Movies 1904 Page 2

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The Lillywhites take on the Wolves at Deepdale, watched by a large crowd and the club mascot.

"Danced at the Casino de Paris by the Elks and their Indian troop."

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A grand series of exciting and unique pictures, photographed in the United States of America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

1. Jaffa from the Sea. The Port of Jerusalem. 2. Through the Rocks and Surf. The Syrian boatmen shooting the narrows. 3. The Landing Stage. Showing...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Attending trotting matches - in which horses in harness race at specific gaits - was a popular Edwardian pastime.

This series of tableaux-style vignettes taken from the much-storied life of France’s Louis XIV includes “Musketeers Fight”, “The Camp at...

A group of naughty boys steal a bird's nest and are pursued by game wardens.

1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...

Faust and his love Marguerite are sentenced to Hell where they are showed the torture that awaits.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

As a mother enters a store, she leaves her child outside in a carriage. Another woman standing nearby quickly snatches the child out of the carriage....

A fairly venturesome piece of filmmaking for the era: Based on the Jules Verne story, the film utilizes a dozen cuts, irised lenses, panning shots...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A gang of criminals plans and executes the robbery of a bank in Philadelphia. However, the police are alerted and a chase through the city's streets...

A man preparing for a trip encounters a series of mysterious problems.

1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Frenchman Count Hardup advertises for a wife. He gets more than he bargained for when women start chasing him. He's caught by an old maid.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Two workers leave boxes of explosives with a push cart street vendor while they visit a bar. They return drunk and accidentally drop a box of nitro...

A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.

An artist is painting a sunrise at sea. After a few finishing touches he stands back and admires the painting. The sun immediately commences to rise....

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Some cowboys of the Wild West Show saddle bronchos not without difficulties.

A remake of Edwin S. Porter's film of the same title.

An Englishman travel's abroad

During a game of hide and seek, a new bride hides in a chest and remains undiscovered until a strange visitation thirty years later.

Documentary snippets from the lives of miners.

A closeup of the steam whistle blowing at the "Westinghouse works" complex of factories in Pennsylvania, probably at the Westinghouse Electric &...