The Black Imp 1905
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
taona 1905
The Night Before Christmas 1905
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.
Rescued by Rover 1905
A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.
Flight of the Large Blue Fly 1905
Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.
Félix Mayol Performs "Indiscreet Questions" 1905
Felix Mayol performs a song, in colour.
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship 1905
An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.
The Palace of the Arabian Nights 1905
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.
A Veterinary Station 1905
Early Balkan footage.
New York Subway 1905
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.
The Capture of Roma 1905
The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.
The Bricklayers 1905
Starring 'Les Omers' as a bunch of bricklayers causing trouble for the local cops.
An Adventurous Automobile Trip 1905
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.
Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus 1905
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
The Scheming Gambler's Paradise 1905
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.
Coney Island at Night 1905
A panorama of Coney Island, taken at night: the camera sweeps across the scene from a vantage point well above the area. It then moves in for closer views of Dreamland and Luna Park.
The Enchanted Sedan Chair 1905
A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned. Now, what does the illusionist have in mind?
The Lilliputian Minuet 1905
Another short of Georges.
Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu 1905
Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Dranem, who was then filmed "lip singing". Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebrities in France: Polin, Félix Mayol, and Dranem.
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog 1905
A portrait of the Dam family.
