Movies 1901 Page 5

"Taken from the Swiss side of the St. Bernard Pass, 9,000 feet above the level of the sea, giving a magnificent view of the far-famed Hospice, which...

“One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit, scenes are...

Released in 1901

It shows a garden wall in the background. Two lovers appear and lean over the garden gate where the moon throws a shadow upon the ground. The young...

A conjurer vanishes animals then vanishes himself.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S....

Edwardian workers react to the camera at one of Rotherham's major employers.

A short documentary registering the meeting between two aviation pioneers: the Brazilian Santos Dumont and the Briton Charles Rolls. In it, Dumont...

Released in 1901

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.

The President of France and entourage on a pier's promenade.

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 well-dressed, middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his...

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

Released in 1901

Original President McKinley Inauguration Footage from 1901.

A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at...

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

Released in 1901

A daredevil rides his bicycle down a ramp and attempts to land in a pool of water as a crowd of spectators watches.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Released in 1901

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly...

A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an...

An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

In this picture we present a wonderful and life-like likeness of President McKinley.

Released in 1901.

We present here a series of interesting pictures and show a number of scenes just as witnessed by a visitor to the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros....

A sudden gust of wind sweeps Auntie's bonnet from her head, and she, in attempting to regain it, becomes overbalanced and falls over the stone-wall,...

In this picture there is a limited amount of action in the pose. As the curtains are drawn aside the shell appears shut. It gradually opens,...

A camera sits on top of a moving train, providing a panoramic view of Ealing (western London) as the train moves.

The great geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. c. 1901.

Shows a tramp asleep. Two mischievous boys appear on roller skates. One removes his skates and they strap them to the feet of "Weary Willie." They...