Early Films: The Ultimate Guide
by HulotD | created - 25 Jan 2014 | updated - 13 Jun 2017 | PublicFrom 1874 to 1899
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1. Passage de Venus (1874)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Series of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
Director: P.J.C. Janssen
Votes: 2,075
https://youtu.be/LowU9vKZzJs
2. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Stars: Gilbert Domm, Sallie Gardner
Votes: 3,671
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-aJAgM-MG0
3. Buffalo Running (1883)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Individual photographs of the running of a buffalo shot in rapid succession.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 1,196
https://youtu.be/5bqu6YsQocU
4. Man Walking Around the Corner (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A frame sequence featuring a man walking around a corner.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 1,564
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waajbbvAzYM
5. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
In the garden, a man asks his friends to do something silly for him to record on film.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Stars: Annie Hartley, Adolphe Le Prince, Joseph Whitley, Sarah Whitley
Votes: 6,783
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1i40rnpOsA
6. 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: 1,455
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKA2QeMRU_c
7. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 3,295
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7saH58usq4
8. Pferd und Reiter Springen über ein Hindernis (1888)
1 min | Short
A horse with rider jumping over an obstacle
Director: Ottomar Anschütz
Votes: 444
https://youtu.be/EArkp5YYTLA
9. London's Trafalgar Square (1890)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A shot of Trafalgar Square.
Directors: William Carr Crofts, Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Votes: 915
http://www.precinemahistory.net/images/trafalgarsquare_animation_small.gif
10. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
One of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,643
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFgxJnvF2Jg
11. Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
1 min | Short
In an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,195
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ig3O5zpPg
12. Mosquinha (1890)
1 min | Short
Shot of the flight of a fly.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 739
https://youtu.be/VxJr1faxtyc
13. Newark Athlete (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
An athlete swings Indian clubs.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,813
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daKHH7AdN8U
14. Men Boxing (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Action
Two men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 1,110
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIxxiHV2rXA&feature=related
15. Dickson Greeting (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
The very first American film shown to public audiences and the press. It depicts William K.L. Dickson taking off his hat and greeting the audience.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,563
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5TrvT97Jpg
16. La vague (1891)
1 min | Short
In this early film experiment a wave crashes against a jagged rock.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 510
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IW1iYtylsk
17. Je vous aime (1891)
1 min | Short
Medium close-up of a man saying "Je vous aime".
Director: Georges Demenÿ | Star: Georges Demenÿ
Votes: 398
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j23buN4eYt4
18. Two Fencers (1891)
1 min | Short, Sport
Shot of two people fencing.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 380
https://youtu.be/4IdGqcKxosY
19. A Hand Shake (1892)
1 min | Short
Two men shake hands for the Kinetograph.
Stars: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 611
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQLyhe9u6qQ&feature=related
20. Pauvre Pierrot (1892)
TV-PG | 4 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
One night, Arlequin come to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 2,001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3xjIWiYZY
21. Fencing (1892)
1 min | Short, Sport
Experimental film to test the new kinetoscope which depicts two men practicing fencing.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 572
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hseHKVBVRKo
22. 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: 2,761
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUepMcfbbt8
23. Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Music
The earliest extant sound film. William K.L. Dickson stands in the background next to a huge sound pickup horn connected to a Thomas Edison phonograph recorder. As he plays a violin, two ... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 2,559
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIcRSvQ_TY
24. Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Fred Ott
Votes: 2,188
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnOpDWSbyw
25. 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: 2,043
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15jwb1ZTMA
26. Sandow: The Strong Man (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Eugen Sandow
Votes: 1,231
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWM2ixqua3Y
27. The Barbershop (1893)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Customer gets a lightning-fast shave.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 1,202
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoxgrQ8int8
28. 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: 1,484
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8kjeVXtNGM
29. Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)
1 min | Short, Comedy
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: The Glenroy Brothers, Thomas Glenroy, William Glrenroy
Votes: 518
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fM6JWe-0K8
30. 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: 1,033
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXmkvpzI7Js
31. 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: 1,431
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qre61opE_g
32. 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: 994
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5GH40s0FA
33. 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: 913
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVPukp_hR5o
34. Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Western
A group of Sioux Indians from Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition demonstrates a dance called a "ghost dance".
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 815
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoMW37xfMRw
35. 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: 749
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNGUqEzIzu4
36. 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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne1euamkoqE
37. Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of them shows his money to the other, who is commenting on the fight.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Henry Welton
Votes: 494
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1yy4S9gQco
38. Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Sport
James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: James J. Corbett, Peter Courtney
Votes: 855
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ47uIa7j5U
39. Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)
Unrated | 1 min | Short
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Luis Martinetti
Votes: 709
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0BZBFOiC0
40. 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: 616
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNRsPWDl7PM
41. Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored. (from the Edison Catalog)
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: The Sarashe Sisters
Votes: 665
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOy-VeWOHg4
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: 562
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47QZ8gwN9SI
43. Hadj Cheriff (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Hadj Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Edison studio.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Hadj Cheriff
Votes: 549
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcAiVP1uEaQ
44. Falling Cat (1894)
1 min | Short
A cat falls down and lands on its feet.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 958
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqL9siGDeBA
45. Fire Rescue Scene (1894)
1 min | Drama, Short
"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Catalog
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise
Votes: 621
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9PIJLWBorY
46. Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters swing roundhouse blows at each other. Mike ... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Jack Cushing, Mike Leonard
Votes: 506
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTXye62mAY
47. The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)
1 min | Short, Sport
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the light-haired smaller one goes down; but... See full summary »
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Eugene Hornbacker, Murphy
Votes: 362
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbu8Yo7Vufo
48. 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: 1,166
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5MXcxaRXNc
49. Caicedo (with Spurs) (1894)
Short
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Juan A. Caicedo
Votes: 99
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzHQE7jMbzc
50. Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)
1 min | Short
Annabelle Moore performs her Sun Dance.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Annabelle Moore
Votes: 296
All of Annabelle Moore's dances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfh-_BiIrs
Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)
Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)
Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)
Butterfly Dance (1896)
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle (1896)
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)
Sun Dance - Annabelle (1897)
Butterfly Dance (1897)
Serpentine Dance, Annabelle (1897)
51. The Pickaninny Dance, from the 'Passing Show' (1894)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Joe Rastus, Denny Tolliver, Walter Wilkins
Votes: 277
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rU28Jc3JU
52. Leaving the Factory (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Workers leaving the Lumière factory for lunch in Lyon, France in 1895; a place of great photographic innovation and one of the birth places of cinema.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 7,540
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI63PUXnVMw
53. The Waterer Watered (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
An impudent child plays a prank on a gardener innocently watering his plants.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: François Clerc, Benoît Duval
Votes: 5,832
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXf_Stwe_k4
54. 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: 3,511
https://youtu.be/UaauKjx7hss
55. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, History
This short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Director: Alfred Clark | Stars: Robert Thomae, Mrs. Robert L. Thomas
Votes: 2,548
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDG_wc19aU
56. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
The photographers who need to participate in the congress of Lyon get off a boat in Neuville-sur-Saône, dividing to the right and left.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Auguste Lumière, P.J.C. Janssen
Votes: 1,959
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0ZtVu6bwQ
57. 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: 1,573
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdVn4wwYd6M
58. Transformation by Hats, Comic View (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
The transformation of the same character in six different characters. A vision of the act of transformation.
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Félicien Trewey
Votes: 1,230
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsLevOdDfI
59. The Sea (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,502
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oVgC7co_5w
60. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A stationary camera looks across the boulevard at a diagonal toward one corner of Lyon's Cordeliers' Square. It's a long shot, with a great deal of depth of focus. We can see the sky and ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,205
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV20uJ-2MQ8 or http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x92gye_les-freres-lumiere-1895-place-des-c_shortfilms
61. 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: 1,140
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROw6_C96M28
62. Horse Trick Riders (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
A man tries to get on a horse , but he climbs to one side and falls from the other, until he manages to stay in balance.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,075
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGWfN1b5t94
63. Fishing for Goldfish (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A baby held by his father dips his little hands into a water jug and he can' t catch the goldfish .
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Andrée Lumière, Auguste Lumière
Votes: 1,133
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYR0Gf8JfI8
64. Jumping the Blanket (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Outdoors, with a nondescript building in the background, four men stand, each holding the corner of a blanket stretched parallel to the ground. They wear the clothes of laborers. By the ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,047
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ad25mMO7F8
65. The Mechanical Butcher (1895)
1 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
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 packaged for sale.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 987
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlcCk6fHkA
66. Das boxende Känguruh (1895)
1 min | Short
The third sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.
Director: Max Skladanowsky | Star: Delaware
Votes: 624
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe5xj4wKuUc
67. Princess Ali (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short
Princess Ali, of Barnum and Bailey's circus, performs an Egyptian dance in the Edison Company's studio. As she dances, some musicians perform in the background to provide accompaniment.
Director: William Heise | Star: Princess Ali
Votes: 515
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sUhmmoiNxc
68. Photographe (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
A photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face in a hand mirror, and the photographer poses him. Just as the photographer is about to ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Auguste Lumière, Clément Maurice
Votes: 537
http://youtu.be/TUhFTiToVFE
69. Wintergartenprogramm (1895)
7 min | Short
The first cinema screening, consisting of the shorts "Italienischer Bauerntanz (1895)", "Komisches Reck (1895)", "Das boxende Känguruh (1895)", "Der Jongleur (1895)", "Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)", "Kamarinskaja (1895)", "Die Serpentintänzerin (1895)", "Ringkämpfer (1895)" and "Apotheose (1895)".
Director: Max Skladanowsky | Stars: Emil Skladanowsky, Max Skladanowsky
Votes: 424
Wintergartenprogramm is a collection of 9 short films directed by Max Skladanowsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NG39MDk0KM
the link above contains these films:
Italienischer Bauerntanz (1895)
Komisches Reck (1895)
Das boxende Känguruh (1895)
Der Jongleur (1895)
Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)
Kamarinskaja (1895)
Die Serpentintänzerin (1895)
Ringkämpfer (1895)
Apotheose (1895)
70. Die Serpentintänzerin (1895)
1 min | Short
The seventh sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a young female dancer with large, flowing robes, swirls round herself quickly, making her light robe flow around her like a butterfly's wings.
Director: Max Skladanowsky | Star: Ancion
Votes: 435
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTlsydath7o
71. Le maréchal-ferrant (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Four Men are involved in the shoeing of a horse.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 408
http://youtu.be/9Ub2AJQipm4?t=3m9s
72. 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: 488
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU02nhLS0YE
73. The Derby 1895 (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and the race is over, police officers run onto the infield. The crowd moves around.
Director: Birt Acres
Votes: 376
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rjLomiRRjw
74. Lyon, place Bellecour (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which captures pedestrians and traffic on a busy street in Bellecour, Lyon.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 466
http://youtu.be/zmUQPwotVFs?t=9m11s
75. Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Sport
Billy Edwards and a challenger named Warwick fight an exhibition boxing match.
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Stars: Billy Edwards, Warwick
Votes: 353
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXstpXxkWqE
76. Bocal aux poissons-rouges (1895)
1 min | Short, Documentary
No.18 in the Lumière catalogue really stands out. Most of their films were long shots of people in everyday situations, usually in a diagonal composition. So these poor fish did not have ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 476
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-5lWY7mrE
77. Récréation à la Martinière (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A short black and white film which captures the activities during a school's recreational break.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 300
http://youtu.be/9Ub2AJQipm4?t=9m26s
78. Départ en voiture (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
An old-fashioned car ('voiture' in french) departs on a journey. Several people wave their good-byes to the occupants of the vehicle.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Antoine Féraud, André Honnorat, Jeanne Koehler, Madeleine Koehler
Votes: 317
https://youtu.be/ROkBWuYsysM?t=30m47s
79. Partie de tric-trac (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A man and a woman play backgammon. A waiter arrives bringing wine and one man pours drinks. The woman wins and her opponent angrily shuts the board.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Pierre Bellingard, Antoine Féraud, Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Rose Lumière
Votes: 339
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGz5Ih4V6E or http://vimeo.com/81347452
80. The Arrest of a Bookmaker (1895)
1 min | Short, Crime
Bookmaker struggles with police and is arrested.
Director: Robert W. Paul
Votes: 251
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmjmKHYctGQ
81. The Arrest of a Pickpocket (1895)
1 min | Short, Crime
A policeman catches a pickpocket, who slips from his jacket but is caught by a sailor.
Director: Birt Acres
Votes: 253
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxVvUwsBdfM
https://youtu.be/e5_GaMG5Qqs?t=29m30s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of4w1ywRh2o
84. 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: 609
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP2KVD8dIuU or http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x92gpx_thomas-edison-1895-chinese-laundry_shortfilms
85. 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: 12,854
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk
86. The Kiss (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Romance
In a medium close-up shot of the first kiss ever recorded on screen, two fervent lovers cuddle and talk passionately at hair's breadth, just before the love-smitten gentleman decides to give his chosen one an innocent peck.
Director: William Heise | Stars: May Irwin, John C. Rice
Votes: 3,668
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q690-IexNB4
87. The House of the Devil (1896)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Horror
With the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Georges Méliès
Votes: 3,971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPmKaz3Quzo
88. Demolition of a Wall (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Auguste Lumière
Votes: 2,766
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Rxa0YFWg
89. The Messers. Lumière at Cards (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Two men play cards, as a third watches and a waiter brings drinks. The third man pours drinks as the waiter laughs.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Antoine Féraud, Antoine Lumière, Félicien Trewey, Alphonse Winckler
Votes: 1,603
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWy-hV_NfCI
90. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin (1896)
1 min | Short, Horror
As an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,048
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-x93QagJU
91. A Nightmare (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Horror
In this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K15RRZwEJY
92. Feeding the Doves (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Documentary
A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the chickens stay nearby, but the doves occasionally fly off and then return to eat more.
Director: James H. White
Votes: 908
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VVYEX6Whq4
93. Une nuit terrible (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
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.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,522
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJDDTjTSjY
94. 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: 960
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-lmJPaQF4g
95. Card Party (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Biography
In what is considered to be the first remake in the history of cinema, the grand French director, Georges Méliès, directs his very first short film, influenced by the Lumière Brothers' original story in "Partie d'écarté (1896)".
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Octavie Huvier, Gaston Méliès, Georges Méliès, Georgette Méliès
Votes: 1,132
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-OxJLYlmA
96. 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: 809
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-d3MWq3OLM
97. New York: Broadway at Union Square (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Documentary
Short film depicting New York's Broadway and Union Square that gives an insight of everyday life and traffic at that time.
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 720
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9PEIgTA7E
98. Lion, London Zoological Garden (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Documentary
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 cage. The lion alternates between finding ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandre Promio
Votes: 708
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ93s8JGl9Y
99. Dragoons Crossing the Sâone (2016)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
A stationary camera looks across Burgundy's River Sâone toward a small military encampment. Four horsemen enter the water in the foreground, each riding his horse as it swims across toward ... See full summary »
Votes: 621
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCL7dzUvxx8
100. Rough Sea at Dover (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
The sea is quite rough, and at Dover a series of heavy waves pounds against a pier and along the adjacent shoreline. The scene then shifts to a different view of flowing water, and shows a heavy current from a point along a riverbank.
Directors: Birt Acres, Robert W. Paul
Votes: 891
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZw7QHTHnMA
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