"Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is not one of that kind, but one of those old fashioned "home made" kind that sets the whole audience into merriment and motion, and has always proven a popular subject. It is very fine photographically and an exhibit is not complete without it." -Edison film catalog.
A series of fantastical wrestling matches.
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into a clear image of the man waking up to his nagging wife.
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair. As the cymbal player sits down, a drummer appears in the second chair, and then likewise moves on to the third chair. In this way, an entire band is soon formed, and is then ready to perform.
Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.
A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.
A man and a child are washing a small dog in a tub, while a large dog is circling around them, barking.
Sailors row a whaling boat in a medium-tight shot.
People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.
Scenes on an ostrich farm, filmed in Natal during the Boer War.
Madame Ondine performs a serpentine dance surrounded by big cats.
Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.
A man takes off his clothes in preparation for bed, only for new clothes to spontaneously generate, leading to comical consternation.
Probably the first video of a Pope: Leo XIII sits in his chair with guards and attendants, then blesses the viewers.
A Lumière Brothers short film.
The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually accomplished by placing the camera on a moving transport, such as a boat or train.
A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.
Footage from the dawn of film taken in Belle Époque-era Paris, France from 1896-1900.
Traditional dance to a flute tune.
