Movies 1896 Page 2

The parade occupies only a small portion of the screen, the crowds are a seething mass that do really move and the Independence Bell is nowhere to be...

A steamboat coming to port.

Mexicans doing a rodeo.

Turcos regiment parade.

Released on October 4, 1896 in Lyon ( France ) under the title “ Fêtes de l'inauguration du monument de Guillaume Ier à Breslau : II. - Le voile...

"These rocks, near Biarritz, are very well known. The scene shows the rough sea hitting their feet. There are no characters."

Show of Mexican ranchers catching cows.

A black and white short from the Lumière brothers in which a crowds is filmed at the Place de l'Opèra in Paris.

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

The facade and the traffic in front of the Cinematographe in London, close to the large ensign of the historical Empire Theatre, in London.

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

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,...

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

The Czar in France - Procession of the troops.

Short film from (1896)

Dragons escorting officers on horseback.

This film documents the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race including footage of the crowd watching the race.

Trilby lounges on a table with her shoes off, smoking, laughing, enjoying a piece of cake, and kissing her friend in a scene from the popular...

A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the...

An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where...

Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a...

Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.

From the BFI Collection, this film is actually two films spliced together into one. The first is Birt Acres' work 'A Corner of Barnet Fair' which is...

A drunkard fooling around. Serious damage marks.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

Tsar Nicholas II arrives in Paris.

A short film of boats sailing in the New York Harbor

A short look at Surf Ave., Coney Island.

This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly...

Made in 1896 during the flat racing season (March-October) at Stockton Racecourse, a former horse racing venue in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire,...

Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, directed by Birt Acres, featuring a fleet of...