The best movies 1900 Pagina 12

Characters from a large magic book come to life.

Panorama of the Quai de la Seine, Paris, France.

A movie fragment depicting an archaeological explorer entering a standing sarcophagus.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

This scene opens by showing a pretty cook mixing bread in the kitchen. Jones comes in unexpectedly from a trip and carries a dress suitcase. He...

Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the...

“One of the most interesting places in the vicinity of Niagara Falls is the Whirlpool Rapids, where the immense volume of water which passes...

The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...

Jeanne Chasles and Achille Viscusi dances.

A short film from the Lumière brothers showing crowds walking.

This is a new adventure in which our friend, Mr. Hooligan, appears in an entirely new capacity. On a stage a professor of magic is performing some...

A short film

Well did you ever? Two women share juicy stories, and enjoyably shocked reaction, over tea.

Reenactment of a scene from the Boxer Rebellion.

The scene opens by showing the village girls driving home a herd of cows, and shows the native peasantry of Switzerland returning from their daily...

A series of short motion-studies of athletes for the 1900 Olympics in Paris.

An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a...

In the distance is seen a number of grey objects rapidly approaching, which, upon drawing closer, are recognized as a company of Boer cavalry. As...

An early short with a self-explanatory title.

A legless beggar with a sign around his neck saying "cripple" pushes himself slowly and laboriously on a trolley along the pavement, soliciting alms...