Movies 1901 Page 4

A scene from Charles Dickens' Bleak House. Despite the common belief, this is NOT the world's first Dickens' adaptation in cinema.

Released in 1901

The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A peasant refuses to help a poor old woman to carry a bundle of wood. The old woman transforms to a beautiful fairy seated in a magnificent chariot...

Released in 1901

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Special effects film with a train double exposed on the negative, creating a ghostly image.

As the above title indicates, the scene does not take place in an ordinary restaurant, but one in which all natural rules of order and gravitation...

Released in 1901

Released in 1901

Dranem enters the barracks and takes off his field kit in preparation for some bunk time. However, every time he gets down to his skivvies, his field...

"This film shows the citation, presentation, and dedication of a bridge by the Duke of York, later King of England and grandfather of Queen...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Stage star Anna Held (1872-1918) riffs on her once-famous scene from the comedy Papa's Wife (1899-1901) featuring a naif getting tipsy on her first...

Released in 1901

Some naughty scenes from a balcony.

Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.

Mephistopholes causes an artist's model to disappear.

A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as...

1901. Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.

Released in 1901

A comic short in which a tramp attempts to ride a bicycle, tumbling repeatedly before giving up in despair. A skilled rider then takes the stage,...

Released in 1901

“The picture [shows] a number of Esquimaux picking nickels from cracks in a board with their dog whips, in which sport they are very expert. In the...

Released in 1901

Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.

Scenes of the King's arrival and departure at the Palace of Westminster.

Released in 1901

Released in 1901

A short film depicting a dramatized scene from the Boer War, produced by the Lancashire company Mitchell and Kenyon. The film portrays the rescue of...

Footage of Edward VII in the funeral procession of his mother, Queen Victoria.

Cavalry and foot-soldiers escort President McKinley.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

An old maid is walking about the studio while the photographer is getting his camera ready. She first looks at a hanger, which immediately falls from...

A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.