The best movies 1897 Pagina 27

Panoramic view of the countryside then of the city.

“These views were taken in a village of Aschantis which was set up in Lyon at the time of the Exhibition. All these views are very interesting;...

Military in Germany.

This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they demonstrate the assembly drill of a gatling gun. See also:...

A dentist gives a glass of water to a patient from whom he has just extracted a tooth; but the patient, in his confusion, spits the water in the...

Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).

An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as...

An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up...

Children jump over each others’ backs in two lines advancing toward the camera.

"A fascinating skirt dance by the well-known roof garden favorite."

A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes.

Actuality footage of the 1895 Paris–Bordeaux–Paris road trials — a procession of early motor “carriages” (including...

Traffic in the street.

In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's...

An alternative ballet dance.

Cadet manoeuvres at the Aarau Children’s Festival (the Maienzug).

A man enters and pays homage to the lady standing before him. He turns away, and the lad takes off her clothes and reveals herself as a young man:...