Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

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 Danse indienne
Danse indienne
1mn - Documentary
American Indians dancing.
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 Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
(3.0/5)
1mn - Documentary
The film was filmed in Bibi-Heybat, a suburb of Baku (now the capital of Azerbaijan), during a fire at the Bibi-Heybat oil field. The film was shot on 35mm film by the Lumiere brothers in 1898. On August …
poster Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
1mn - Documentary
George Smith's picture of the crowds out for a stroll on what I imagine is Brighton Pier.
poster The Merry Skeleton
The Merry Skeleton
(3.2/5)
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.
poster Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
Workers Repairing a Sidewalk with Bitumen
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
Workmen fix a walkway with bitumen.
poster Lutteurs japonais
Lutteurs japonais
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary, Action
Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.
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 Something Good — Negro Kiss
Something Good — Negro Kiss
(3.3/5)
1mn - Romance
Earliest known example of African American intimacy on screen.
poster Adventures of William Tell
Adventures of William Tell
(3.1/5)
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal. A clown appears and sticks a clay arm and clay head on the statue, thus completing it. He places a…
poster Panorama from Top of a Moving Train
Panorama from Top of a Moving Train
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area.
poster Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
(3.0/5)
1mn - Documentary
Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.
poster The Astronomer's Dream
The Astronomer's Dream
(3.7/5)
3mn - Fantasy
An astronomer has a terrifying dream.
poster The Famous Box Trick
The Famous Box Trick
(3.1/5)
1mn - Fantasy
A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.
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 The Magician
The Magician
(3.2/5)
1mn - Fantasy, Drama
In this scene is shown a magician behind an ordinary table, upon which he suddenly and mysteriously causes to appear a large box, into which he leaps. The sides of the box fall to the ground, but instead …
poster The Temptation of St. Anthony
The Temptation of St. Anthony
2mn - Fantasy
St. Anthony is tempted by visions of women, including one that is transformed from the image of Jesus Christ Himself!
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 The Four Troublesome Heads
The Four Troublesome Heads
(3.8/5)
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and throwing it in the air, it appears on the table opposi…