1896 Movies

A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He sticks...

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev...

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

A parade of horse-drawn carriages escorted by riders and a crowd of journalists.

Members of the New York state militia enjoy some relaxing time during a meal break.

A look at the waterfalls of the Passaic River in the northern New Jersey city of Passaic.

Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing crowds...

“These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary.” Parade...

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II ride past on horseback before the cheering crowd.

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray...

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film consider...

Footage of the visit of Tsar Nicholas II to Paris, shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors...

A crowd leaves the cinema and disperses into the street while cabs circulate or park.

Two babies, sitting next to each other in their chairs, are playing with their toys, but one of them takes a doll from the other, causing the latter t...

The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around a...