Films and TV Shows from the 1890s

poster Sardine fishing
Sardine fishing
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Back from fishing, fishermen in a boat pull out sardines caught in the net.
poster Carmaux: Drawing Out the Coke
Carmaux: Drawing Out the Coke
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Carmaux is in south-central France, near the Tarn River. As a brick of coke, about four feet high and three feet wide, is gradually pushed out of a smelter into a yard, one worker sprays it with water fro…
poster Ateliers de La Ciotat
Ateliers de La Ciotat
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Men working at the shipyards of La Ciotat.
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 Rough Sea at Dover
Rough Sea at Dover
1mn - Documentary
The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at least 100 feet into the water. A large wave rolls pictur…
poster Post No Bills
Post No Bills
1mn - Documentary, Comedy
A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is prohibited.
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 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 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…
poster The Vanishing Lady
The Vanishing Lady
(3.2/5)
1mn - Mystery
Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.
poster Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic pass over Blackfriars Bridge in London.
poster Hyde Park Bicycling Scene
Hyde Park Bicycling Scene
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
poster Jumping the Blanket
Jumping the Blanket
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary, Comedy
Four men stand holding what appears to be a blanket, while one wearing a hat stands watching. A sixth man then runs towards them and attempts to jump into the blanket.
poster Fishing for Goldfish
Fishing for Goldfish
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
A man, holding a baby up in his hands, is standing next to a fishbowl. The baby is trying, in vain, to catch a goldfish with her bare hands.
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 Swimming in the Sea
Swimming in the Sea
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
poster Horse Trick Riders
Horse Trick Riders
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
In the background is a house. In the foreground, a groom holds the reins of a sleek black horse that stands in profile. A tall man, dressed in a black uniform, demonstrates how to mount the horse then enc…
poster Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
1mn - Documentary
Pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicles traffic, across the Place des Cordeliers, in Lyon.
poster Baby's Meal
Baby's Meal
1mn - Documentary, Family
A father, a mother and a baby are sitting at a table, on a patio outside. Dad is feeding Baby her lunch, while Mum is serving tea.
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…