Pir Dîtin Sal 1901

A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera...

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.

A magician's hat offers many surprises.

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...

Pathé film number 380, also known as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" (US) and "Peeping Tom" (UK). It should not be confused with...

Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth...

A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an...

Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.

In 1901 people in Belfast paid their tram drivers in carrots.

Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.

Firefighters ring for help, and here comes the ladder cart; they hitch a horse to it. A second horse-drawn truck joins the first, and they head down...

A sorceress conjures up a bevy of beauties for a bachelor to peruse.

A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as...

A well-dressed, middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his...

An old maid is walking about the studio while the photographer is getting his camera ready. She first looks at a hanger, which immediately falls from...

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

As the above title indicates, the scene does not take place in an ordinary restaurant, but one in which all natural rules of order and gravitation...