Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

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 Soap Bubbles
Soap Bubbles
4mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A magician blows some big bubbles and makes heads of women appear inside them.
poster The Magician from Arabia
The Magician from Arabia
(2.6/5)
3mn - Fantasy
A sorcerer draws signs on the sand making charming young women.
poster From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
(3.0/5)
8mn - Crime, Western
A train traveling through the Rockies is held up and boarded by two thugs. They rob the wealthy occupants at gunpoint and then make their getaway by handcar. From there, they hijack a horsecart on a road …
poster Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy
1mn - Comedy
A group of people watches a guignol (the French version of a Punch and Judy show). Outtake from a longer, now lost, film.
poster The Terrible Kids
The Terrible Kids
(2.7/5)
7mn - Comedy
Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are called, and soon the boys are on the run, pursued by the p…
poster A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime
7mn - Thriller, Drama, Crime
A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.
poster Trois sous de poireaux
Trois sous de poireaux
6mn - Comedy
A drunk man is going to buy more drink at his wife's expense, which he takes advantage of to get more drunk.
poster San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906
San Francisco Earthquake & Fire: April 18, 1906
(3.1/5)
14mn - Documentary
Film showing the results of an earthquake in San Francisco on 18th April 1906 which caused great destruction.
poster A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire
A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire
(3.5/5)
12mn - Documentary
A Trip Down Market Street is a 13-minute actuality film recorded by placing a movie camera on the front of a cable car as it travels down San Francisco’s Market Street. A virtual time capsule from over 10…
poster The Hilarious Posters
The Hilarious Posters
3mn - Fantasy, Comedy
A wall full of advertising posters comes to life.
poster The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ
(3.2/5)
34mn - Drama, History
The stations of Christ's life are segmented into a series of performative tableaux.
poster An Obstacle Course
An Obstacle Course
5mn - Comedy
A bunch of people run an obstacle course all around town.
poster The Tramp and the Mattress Makers
The Tramp and the Mattress Makers
(2.7/5)
4mn - Comedy
A bum accidentally gets himself sewn up inside a mattress.
poster A Winter Straw Ride
A Winter Straw Ride
(2.8/5)
7mn - Comedy
Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of children, the children throw snowballs at the riders, and …
poster Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
(3.2/5)
3mn - Comedy, Animation
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
poster The Law of Forgiveness
The Law of Forgiveness
8mn - Drama
poster Miniature Theatre
Miniature Theatre
(2.9/5)
5mn - Comedy, Animation
Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet unrolls by itself. Two puppet figures then come out and be…
poster The Black Hand
The Black Hand
11mn - Drama, Crime
Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped. When he is unable to meet their request, they take Ma…
poster Living Flowers
Living Flowers
(2.7/5)
4mn - Fantasy
Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their advertising the Corricks described the detailed, hand-coloured p…