Movies 1907 Page 3

The town-crier summons the inhabitants of the town and they read a manifesto which is posted on a wall announcing the fact that at 4 o'clock on that...

A magician is surprised when he attempts to transform a beetle.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

In an empty mansion's corridor, flames appear and form into a Mephistophelean magician who conjures a couple of women and then a fireworks display.

People magically appear and disappear from an oversized musical cigar dispenser.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A magical woman and her magical eggs.

Actuality documentary film recording the funeral procession of King Oscar II of Sweden on 19 December 1907. Footage includes public mourning in...

A girl who works in a textile mill suffers unwanted advances from her boss. Her boyfriend, who also works there, sees it and knocks the boss down. In...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Two dance numbers are performed.

An old woman begs a young men to carry her heavy bundle of firewood. The man refuses: he rather goes to sleep. The woman, who turns out to be a...

The scene of the drama is a block of modern flats. Many of the residents are away at a dance, and the janitor and his staff decide upon a...

The legend of Ali Baba and the forty thieves: Ali Baba discovers a hidden cave where a band of thieves have stored their enormous treasure. Cassim...

The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

The Devil visits Earth on a magic elevator. He surprises two sewer workers, disguises himself, and spreads chaos: a quarrel with a coachman, an...

An extremely clumsy man tries to clean a woman's house with disastrous results.

A Breton enters the cave where the witch performs her magic and asks for advise. At the witch's command, he kisses her and becomes transformed into a...

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Three suitors try to impress a girl by chasing her all over the place. Finally she makes her choice.

Chronophone film performed by Vesta Tilley, now lost.

Many demonstrations of the art of Jiu Jitsu are given, and as evidence that this is not a passing fad intended only for the amusement of the public...

A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....

A young female boarding house tenant becomes an unwanted object of male attention.

A prisoner attempts a daring escape using trick transformations, dissolving and reassembling into new forms as he eludes capture. This early...

Vitagraph short from 1907

This fragment comprises just over half of the original film and features a parade of partially-submerged submarines and destroyers launching...

Scenes of men and women parading horses.

Daniel Boone is captured by Indians when he tries to rescue his abducted daughter.

A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

There's a killer on the loose in Muswell Hill. Escaped from an asylum, he can be identified by the missing forefinger on his left hand.

A panoramic view of Waikiki Beach.

A village fire brigade puts out a fire.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Mr. Hurry-Up gets dressed in a rush, and then races down to breakfast. After a few quick bites and a couple gulps of coffee, he races out the door...

A crew row their way from the S.S. Kinau through troublesome water to the shore.

Cattle are driven into the sea and tied to a row boat.

A panoramic view of Honolulu Harbor