Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

poster Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
6mn - Drama
Gertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack marries Gertrude. He finds himself once again very jealous of the late Lucky Jim.
poster President McKinley Taking the Oath
President McKinley Taking the Oath
1mn - Documentary
Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenl…
poster Nero, or The Fall of Rome
Nero, or The Fall of Rome
14mn - History, Drama
Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces oppositi…
poster The Malagueña and the Bullfighter
The Malagueña and the Bullfighter
2mn - Documentary
A bullfighter dances with a woman.
poster Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs"
Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs"
2mn - Music, Documentary
Felix Mayol performs Théodore Botrel's 'Lilas-blanc'.
poster The Bricklayers
The Bricklayers
2mn - Comedy
Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.
poster The Skipping Cheese
The Skipping Cheese
5mn - Crime, Comedy
The interior of a trolley car. A menagerie of passengers notices a foul odour, and pinpoint the source of the stench at a cheese saleswoman. The gendarmerie removes her from the trolley and drags her to t…
poster Pierrette's Escapades
Pierrette's Escapades
2mn - Romance
"Les Fredaines de Pierrette" is the collective name of four short films of 20 meters each ("Arrivée de Pierrette et de Pierrot", "Arrivée d'Arlequin", "Suite de la danse", and "Départ d'Arlequin et de Pie…
poster Tango
Tango
2mn - Documentary
A woman performs the tango.
poster The Parish Priest's Christmas
The Parish Priest's Christmas
6mn -
The parish priest looks to create a Nativity scene for his church, but his congregation is too poor to afford the statuary dealer's price for a statue of baby Jesus. The miracle, then, is that the faithfu…
poster The Rolling Bed
The Rolling Bed
4mn - Comedy
An impecunious chap is unable to pay his rent, whereupon he is ejected, but all his furniture is retained and he is allowed to remove only his rolling bed. Pulling this a few blocks, he is exhausted and l…
poster The Cleaning Man
The Cleaning Man
4mn - Comedy
An extremely clumsy man tries to clean a woman's house with disastrous results.
poster The Game-Keeper's Son
The Game-Keeper's Son
5mn - Drama
The kids of a game-keeper get into a chase with rifles.
poster The Fur Hat
The Fur Hat
6mn - Comedy
A grenadier had come to see his lover, a servant in the homes of wealthy bourgeois people. Hearing a noise, he is afraid of the masters and allows himself to be locked in a cupboard so as not to be seen. …
poster The Dirigible 'Homeland'
The Dirigible 'Homeland'
1mn - Documentary
A short film about a dirigible.
poster Let Me Dream Again
Let Me Dream Again
1mn - Romance, Comedy
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into a clear image of the man waking up to his nagging wife.
poster The Statue
The Statue
5mn - Comedy
A living statue causes trouble for unsuspecting bystanders.
poster Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"
Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"
2mn - Music, Documentary
Félix Mayol performs The Trottins Polka (La Polka des Trottins, by A. Trebitsch and H. Christine) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording …
poster Mazeppa
Mazeppa
(2.8/5)
15mn - Drama, History
Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria runs away. The furious father won’t submit. This intrigu…
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.