Movies 1897 Page 4

A moving image of the docks of Liverpool. Lumière Catalogue No. 704.

Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

The main market square in the heart of Brussels.

The film had a skirmish to Firefighters from Havana pulling guard barracks pump, reel and carriage for help, two staircases and fire rising up to the...

Panoramic view of the banks of the River Nile.

Lumiere brothers actuality, filmed the 12th of March 1896 in Rome, in front of the Spanish Steps. It shows some couples of Ciociari performing their...

King Umberto I and Prince Victor Emmanuel, followed by their escort, parade the troops standing at attention.

Women wash clothes in a washhouse on the edge of a river.

Uniformed men march in step, in widely spaced ranks of each other.

State officials meeting on a landing.

Mephistopheles demands that Faust kill Marguerite.

A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.

Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is discovered, and the penalty exacted from one of the group...

A man peeping through a keyhole at an attractive young woman gets his comeuppance. This film, presumed lost, is often mistaken for Ferdinand Zecca's...

Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R....

From Edison films catalog: The water breaks over the rocks, and is dashed into silvery spray, high into the air. Exceptionally fine water effects.

Roma families eat, drink, dance, and play

A street scene.

A magician's trick.

This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).

One of the sights of San Francisco. A 50-foot slide is used by the bathers, who toboggan down its slippery surface in all positions...

"It dashes up just in time to gather in the crowd of rowdies that are fighting. The policemen hustle the toughs off to the station house."

Taken on the S.P. Railroad, near tunnel No. 9. The train comes rushing out of the tunnel and passes at full speed...

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.

“Shows the vessel after she has been fully turned and on her way across the Pacific. The boat shows large and clear with smoke coming from the...

While a group of seated women sing and clap their hands, young girls dance with small steps.

"Beautiful water effects at Haines' Falls, a most picturesque and charming mountain cataract. The wild and rugged surroundings are very impressive.

Men on field. Boxing. Both wear numbers on back. Large round-hose swings. Several men apparently refereeing. One with striped pants. Possible at west...

“Another view in which the figures show larger. A springboard furnishes the bathers with much amusement; also a toboggan slide.” (Edison film...

People walking around the campus. The view shows an immense arch in the background through which are seen coming groups of students, some walking,...

Two boxers miss their punches - until they don't.

Film produced by John Le Couteur for Gaumont, using a 60mm Demeny camera, showing part of the procession to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond...