1897 Movies

A man peeping through a keyhole at an attractive young woman gets his comeuppance. This film, presumed lost, is often mistaken for Ferdinand Zecca's "...

At the waterfront in Szczecin

Three portly, white-face clowns wrangle over a cigar stub. One of them keeps it by hiding it in his mouth and similar ruses.

A man comes in for a shave in this film of a popular stage act.

Along the seashore near San Francisco, a boat belonging to the Pacific Coast Life Saving Service can just be seen as it returns to shore. Several men...

A city view, rich in movement, shot at the corner of the Schauplatzgasse in Bern.

Early film of annual Henley race, c. 1896-1897

A man is robbed of everything he's got and gets in trouble with the police about it.

At the Charles River Speedway in Allston (Boston Massachusetts),cyclists on six-man bikes hold a race.

First Brazillian film, actuality film showing the Guanabara bay and a fisherman's port. Actually considered to be lost, reaming only 24 frames of the...

A battalion of Bersaglieri charging, at the double, comes to a full stop; the first line goes down on bended knee, while others remain standing; and a...

People come out the doors and down the steps of the Church of the Rosary in Lourdes.

"Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls overb...

Swiss Army gunners practicing.

A very short Lumière-era actuality shot depicting daily life on 59th Street, viewed from or across Central Park, New York. The film likely shows pedes...

A wealthy family enjoys coffee outside their home, until a man's dog comes and topples their table!

A large ship embarking.

Shows ten horses hitched to fashionable carts driven past the judges and grandstand to show their style, action and high-stepping movements. Among the...