Movies 1896 Page 5

This short Lumière actuality captures Prince Napoléon of Russia dancing with a stage showgirl, his chosen “dame.” A curious blend of...

The Alhambra Girls perform a dance at Alhambra Theatre, London. Lost.

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

The crowd gathered along the fence wave their hats at the passing riders, before slowly starting to clear.

Fishermen, sitting by a boat, are mending nets.

A friendly card game goes sour fast.

Pelicans move

Two babies are shown seated next to each other, in high chairs, apparently enjoying themselves. Suddenly one snatches a toy from the other and they...

Teasing tigers with meat.

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage.

Members of the New York state militia enjoy some relaxing time during a meal break.

A Berlin street scene.

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

Motor cars of different models, drivers, passengers and observers, all filmed from the starting line of the Paris-Meulan race.

The Tsar visits the Russian embassy

A short film from the Lumière brothers, filmed in a Dresden street.

Young people dive into the sea by jumping off a manmade wooden raft, while a small boat loaded with passengers passes by.

A "gigantic demonstration of the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money Association" on 10/31/1896, opposing "Free Silver" Democrats in the...

Bains sur le Rhône short film from 1896 by Louis Lumière.

An actuality film of an unknown location showing people and traffic moving slowly round each other in a city centre.

Actuality film. Late 19th century General Officer ranks and higher cross to a ship over a gangplank. As VIPs they meet some people which we don't...

Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of the wheeling craze. Old-fashioned horse cars...

A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne refers to a one-minute film recorded in October 1896 by English film pioneer Robert William Paul. According to...

Children diving into the river.

The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre...

In a sunny open air setting with a background of high, deep foliage trees, and a white-walled storeyed house, an acrobat with light shirt and...

A short clip of United States military on horses

This is just at the title suggests. it's the McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton

A staged film where over 100 cyclists cycle towards the camera.

Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

Georges Méliès lost film.

This short film – less than two minutes long – captures the arrival of the first train from Cascais to Cais do Sodré.

An actuality film of traffic and pedestrian movement at the end of a bridge. In the distance on the other side of the bridge, the tops of some large...

“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his...

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."