Movies 1900 Page 10

The picture opens with the Sultan lying down to rest on his luxurious cushioned couch. The scene changes to the grounds around the palace.

Chinese passengers make their way down the wharf. Two chair bearers are soliciting fares, but without any success.

Two men lose it laughing at something in a magazine

A wounded soldier dreams of his mother whose framed miniature deflects a bullet from his heart.

A shot of a busy street in Paris is shown in reverse.

Filmed in July 1900, on the Champs Elysées in Paris, France.

The stubborn resistance of the Boers is shown by the activity and persistency with which they fire the two large field pieces immediately in the...

Taken from an automobile. This picture was taken during the fashionable driving hour, making a complete circle of the Place de la Concorde, passing...

Short film about a magician.

Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), born Dagmar, daughter of King Christian IX was in 1866 married to Alexander III (1845-1894), Czar of Russia...

A crew of railroad workmen are busy along the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the Black Diamond Express appears in the distance, they...

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...

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Scenes on an ostrich farm, filmed in Natal during the Boer War.

Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.

Spanish lost film about the Valencian carnival directed by Ángel García Cardona.

The plot outlines the story of the early Christian martyrs with a compendium of horrors such as maulings at the Colosseum, crucifixions, beheadings,...

Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.

The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed on 28 May, 1900 by a famous magician, Nevil Maskelyne, while on an expedition by The British Astronomical...

In the distance is seen a number of grey objects rapidly approaching, which, upon drawing closer, are recognized as a company of Boer cavalry. As...

A succession of British soldiers are carried up a gangplank by stretcher-bearers from the quayside to a hospital ship at Durban; walking casualties...

There's an organ grinder on the stage, standing in front of a backdrop that's supposed to look like the street. Some young women come up and do a...

This picture shows the remains of one of the docks, several freight cars being piled one upon the other, while the most interesting part of the...

Take an exhilarating ride on one of the most spectacular rail journeys in the world, the Hong Kong Peak Tram. The route opened in 1888, and this...

Crowds at the entrance to the London Hippodrome await the departure of Sir George White. He emerges in company with Mr Cook, the manager of the...

This picture shows several buildings which were wrecked and also shows a rear view of this hotel, which is on the highest point of land in Galveston,...

Workers of all ages depart Oldroyd's wool mill – and the filmmakers' camera is a subject of curiosity.

A conversation between two gents perks up when the see a picture in a magazine. A 'facial' comedy by GA Smith.

This scene is laid on a tropical shore. A pickaninny is fishing, when a huge alligator creeps up upon him and swallows him. The old father, who has...

A splendid scene, showing a large number of curious Filipino boats being worked on the Pasig River near Manila by natives. The picture is unusually...

A film in which limbless Nikolai Kobelkoff demonstrates a series of tasks, from aiming a pistol to performing gymnastics. Kobelkoff was born without...

This picture shows thousands of people leaving their seats in the grand stand and going across the parade grounds toward Paris. A very sharp and...

An antisemitic comedy in which two Jewish clothiers cut prices until one buys the other's stock.

This film title is almost, though not quite, false advertising. There's certainly a gale, and a wrecked ship, but the one didn't cause the other....

A legless beggar with a sign around his neck saying "cripple" pushes himself slowly and laboriously on a trolley along the pavement, soliciting alms...

Throngs of men in top hats walk past the camera.

This building and machinery supplied the electric power and electric light for the entire city of Galveston, including the car system. The building,...