Yuav Luag Txhua Tus Xyoo 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...

Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards...

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies...

Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.

Three men are sitting around a table, two of them playing a game of Écarté. When the game is over, a domestic serves drinks.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the...

Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning.

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

A trains arrives at Perrache station and people disembark.

This film documents the 1896 Melbourne Cup horse race including footage of the crowd watching the race.

A butcher puts a full-grown live pig into his large box-like machine. Moments later, he draws out a full range of pork products, many already...