Telephones

The Cure

Max has a toothache, and it's up to The Clown and a bespectacled rabbit to pull out the aching tooth.

1924

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev

1897

Barnum's Trunk

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

1904

Vapors

Mr. Jaffee is a curious but closeted married man, who decides to take a walk on the wild side one night over to the local bath house located in Times

1965

Dream of the Moon

A drunk staggers into his apartment and falls asleep. He dreams he climbs to the top of a building and flies to the moon, then falls back to earth. Wh

1905

A Trip to Salt Lake City

Made in 1905 when short films were still being done in just one shot (for the Kinetoscope peep-show machines) and lasted about 2 minutes, this depicts

1905

Skyscrapers

A new skyscraper is being built in New York City, and numerous workmen are busy at hazardous jobs high above the ground. When one of the workers, Dago

1906

San Francisco Disaster

This pseudo-newsreel uses special effects to illustrate the fire caused by the San Francisco earthquake. A miniature model of downtown San Francisco i

1906

Electric Current

A couple steals food from a grocery store. To stop them from repeating their crime, the cunning salesman electrifies his shop.

1906

The Invisible Men

A scientist concocts a potion that can turn people invisible for short periods of time. Two crooks steal the potion and go on a crime spree.

1906

Living Flowers

Gaston Velle's 'Les Fleurs Animées' was screened by the Australian-based Corrick Family Entertainers as part of their variety act. In their advertisin

1906

Anna, what are you waiting for?

Modern Americans think that the movies learned to talk in 1927 when Al Jolson opened his mouth in THE JAZZ SINGER, but sound pictures had a much longe

1906

The Pigeon Fairy

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

1906

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law premiered on October 23, 1906. It featured director Viggo Larsen as the anarchist and Margrethe Jespersen as his wife.

1906

Human Apes from the Orient

The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the bidding

1906

Carne

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground w

1991

Meet Me at the Fountain

Frenchman Count Hardup advertises for a wife. He gets more than he bargained for when women start chasing him. He's caught by an old maid.

1904

Girls Taking Time Checks

Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.

1904

Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying equipment

1904

Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works

On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tight

1904