Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

poster The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
2mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A series of fantastical wrestling matches.
poster The Cook in Trouble
The Cook in Trouble
4mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.
poster The Cook's Revenge
The Cook's Revenge
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A decapitated cook wreaks havoc on the restaurant proprietor.
poster The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique
The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique
1mn - Drama
This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place during the eruption are plain to be seen. Thousands upon tho…
poster An Untimely Intrusion
An Untimely Intrusion
1mn - Comedy
A fighting couple gets interrupted by the landlady.
poster Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris
Alice Guy Films a 'Phonoscène' in the Studio at Buttes-Chaumont, Paris
2mn - Documentary
Behind-the-scenes footage showing Alice Guy directing an early sound film.
poster Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder
Automated Hat-Maker and Sausage-Grinder
2mn - Comedy
A machine churns out sausages on one side and spits out hats on the other. The director of this film is not credited in any contemporary catalogues or trade publications, or attributed to anyone by schola…
poster Clown, Dog and Balloon
Clown, Dog and Balloon
2mn - Comedy
Cute one-trick doggie show. The backdrop is beautifully detailed, yet the illusion of depth is humorously broken by the balloon bouncing off the set.
poster Confidence
Confidence
12mn - Drama
Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her. When the blackmail plot is exposed, Nellie's husband …
poster The Race for the Sausage
The Race for the Sausage
4mn - Comedy
Chaos erupts when a dog steals a string of sausages from a butcher shop.
poster Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance
Dance of the Seasons: Winter, Snow Dance
1mn - Music
A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow. "L'Hiver: Danse de la neige" is the fourth and last film of the series DANSE DES SAISONS. "Le Printemps: Danse des roses", "L'Eté: Danse de la moisson" an…
poster Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"
Dranem Performs "Five O'Clock Tea"
2mn - Music, Documentary
Dranem performs "Five O'Clock Tea" for Alice Guy.
poster The Landlady
The Landlady
1mn - Comedy
A landlady is taunted by neighborhood kids.
poster The Malagueña and the Bullfighter
The Malagueña and the Bullfighter
2mn - Documentary
A bullfighter dances with a woman.
poster The Hierarchies of Love
The Hierarchies of Love
2mn - Comedy, Romance
A pretty maid is out walking and encounters a series of military men, starting with a private, who lose her to higher ranks.
poster The Fairy of the Surf
The Fairy of the Surf
7mn - Romance, Fantasy
Three men go out on the ocean in a row boat. There, they see dancing fairies. Then manage to catch one and take her aboard the boat--taking her back to the castle with them. Then, one of the men asks the …
poster The Prolific Magical Egg
The Prolific Magical Egg
2mn - Fantasy
A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his arms about and suddenly turns into a magician. The magicia…
poster Polin Performs "The Anatomy of a Draftee"
Polin Performs "The Anatomy of a Draftee"
2mn - Music, Documentary
Polin performs a song.
poster The Way of Man
The Way of Man
12mn - Drama
A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.
poster The Magician's Alms
The Magician's Alms
3mn - Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.