The only movies that matter (to 1912)
by egmeinder | created - 29 Jun 2013 | updated - 29 Jun 2013 | PublicHere's a list of films I will be writing about. I'm publishing it so that I can play around with it on IMDb's Advanced Title Search.
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1. Accordion Player (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A very brief film of a man playing the accordion.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Star: Adolphe Le Prince
Votes: 1,453
2. Addition and Subtraction (1900)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
A man attempts to sit on a stool, only to find a woman has magically appear to steal his place. This happens again and again. Soon, more amazing transformations occur.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Jeanne Mareyla
Votes: 431
3. Admiral Cigarette (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A commercial. Four men sit in animated conversation in front of a billboard for Admiral Cigarettes. The billboard fills the entire background. Beside them is a large box, also marked ... See full summary »
Director: William Heise
Votes: 583
4. The Adventures of Billy (1911)
18 min | Drama, Short
Billy witnesses two tramps accidentally kill someone during a robbery. The tramps lock him up and decide that he must be killed, too.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Edna Foster, Donald Crisp, Joseph Graybill, Dell Henderson
Votes: 153
5. The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Action
On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing. A gypsy basket peddler happens along, and is angered when the mother refuses to... See full summary »
Directors: D.W. Griffith, G.W. Bitzer | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan, Charles Inslee
Votes: 929
6. Adventures of William Tell (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Atop a wonderful central pedestal, a happy clown puts the finishing touches on a William Tell's incomplete model, assembling the mannequin limb by limb with the intention of shooting a target off of its head with a potent crossbow.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 602
7. Aeroplane Flight and Wreck (Piloted by M. Cody) (1910)
4 min | Short, Documentary
Mr. Cody arrives by carriage, walks to a barn, and slides open the doors to reveal a large biplane. He pulls it out of the hanger. One man checks the engine while another starts the ... See full summary »
Star: M. Cody
Votes: 428
8. An Affair of Hearts (1910)
Short, Comedy
Two eccentric Frenchmen argue for the hand of an eligible American girl, who finally discouraged both of them by introducing her betrothed.
Director: Frank Powell | Stars: Billy Quirk, Mack Sennett, Florence Barker, Francis J. Grandon
Votes: 67
9. After the Ball, the Bath (1897)
1 min | Short
The first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Brady, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,489
10. Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp (1906)
12 min | Short, Fantasy
The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury, and marriage to a princess. But his rival, an evil magician, steals the lamp for ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Capellani | Stars: Georges Vinter, Paul Capellani, Liane de Pougy, André Deed
Votes: 447
11. Alcofribas, the Master Magician (1903)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short
A prince is in need of a fiancee, so he visits a well-known sorcerer and asks for help. However, the prince does not exactly get what he bargained for.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 234
12. Algie, the Miner (1912)
TV-G | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Algie Allmore has one year to prove he's a man in order to wed Harry Lyons' daughter.
Directors: Alice Guy, Harry Schenck, Edward Warren | Stars: Billy Quirk, Mary Foy
Votes: 590
13. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1907)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
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 also learns about the cave, but he is ... See full summary »
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Votes: 249
14. Alice in Wonderland (1903)
9 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.
Directors: Cecil M. Hepworth, Percy Stow | Stars: May Clark, Cecil M. Hepworth, Blair, Geoffrey Faithfull
Votes: 2,902
15. Alkali Ike's Auto (1911)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Both "Alkali" and "Mustang" Pete loved Betty Brown, and the lady had her hands full in keeping the lovers from shooting each other. One day "Alkali" called on Betty with a pair of handsome ... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Augustus Carney, Harry Todd, Margaret Joslin, Arthur Mackley
Votes: 149
16. Amy Muller (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Vaudeville dancer Amy Muller performs a portion of her stage routine, which features dancing on her toes. She dances on one toe for part of the performance. Later, she also twirls and does cartwheels.
Director: William Heise | Star: Amy Muller
Votes: 422
17. Not Guilty (1908)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
Three marauders are plotting to raid a little family, and eventually they are seen lurking around the house. The young daughter is alone and they pounce upon her, binding and gagging her ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 168
18. Anna Karenina (1911)
Countess Anna Karenina is torn between her lover Vronsky, and her husband, Count Karenin. Anna's love to Vronsky causes her much pain and social pressure. Her passion to Vronsky drives Anna... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Maître | Stars: M. Sorochtina, M. Trojanov, Nikolai Vasilyev, Mamonova
Votes: 26
19. Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest a butterfly. As she dances, she uses her long, flowing skirts to create visual patterns.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Annabelle Moore
Votes: 991
20. Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dance routines. She uses her dance steps and her long, flowing skirts to create a variety of visual patterns.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Annabelle Moore
Votes: 2,405
21. Edison Kinetoscope Records: Annie Oakley (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Western
Annie Oakley, the 'Little Miss Sure Shot' of the 'Wild West' gives an exhibition of rifle shooting at glass balls and clay pigeons in a film from the Edison Catalog.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Francis E. Butler, Annie Oakley
Votes: 1,488
22. The Apparition (1903)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Alone in his room at an inn, a lustful old man is haunted by spirits.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 406
23. Arab Cortege, Geneva (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
A stationary camera looks across a busy corner toward a store front marked "The Divan." The words "des fees" are beneath. A cortege of Arabs, about 20 persons in the party, walk past; the ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 385
24. An Arcadian Maid (1910)
11 min | Drama, Short
A young girl looking for work, is hired by a farmer's wife to work as a maid. A smooth talking peddler comes by the farm, and flirts with the young maid. He gives the naive girl an ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Mack Sennett, George Nichols, Kate Bruce
Votes: 214
25. Autour d'une cabine (1894)
2 min | Animation, Short
Pre-cinematograph colour animation of a woman and man at the beach.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 1,169
26. The Arrival of a Train (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
A train arrives at La Ciotat station.
Directors: Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière | Stars: Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler, Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Votes: 12,914
27. Artful Kate (1911)
10 min | Short, Drama
Navy officer Owen Moore is sent to Cuba. This saddens girlfriend Mary Pickford, until her uncle invites her to a party in Havana. After a grand time, when Moore's ship is docking, she confuses him by pretending to be a Cuban girl.
Director: Thomas H. Ince | Stars: Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, Charles Arling
Votes: 42
28. As It Is in Life (1910)
16 min | Drama, Short
A widowed father devotes his life to his daughter, who swears to stay with him forever. Then a handsome young man shows up and sweeps her off her feet.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: George Nichols, Gladys Egan, Mary Pickford, Marion Leonard
Votes: 252
29. The Assassination of the Duke de Guise (1908)
15 min | Short, History, Drama
France, at the end of the sixteenth century. Henry III decided to eliminate his rival, the Duke of Guise, and, therefore, calls him in the castle of Blois. The mistress of the duke, warned ... See full summary »
Directors: André Calmettes, Charles Le Bargy | Stars: Charles Le Bargy, Albert Lambert, Gabrielle Robinne, Berthe Bovy
Votes: 777
30. At the Altar (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, Charles Inslee, Barry O'Moore, David Miles
Votes: 180
31. At the Crossroads of Life (1908)
9 min | Short, Drama
The daughter of a staid New England minister is brought up in absolute ignorance of the ways of the outside world, and, when she gets the slightest inkling of its glamour, it makes a ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace McCutcheon Jr. | Stars: Linda Arvidson, Florence Auer, Edward Dillon, D.W. Griffith
Votes: 87
32. At the Duke's Command (1911)
Short, Drama, Romance
The scene opens at the termination of a dance where the Duke of Chatmoss is supported by his nephew and his daughter to the throne, the daughter occupying the place of honor by his side. ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas H. Ince | Stars: King Baggot, David Miles, Anita Hendrie, Charles Arling
33. At the French Ball (1908)
7 min | Short, Comedy
A husband finishes packing a suitcase, and then says good-bye to his wife. As soon as he is gone, the wife has her maid help her to dress for a costume ball. Meanwhile, the husband meets a ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace McCutcheon | Stars: D.W. Griffith, Linda Arvidson, Edward Dillon, Robert Harron
Votes: 100
34. Athlete with Wand (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Sport
A gymnast assumes a number of positions while holding a wand in both hands.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 614
35. Attack on a China Mission (1900)
4 min | Short, Action, Crime
The titles tell us this film is based on an incident in the Boxer Rebellion. A man tries to defend a woman and a large house against Chinese attackers. They attack with swords, guns, and ... See full summary »
Director: James Williamson | Stars: Mr. James, Mr. Lepard, Florence Williamson
Votes: 679
36. The Automatic Moving Company (1910)
Not Rated | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A film of more than unusual interest. Those who are familiar with the length of time it takes to make a picture wherein oil the furniture in the house moves out automatically, will appreciate the great labor of making this film.
Directors: Romeo Bosetti, Émile Cohl
Votes: 405
37. The Awakening (1909)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries, which he does reluctantly. Shortly afterward he returns to his bachelor lifestyle but realizes he can't get his wife's face out of his thoughts.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Clara T. Bracy, Mary Pickford, Anthony O'Sullivan
Votes: 123
38. Awakening of Rip (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Drama, Short
The seventh of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip awakes from his slumber, having significantly aged during his sleep.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Joseph Jefferson
Votes: 620
39. Baby's Meal (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
As part of a maiden public film screening at the Salon Indien, on December 28, in Paris, Auguste Lumière pivots the centre of attention around his baby daughter, as he tries to feed her from a spoon.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Auguste Lumière, Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Andrée Lumière
Votes: 3,522
40. The Bachelor's Paradise (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short
A bachelor meets with a magician to conjure the perfect mate.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 328
41. The Ballet Master's Dream (1903)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
A ballet master dreams of ballerinas.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Zizi Papillon
Votes: 262
42. Band Drill (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their own positions.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: Fred W. Boardman, William Cushing, Ad Dorsch, E.P. Brown
Votes: 560
43. The Barbershop (1893)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Customer gets a lightning-fast shave.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 1,200
44. The Baron (1911)
7 min | Comedy, Short
Two waiters, vain of their personal appearance, have their photographs taken by an itinerant photographer. The boss catches them and "Fired!" is the result. One of them hits upon a scheme ... See full summary »
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Dell Henderson, Mabel Normand, Joseph Graybill, Grace Henderson
Votes: 68
45. The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen (1911)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Fantasy
After an evening of excessive wining and dining Baron Munchausen must be helped to bed by his servants. Once asleep, he has bizarre and frightening dreams.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 561
46. The Battle (1911)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Action, Drama
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Blanche Sweet, Charles Hill Mailes, Spottiswoode Aitken
Votes: 373
47. La guirlande merveilleuse (1903)
4 min | Short, Fantasy
A musketeer bows to the audience and proceeds to hang his hat, coat and vest on the wall in a most amazing manner. Being in need of two pages, he brings them out of his coat, and with rope ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 248
48. King John (1899)
5 min | Short, Drama
King John does whatever it takes to keep himself on the throne of England, making enemies of the pope, France, and his nephew along the way.
Directors: Walter Pfeffer Dando, William K.L. Dickson, Herbert Beerbohm Tree | Stars: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Dora Tulloch, Charles Sefton, J. Fisher White
Votes: 528
49. Ben Hur (1907)
15 min | Short, Drama
The scene opens with an assembly of citizens who are harangued by one of their number, whose words have great weight with the crowd, and their attitude of approval shows that Roman misrule ... See full summary »
Directors: Sidney Olcott, Frank Oakes Rose | Stars: Gene Gauntier, Harry T. Morey, William S. Hart, Herman Rottger
Votes: 755
50. Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)
9 min | Short, Crime
While spending the night at wealthy widow Wharton's home, Myrtle steals a pearl necklace and cleverly hides the loot. Little does she know the widow knows a thing or two about fingerprinting.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Kate Bruce
Votes: 186
51. The Better Man (II) (1912)
10 min | Drama, Short
Jim Saunders' fondness for gambling makes him neglect his wife and child. One night while he's at the saloon, Miguel Gomez, a Mexican outlaw for whom $1,000 reward is offered, enters Jim's ... See full summary »
Director: Rollin S. Sturgeon | Stars: Robert Thornby, George Stanley, Anne Schaefer, Charles Bennett
Votes: 40
52. Entre Calais et Douvres (1897)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Using the same rocking effect previously employed in "Combat naval en Grèce (1897)", the director Georges Méliès recreates the illusion of a small ship in a tempest.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Joseph Grapinet, Georges Méliès, Georgette Méliès
Votes: 606
53. The Bewitched Inn (1897)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
At a solitary cheap inn, a distant traveller overcome with fatigue has a close encounter with the supernatural.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,211
54. The Black Imp (1905)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,303
55. Blacksmith Scene (1893)
Unrated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Charles Kayser, John Ott
Votes: 2,772
56. Blacksmith Scene (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Two blacksmiths work while the vapors rise in the air. Later, another man arrives and offers a drink.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,141
57. L'aveugle fin de siècle (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A cadger, pretending to be blind, turns round little finger constabulary, putting instead of itself nothing unsuspecting inhabitant.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 259
58. Bluebeard (1901)
TV-MA | 12 min | Short, Horror
A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Jehanne d'Alcy, Bleuette Bernon, Thomas White
Votes: 1,893
59. Boat Leaving the Port (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Three men in a rowboat are leaving the harbor.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Votes: 1,579
60. Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid (1903)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Comedy
A boy is led into the frame by two nursemaids who give him a big ball to play with. For the remainder of the film heads appear and disappear, stage props blow up and turn into other objects or people, and finally Bob Kick disappears.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 254
61. The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Action, Comedy
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Henry Welton
Votes: 1,445
62. The Brahmin and the Butterfly (1901)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Fantasy
A Brahmin comes upon a giant caterpillar, which turns into a cross between a butterfly and a girl: the Brahmin finally turns into a caterpillar.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 517
63. The Brave Hunter (1912)
7 min | Comedy, Short
At the Hunting Lodge there arrives a great braggadocio who boasts that he, while in Africa, only went in quest of big game, showing a lot of skins as trophies of his expeditions. Out he ... See full summary »
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Mack Sennett, Dell Henderson, Mabel Normand, Fred Mace
Votes: 51
64. The Broken Locket (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink. One might have concluded he was lost, but there was the chance which the hand... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Mary Pickford, Kate Bruce, Gertrude Robinson
Votes: 135
65. Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress (1912)
14 min | Short, Western
A new schoolteacher arrives at Snakeville and immediately all the marriageable men of the county come a-courtin'. The affair finally resolves about Jack Heyworth and Broncho Billy, but it ... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Brinsley Shaw, Augustus Carney, Arthur Mackley
Votes: 69
66. Bucking Broncho (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Western
A fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one. (from Edison Films)
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: Frank Hammitt, Lee Martin, Sunfish
Votes: 747
67. Buffalo Dance (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Western
Three Sioux Indians perform a 'buffalo dance', while two others use drums to supply a rhythm. The three dancers move around in a circle as they perform the various actions that are part of the dance.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Hair Coat, Parts His Hair, Last Horse
Votes: 1,039
68. La fée aux choux (1896)
1 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
The first film directed by a female director, "The Cabbage Fairy" presents a brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. Gently ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Guy | Stars: Alice Guy, Germaine Serand, Yvonne Serand
Votes: 1,394
69. Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)
Unrated | 1 min | Short
"King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Juan A. Caicedo
Votes: 911
70. The Cake-Walk Infernal (1903)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Deep into a vast cavern of the pitch-black inferno, a couple of professional dancers demonstrate the cakewalk that is currently so much in vogue, and now, everyone in the once-gloomy underworld is doing the crazy dance. Who is the best?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,204
71. A Calamitous Elopement (1908)
12 min | Short, Comedy
A young couple are enjoying a romantic interlude in the young woman's home, when her father discovers them and angrily chases the young man out of the house. They thus decide to elope, and ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Charles Inslee, George Gebhardt
Votes: 229
72. The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mr Beetle seeks companionship from a statuesque dragonfly dancer, unaware that her ex-boyfriend, a slender grasshopper and an industrious cameraman, watches their every move. Will Mrs Beetle forgive him? Will he get away with adultery?
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 3,238
73. Capture of the 'Yegg' Bank Burglars (1904)
11 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A group of bank robbers meet at their campsite to plan a burglary. When everything is ready, they break into the bank and blow open the safe. Their getaway, though, is not a clean one. They... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 60
74. Partie de cartes (1897)
1 min | Short
A card game over drinks with three men, including Antoine Lumiere and Felicien Trewey.
Director: Leopoldo Fregoli | Star: Leopoldo Fregoli
Votes: 514
75. The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
11 min | Drama, Short
A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clothes. He arranges with 4 clowns to stage an attack on the princess which he ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Florence Lawrence, Frank Powell, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 130
76. Carmaux, défournage du coke (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Documentary
Carmaux is in south-central France, near the Tarn River. As a brick of coke, about four feet high and three feet wide, is gradually pushed out of a smelter into a yard, one worker sprays it... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 811
77. Carmen (1909)
This picturesque narrative of Spain, from the magic pen of the brilliant writer, Posper Merimee, and set to music by the immortal Bizet, is the subject now presented in film d'art form. ... See full summary »
Director: Gerolamo Lo Savio | Stars: Vittoria Lepanto, Alberto Nepoti, Dante Cappelli, Cesare Dondine
Votes: 19
78. Carmencita (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Performing on what looks like a small wooden stage, wearing a dress with a hoop skirt and white high-heeled pumps, Carmencita does a dance with kicks and twirls, a smile always on her face.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Carmencita
Votes: 2,047
79. Le déjeuner du chat (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A medium closeup of a large cat, washing itself. A boy brings him/her a plate of milk.
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Marcel Koehler
Votes: 489
80. Caught by Wireless (1908)
10 min | Short, Drama
In Ireland, Paddy is having troubles with his rent collector who has also made advances to Paddy's wife. The rent collector enlists the aid of the Black-and-Tans and Paddy has to flee to ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace McCutcheon | Stars: D.W. Griffith, Edward Dillon
Votes: 83
81. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1912)
12 min | Drama, Short
Retelling of the famous incident in the 1854 Crimean War when a British cavalry unit, because of a mix-up in orders, charged an almost impregnable Russian artillery position and was decimated.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Ben F. Wilson, Richard Neill, James Gordon, Charles Sutton
Votes: 65
82. A Chess Dispute (1903)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces. A fight ensues, first with the squirting... See full summary »
Director: Robert W. Paul | Star: Alfred Collins
Votes: 728
83. A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
16 min | Short, Drama
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dorothy West, Kate Bruce, Dell Henderson, Charles West
Votes: 127
84. Childish Quarrel (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
"Two babies are shown seated in high chairs and apparently enjoying themselves. Suddenly one snatches a toy from the other, and they indulge in hair-pulling."
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Andrée Lumière, Suzanne Lumière
Votes: 959
85. Children Who Labor (1912)
Not Rated | 13 min | Drama, Short
A factory hires only children, forcing an immigrant family to put their daughter to work. When the girl brings home a foundling, the family gets sends her to work. Little do they know that the girl's father bought the factory.
Director: Ashley Miller | Stars: Robert Conness, Miriam Nesbitt, Shirley Mason, John Sturgeon
Votes: 153
86. The Chimney Sweep (1906)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short
A young enslaved chimney sweep named Jack finds a box of jewels in a chimney which restores his well-being.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Emile Gajean, Georges Méliès, The Ping-Pongs
Votes: 194
87. Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)
1 min | Short, Comedy
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: Phil Doreto, Robetta
Votes: 612
88. A Christmas Carol (1910)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Based on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Charles Kent, Ashley Miller | Stars: Marc McDermott, Charles Ogle, William Bechtel, Viola Dana
Votes: 829
89. The Christmas Dream (1901)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by their governess, are about to retire. ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 510
90. Cinderella (1899)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama, Family
A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out?
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Mlle Barral, Bleuette Bernon, Carmelli, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,808
91. Cleopatra (1912)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama, History
The fabled queen of Egypt's affair with Roman general Marc Antony is ultimately disastrous for both of them.
Director: Charles L. Gaskill | Stars: Helen Gardner, Pearl Sindelar, Miss Fielding, Miss Robson
Votes: 619
92. The Clock Maker's Dream (1904)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy
A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping clock-maker some new kinds of clocks that they know how to make.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 263
93. Clown, chien et ballon (1905)
1 min | Short
A clown and his dog bounce a balloon in the air, making sure that it never touches the ground.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 156
94. The Cock Fight (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 648
95. Cock Fight (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Two roosters fight while two men make bets in the background. No (onscreen) deaths of the animals involved.
Votes: 326
96. Le récit du colonel (1907)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy
Legendary French director Louis Feuillade does what he does best in THE COLONEL'S ACCOUNT. What begins as the simple telling of a story erupts into chaos as the tale becomes reality. One ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Alice Tissot, Maurice Vinot, Renée Carl
Votes: 201
97. La douche du colonel (1902)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Two painters are working just above a group of soldiers, just as the commanding officer enters. One little slip with a paint bucket, and hilarity ensues.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 397
98. Come Along, Do! (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
A couple look at a statue while eating in an art gallery.
Director: Robert W. Paul
Votes: 573
99. Confidence (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
A beautiful romance of a girl from the Golden West. Confidence is the flower grown from the seed of true friendship, watered by the tears of adversity, and often assailed by the blight of ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Charles Inslee, Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 116
100. La charité du prestidigitateur (1905)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Alms for the poor! A vagabond magician teaches a moral lesson in this Alice Guy short from 1905. When charity comes your way, pass it along.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 187
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