The Black Imp 1905
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.
The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.
A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.
A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a mercantile establishment when the cops stage a raid.
Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.
Another short of Georges.
An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.
The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.
Early Balkan footage.
Saharet performs the bolero for Alice Guy.
A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special car, who claims that he can get there in just two hours. Complications ensue.
Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.
A silly-looking composer attempts to compose. He then falls asleep, and dreams of all manner of bizarre nonsense.
The Manaki brothers have filmed a market.
A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs of ancient Araby. Guided by the mysterious Khalafar, the troupe (alongside him go some cowardly scholars) encounter skeletons, fire-breathing lizards, and mirages on their journey through the lower world.
Early Balkan footage.
The Melies version of the old Rip Van Winkle tale.
On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.