Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster Brandvæsenet rykker ud
Brandvæsenet rykker ud
1mn -
At first this looks like another of those innumerable fire brigade movies of the era in which you saw the horses charging pellmell out of the firehouse, pulling the firemen and the equipment. Usually they…
poster The Arrival of the King of Siam in Stockholm
The Arrival of the King of Siam in Stockholm
1mn - Documentary
The first Swedish film by photographer Ernest Florman. Kung Oscar II welcomes King Chulalonkorn of Siam, now Thailand, at Logårdstrappan. King Chulalonkorn visited Sweden in connection with Stockholmsutst…
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 goûter des bébés
Le goûter des bébés
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster Petit frère et petite sœur
Petit frère et petite sœur
(3/5)
1mn - Documentary, Family
In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.
poster The X-Ray Fiend
The X-Ray Fiend
1mn - Comedy, Horror
A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895, and Georges Méliès' accidental realisation of th…
poster Coolies à Saïgon
Coolies à Saïgon
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Two lines of workers, pulling a steamroller, somewhere in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam (nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City).
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 Admiral Cigarette
Admiral Cigarette
1mn - Documentary
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
poster The Miller and the Sweep
The Miller and the Sweep
1mn - Comedy
In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's swinging what may be a bag of flour, but when it breaks …
poster Attelage d'un camion
Attelage d'un camion
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
A parade of horses pulling a very large and, one must assume, heavy cart. Not to be confused with "Transport d’une tourelle par un attelage de 60 chevaux"
poster On the Roof
On the Roof
(2.6/5)
1mn - Crime, Comedy
Two crooks throw a lady off a roof, and a hapless policeman tries to capture them.
poster Une bataille dans le vieux Stockholm
Une bataille dans le vieux Stockholm
1mn - Documentary
A fight breaks out between two men in medieval Stockholm, Sweden.
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 Constantinople, panorama des rives du Bosphore
Constantinople, panorama des rives du Bosphore
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Panorama of Constantinople from the river.
poster Leaving Jerusalem by Railway
Leaving Jerusalem by Railway
(3.1/5)
1mn - Documentary
Lasting for roughly 50 seconds, it shows the goodbyes of many passersby - first Europeans, then local Arab residents, then Jewish residents of the city - as a train leaves Jerusalem, then part of the Otto…
poster Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.
poster President McKinley's Inauguration
President McKinley's Inauguration
1mn -
This film was shot on March 4, 1897 and is historic because it was the first footage shot of a sitting American President.
poster Snowball Fight
Snowball Fight
(3.4/5)
1mn - Documentary, Comedy
Wintertime in Lyon. About a dozen people, men and women, are having a snowball fight in the middle of a tree-lined street. The cyclist coming along the road becomes the target of opportunity. He falls off…
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.