Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

poster The Genii of Fire
The Genii of Fire
(2.7/5)
4mn - Drama, Fantasy
Not much of a plot. A couple is menaced by some sort of bizarre religious cult. Then they're saved.
poster Pharmaceutical Hallucinations
Pharmaceutical Hallucinations
(2.7/5)
13mn - Fantasy
There's a chemistry lab, in which one or two people ingest the wrong drug -- apparently -- and have a seriously bad trip. Then there's this wizard in his cave, and a fairy appears -- then there's this mas…
poster The Doctor's Secret
The Doctor's Secret
(2.8/5)
10mn - Fantasy
Doctors blow to pieces a patient in a hydrotherapy machine and re-assemble him.
poster The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
3mn - Drama
This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just thrown his family out a window. We see a couple of the…
poster Whimsical Illusions
Whimsical Illusions
(3.2/5)
5mn - Comedy, Fantasy
In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies played the magician, and the actor Manuel played his assis…
poster The Diabolic Tenant
The Diabolic Tenant
(3.6/5)
7mn - Fantasy, Comedy
A man rents an apartment and furnishes it in remarkable fashion.
poster The Broken Violin
The Broken Violin
3mn - Drama
If a violin was actually broken here we don't get to see it. Sadly this is one of many Georges Melies films that are only available in a fragment. Hopefully one day a complete print will turn up but until…
poster Sightseeing Through Whisky
Sightseeing Through Whisky
(2.6/5)
6mn - Comedy
John, who loves the bottle a little too much, is one of a group of sightseers. Too drunk to follow the party, the reeling drunkard remains on the site of a ruin where he starts having hallucinations.
poster Long Distance Wireless Photography
Long Distance Wireless Photography
(2.9/5)
6mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
Into a photography studio full of large fantastic machines steps an elderly couple. The bearded proprietor explains the equipment and gives them a demonstration: he starts machines whirring, and projects …
poster The Dream of an Opium Fiend
The Dream of an Opium Fiend
(2.9/5)
5mn - Fantasy
The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks for something to drink and he is given wine, which he do…
poster In the Barber Shop
In the Barber Shop
(2.6/5)
3mn - Comedy
One fine day at a barbershop that has stupid staff and very rude customers.
poster The Knight of Black Art
The Knight of Black Art
(2.7/5)
6mn - Fantasy
Magic tricks in a medieval setting.
poster A Tricky Painter’s Fate
A Tricky Painter’s Fate
4mn - Comedy
A painter boards a train and puts his paintings in the windows so that they look like passengers.
poster The Woes of Roller Skaters
The Woes of Roller Skaters
(2.7/5)
7mn - Comedy
A group of people take roller skating too far.
poster Getting Evidence
Getting Evidence
(2.8/5)
14mn - Comedy
A jealous husband arrives in the office of Hawkshaw, a private detective. The husband is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and he wants the detective to produce photographic evidence. The detecti…
poster How Jones Lost His Roll
How Jones Lost His Roll
8mn - Comedy
Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to dinner, and serves him a large meal with plenty of wine. A…
poster How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns
How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns
(2.7/5)
11mn - Action, Comedy, Romance
A French aristocrat, who has recently arrived in America, has placed a personal advertisement in the newspaper...
poster Legend of a Ghost
Legend of a Ghost
(3.1/5)
15mn - Fantasy, Horror
A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the ghost appearing compels her to remain. He explains to the …
poster Flower Fairy
Flower Fairy
(2.7/5)
1mn - Fantasy
A little flower film by Gaston Velle.
poster The Charmer
The Charmer
(2.6/5)
4mn - Fantasy
A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman. This film is a blatant remake of Georges Méliès's "La Chrysalide et le Papillon d'or" (1901).