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1896
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until sh…
The Boxing Kangaroo
The Boxing Kangaroo is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, prod…
The Broken Melody
A servant persuades a cellist to play and his errant wife returns.
1896
The Burning Stable
A burning wagon is dragged from the barn by the firemen, and four horses are rescued from…
1896
The Derby
1896
The Kiss
They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every…
1896
The Morning Alarm
“This shows the Fire Department leaving headquarters for an early morning fire. The scene…
1896
The Soldier's Courtship
Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.
1896
The Tramp and the Dog
A tramp steals a housewife's pie, and is pursued by her bulldog, which latches onto his re…
Tramway à vapeur et passagers
A tram arrives to pick up passengers.
Transport de la cloche de l'indépendance
The parade occupies only a small portion of the screen, the crowds are a seething mass tha…
1896
Trilby and Little Billee
Trilby lounges on a table with her shoes off, smoking, laughing, enjoying a piece of cake,…
1896
Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.
Umberto and Margherita of Savoy Strolling Through the Park
The royal family of Italy go for a walk in the park.
Une allée du bois de Vincennes
The short film Une allée du bois de Vincennes from 23 June 1896 (France)
Vienna Street Scene
Street scenes released by Gaumont and filmed on equipment made by Georges Demenÿ. (On view…
1896
Vienna Street Scenes
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
View on Boulevard, New York City
Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the…
Voyage dans un train
A train ride with a view from the back of the train.
Wash Day Trouble
“Film could do more than record and recreate; it could invent new stories. Comic incidents…
Watermelon Contest
Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelo…
1896
Waves Breaking
Rumored to be shot by Georges Demenÿ.
Why Papa Cannot Sleep
"Shows papa walking the floor with a crying baby in his arms. An exceedingly laughable sub…
Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour
Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent doc…
99e régiment d'infanterie : assaut du portique
A regiment of soldiers demonstrate their skills.
1897
A Bowery Cafe
This is a Bowery barroom. A tough girl comes in for a pail of beer. While the bartender is…
A Multicycle Race
At the Charles River Speedway in Allston (Boston Massachusetts), cyclists on six-man bikes…
1897
Admiral Cigarette
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
1897
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House
Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, D…
Alexandria Consulate
The first film shot in Egypt.
1897
Ambulance at the Accident
The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is re…
1897
Ambulance Call
"Stable door opens and ambulance dashes out into the street. Policeman holds back a furnit…
Arab Knife Grinder at Work
Short released in 1897.
1897
Armour's Electric Trolley
At the Armour & Co. Chicago yard. Two railroad tracks dominate the center and right half o…
Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal.
The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy…
1897
At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1897.