Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

poster The Magician and the Imp
The Magician and the Imp
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the cloth is suddenly transformed into a beautiful girl, clad i…
poster The Brahmin and the Butterfly
The Brahmin and the Butterfly
2mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.
poster Burglary at Night
Burglary at Night
(3/5)
3mn - Comedy, Crime
A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.
poster A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
12mn - Drama, Crime
Mary Rollins is torn between selfish depravity and righteous living. After she's coerced into helping with the burglary of her minister's apartment, she comes face to face with her misdeeds.
poster The Violin Maker of Cremona
The Violin Maker of Cremona
12mn - Drama
A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his supe…
poster The Irresistible Piano
The Irresistible Piano
4mn - Comedy
A piano entices anyone who comes near.
poster Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
(2.7/5)
2mn - Comedy
Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.
poster The Golden Louis
The Golden Louis
(2.9/5)
6mn - Drama
An anonymous donor drops a gold coin in the shoe of a homeless girl as she sleeps. A gambler with a 'sure thing' borrows the coin and wins a fortune, but he can't find her again to repay her.
poster The Gordon Sisters Boxing
The Gordon Sisters Boxing
2mn - Documentary
The champion lady boxers of the world. Shows two female pugilists who are really clever. They engage in a hot one-round sparring bout. A park, with marble entrance and walk, and beautiful trees and shrubb…
poster Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction
(2.9/5)
1mn - Comedy
A magician performs tricks involving three women, who are sometimes merged together into one corpulent female.
poster A Funny Shave
A Funny Shave
(2.9/5)
2mn - Comedy
A man is trying to shave, but grotesque faces keep appearing in his mirror.
poster The Heroes of the Siege of Saragossa
The Heroes of the Siege of Saragossa
4mn - Drama, History, War
A short drama featuring three fictitious scenes of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814).
poster The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
1mn - Documentary
Nikolai II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar, son of Alexander III and Dagmar. He had been in Denmark on vacation with his parents several times. The royal houses usually met in September to celebrate Qu…
poster The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
1mn - Thriller, Comedy
A dissipated man sits at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A revolver is on the opposite side of the table. He pours a glass of whiskey and, with a despairing look, starts to drin…
poster Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
(3/5)
14mn - Fantasy
Based on the story of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault. Titles read: The Christening of the Princess; The Good Fairies Fatal Prediction; The Royal Edict; The Princess is Sixteen Years Old; Searching…
poster His First Job
His First Job
5mn - Comedy
Georges Melies' film has a new guy showing up in a store on his first day and he obviously just doesn't fit in as he makes one mistake after another.
poster King Lear
King Lear
13mn - Drama
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
poster The Enchanted Well
The Enchanted Well
(3/5)
3mn - Fantasy
A witch curses a town's well.
poster Money Mad
Money Mad
(3.0/5)
9mn - Crime, Drama
The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple…
poster At the Photographer's
At the Photographer's
1mn - Comedy
A client has trouble listening to the photographer's instructions.