Films and TV Shows from the 1900s

poster Excursion to the Moon
Excursion to the Moon
7mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.
poster The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
3mn - Drama
This film from George Melies is sadly one that's only available in fragments. The film starts off with a title card stating that a drunk man has just thrown his family out a window. We see a couple of the…
poster Kiri-Kis
Kiri-Kis
(3.4/5)
3mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A family troupe of acrobats, made up to appear Japanese, perform various unbelievable stunts in front of the camera, achieved through a trick of the camera.
poster The Life Cycle of a Song
The Life Cycle of a Song
4mn - Comedy
A vaudeville song catches on and becomes so popular that everybody knows it. At first, those who hear it can't help but sing and dance to it. People have their limits, however, and reception to the tune b…
poster The Bewitched House
The Bewitched House
6mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.
poster A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
14mn - Family, Fantasy, Drama
A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.
poster The Colonel's Account
The Colonel's Account
2mn - Action, Comedy
This short film consists of a crazy old colonel being asked to entertain party guests about his exploits of daring. However, being a totally insane old coot, he runs amok acting out his war-time heroics--…
poster The King and the Jester
The King and the Jester
5mn - Comedy
French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).
poster College Chums
College Chums
(2.8/5)
11mn - Comedy
While in a park, a young woman sees her fiancé being quite affectionate with another woman. When she calls him on the telephone to demand an explanation, he tells her that it was his sister. She is not sa…
poster Ben Hur
Ben Hur
15mn - Adventure, Drama, History
The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
poster In the Bogie Man's Cave
In the Bogie Man's Cave
5mn - Horror, Fantasy
The Bogie Man's cave is one of the many triumphs of set design for Georges Méliès. More unusual for the pioneering French director is the grisly turn when the monster chops up his servant for a steaming p…
poster The Prophetess of Thebes
The Prophetess of Thebes
2mn - Fantasy
Partially lost film. One of the kings of ancient Thebes enters the abode of an astrologer and demands that he be told his future. The former utterly refuses to forecast the coming events of his sovereign,…
poster The Talisman
The Talisman
(3.1/5)
15mn - Fantasy
"Le Pied de Mouton" is an adaptation of an old French stage play titled "The Talisman" written by Alphonse Martainville and César Ribié. The atmosphere is hilarious, oneiric and delicious. The film tells …
poster Music, Forward!
Music, Forward!
(2.8/5)
3mn - Fantasy, Comedy
“Music Forward!” is the order given by a lady in Colonial costume, and in march a group of five musicians, working industriously at their instruments. The directress stands them in a row, and taking the h…
poster The Enchanted Pond
The Enchanted Pond
1mn - Fantasy
In an outdoor setting, a magician makes pond nymphs and frog people appear out of water and thin air.
poster The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
12mn - Drama
Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love with each other, but when the trainer discovers them together, he makes it clear that Jack is unwelcome. Later, at the stables, another suitor for the …
poster The Knight of Black Art
The Knight of Black Art
(2.7/5)
6mn - Fantasy
Magic tricks in a medieval setting.
poster The Black Witch
The Black Witch
(2.8/5)
4mn - Fantasy
With a beautifully painted Arabian backdrop and some vivid colours, this is one of the more visually impressive pieces.
poster Wonderful Mirrors
Wonderful Mirrors
7mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A talented youth has compounded a wonderful fluid, a little of which he applies to the mirror in his room, and when he looks into it his image comes to life and comes out of the frame and imitates his eve…
poster Sightseeing Through Whisky
Sightseeing Through Whisky
(2.6/5)
6mn - Comedy
John, who loves the bottle a little too much, is one of a group of sightseers. Too drunk to follow the party, the reeling drunkard remains on the site of a ruin where he starts having hallucinations.