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An open encyclopedia of classic films with posters, cast, plot summaries, and Wikipedia articles.
The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken
An old maid is walking about the studio while the photographer is getting his camera ready…
The Old Maid in the Horsecar
Gilbert Saroni impersonates an exceedingly ugly woman who coyly flirts with her fan.
The Reversible Divers
A very short, simple trick film with some pool divers in reverse.
1901
The Tramp's Unexpected Skate
Shows a tramp asleep. Two mischievous boys appear on roller skates. One removes his skates…
1901
The Trick Cyclist
A comic short in which a tramp attempts to ride a bicycle, tumbling repeatedly before givi…
Tramway Ride Through the Streets of Norwich
Shows the streets of Norwich filmed from the upper storey of a moving tram in 1901.
1901
Trapeze Disrobing Act
The stage of a vaudeville theatre. A lady in evening costume is performing on a trapeze. T…
Two Rubes at the Theatre
This picture shows the interior of a well-known theatre. Two hayseeds occupy the front sea…
1901
U.S.I. Dept., "Old Faithful," Yosemite Valley
The great geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. c. 1901.
Visit to Pompeii
George Albert Smith and Charles Urban snaffled the plum job of travelling to Italy to take…
Washing Gold on 20 Above Hunker, Klondike
This picture shows the miners washing out gold by what is known as the sluice box method.…
1901
West End Pier, Morecambe
Mitchell & Kenyon.
1901
What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City
In front of one of the largest newspaper offices is a hot air shaft through which immense…
Why Bridget Stopped Drinking
Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce
The scene opens in the bedroom of Mr. Nation, husband of the famous Carrie Nation, the “Ka…
Women of the Ghetto Bathing
The subject is a group of women bathing in a public swimming pool. The camera was placed o…
1901
York Road Board School, Leeds
A small battalion of Yorkshire schoolchildren lines up for a playground photograph.