Movies 1909 Page 14

Made by the Gaumont Cinematograph Company of the Politeama Theatre.

Mrs. Leffingwell runs after the last of her departing party guests to return a forgotten muff. While she's out a burglar enters the apartment and...

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat...

Extremely condensed version of the Mark Twain story of a royal heir and his poor doppelganger trading places.

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

"Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a gown that is a...

Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.

The picture shows various kinds of birds in their natural environments, and in their natural colors, and at such close range that the very eyes of...

Mons. Flamant, a typical roué of the French nobility, is surrounded by all the pleasures and pastimes his fabulous wealth can procure. In a quest of...

A woman in love with an unsuccessful author tries to convince a publisher to accept his work.

An Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him the location of his gold claim. A group of cowboys...

Picture shows how much good may be found "In the Heart of a Race Tout."

Hardy trawlermen brave bad weather and rough seas off the coast of north-west England to bring in the catch.

Five tinted views of the city and port of Algiers in the early 20th century.

A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the rest to his office. But one bite of these biscuits...

A doll fetches a nurse when children elope.

In a hotel corridor, two pairs of shoes are left in front of two neighboring doors to be shined by the bellboy. The owners of the shoes don't know...

Papa is proud of his new birthday present, a shotgun. Mary's boyfriend arrives for a visit and she is anxious to introduce him to Papa. When Harry...

A dog saves a man tied to railway tracks.

A court fool believes the Duke is after his beautiful daughter, and arranges to have the Duke murdered. The daughter overhears the plot and,...

A silhouette film of acrobatic mice.

A man in the park gets into a fight with a nurse. One leg is broken, and he goes to a surgery, where it is sawed off. At this point the movie...

An interest film about a Paris nursery.

A short love story about jealousy and deceit; a soldier is in love with a girl, but when he gets injured, a jealous rival in love tells this girl...

According to Harper's Bazaar (8 March 1884), the Montreal Winter Carnival was founded as a means of promoting tourism to the country, aiming “to...

Two hooligans attach lengths of sausage to a running motorcar, setting off a city-wide chase.

The funeral of Princess Marie who died on December 4th, 1909.

The Youghal Clock Tower is a light-hearted and playful exploration of the possibilities of animation in its infancy. In this short, the well-known...

Road Agents begins as a pair of outlaws prepares to rob a stagecoach. Donning masks and brandishing six-guns, the bad guys relieve the passengers of...

When a Jewish man mistakenly puts a sovereign in a slot machine, he goes to extraordinary lengths to try to retrieve it.

Documentary about building a engine.

We follow a wedding celebration in Auvergne, France.

A caring stranger tries to help the child of a chronic drunkard.

Documentary about life in colonized Africa.

A journey across the Atlantic.

A man reads the story of William Tell and sets out to emulate his feats.

From the opening of the Bergen Railway in 1909 with King Haakon. We follow the train along the track up to Höfjellet with stops at various stations,...

Documentary about the life on board Skoleskibet Georg Stage.