Movies 1904

A fairly venturesome piece of filmmaking for the era: Based on the Jules Verne story, the film utilizes a dozen cuts, irised lenses, panning shots...

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes...

As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer...

During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks...

Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...

An abridged story of the triumphs and trials of Christopher Columbus, told in eight scenes.

A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and...

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

A charming example of the Pathe stencil system of colour films, also using superimposition.

A singing "baby" backed by a chorus line of fellow "babies".

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1904.

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in the Alps by...

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

Two young girls in Ukrainian costume perform a dance near a palm tree in a garden.

The 1904–1905 Pathé short Un coup d’œil par étage (literally “A Glance on Each Floor”) is an inventive early comedy that presents a...

Faust and his love Marguerite are sentenced to Hell where they are showed the torture that awaits.

Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in the Alps by...

The Lillywhites take on the Wolves at Deepdale, watched by a large crowd and the club mascot.

Some cowboys of the Wild West Show saddle bronchos not without difficulties.

Frenchman Count Hardup advertises for a wife. He gets more than he bargained for when women start chasing him. He's caught by an old maid.

1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...

Attending trotting matches - in which horses in harness race at specific gaits - was a popular Edwardian pastime.

A prefect is converted to Christianity and dies in the arena with his lover.

A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.

Documentary about a hunting party.

1. Jaffa from the Sea. The Port of Jerusalem. 2. Through the Rocks and Surf. The Syrian boatmen shooting the narrows. 3. The Landing Stage. Showing...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

Three girls in evening costumes seated about a table blowing bubbles. As the bubbles are formed the young ladies drop them on the table and blow them...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by...

A remake of Edwin S. Porter's film of the same title.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.