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. The best picture of the Brooklyn Bridge yet secured."
poster Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau
Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau
1mn - Documentary
Filmed in 1896 by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière company, this short actuality presents one of the earliest traveling shots in cinema. With the camera mounted on a gondola, the film glides along Venice’…
poster Italienischer Bauerntanz
Italienischer Bauerntanz
1mn - Documentary
Two children, Ploetz and Larella, perform an Italian peasant dance.
poster Akrobatisches Potpourri
Akrobatisches Potpourri
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Eight circus performers known as the Grunato family perform their famous balancing act.
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 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 Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic pass over Blackfriars Bridge in London.
poster The Boxing Kangaroo
The Boxing Kangaroo
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary, Action
A man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.
poster Gugusse and the Automaton
Gugusse and the Automaton
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.
poster Danse indienne
Danse indienne
1mn - Documentary
American Indians dancing.
poster Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel
Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel
1mn - Documentary
Panorama during the ascent of the Eiffel Tower.
poster Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
1mn - Documentary
Pedestrian and various vehicle traffic along this square.
poster The Derby
The Derby
1mn - Documentary
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.