Writing Backwards

Writing Backwards 1896

5.80

Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.

1896

Partie de boules

Partie de boules 1896

5.60

Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning.

1896

La Canebière

La Canebière 1896

4.90

Pedestrian, trams, carriages and carts traffic at the intersection of two streets on La Canebière in Marseille.

1896

The Sprinkler Sprinkled

The Sprinkler Sprinkled 1896

6.00

The first remake of The Sprinkler Sprinkled, filmed in a much more elaborate garden from a different angle.

1896

Le cambrioleur

Le cambrioleur 1903

1

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and steals her jewelry box. The woman calls for help, a police officer steps in and starts to chase the thief.

1903

Bains en mer

Bains en mer 1897

5.30

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by.

1897

Substitutions

Substitutions 1903

3.30

A magician performs various tricks.

1903

Arroseur et arrosé, II

Arroseur et arrosé, II 1896

5.70

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the first remake.

1896

Guillaume II et Nicolas II à cheval

Guillaume II et Nicolas II à cheval 1896

1

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).

1896