Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

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 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.
poster The Landlady
The Landlady
1mn - Comedy
A landlady is taunted by neighborhood kids.
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 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 Malagueña and the Bullfighter
The Malagueña and the Bullfighter
2mn - Documentary
A bullfighter dances with a woman.
poster The Stepmother
The Stepmother
6mn - Drama
A poor boy is mistreated by his stepmother when his father isn't present.
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 Custody of the Child
Custody of the Child
12mn - Drama
Melodrama about a rich father who gains custody of his child while the mother goes off in tears. Of course, the child is miserable even though he has everything in the world but after a weekend trip at hi…
poster The Statue
The Statue
5mn - Comedy
A living statue causes trouble for unsuspecting bystanders.
poster Man Monkey
Man Monkey
5mn - Comedy
A gentleman visits a hair consultant for his baldness problems. The latter recommends a new lotion. The gentleman lets himself be convinced and a bellboy is immediately dispatched for the delivery which a…
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 Dirigible 'Homeland'
The Dirigible 'Homeland'
1mn - Documentary
A short film about a dirigible.
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 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 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 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 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 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 The Bricklayers
The Bricklayers
2mn - Comedy
Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.