They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the...

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.

Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a...

Pedestrian, trams, carriages and carts traffic at the intersection of two streets on La Canebière in Marseille.

Two babies are shown seated next to each other, in high chairs, apparently enjoying themselves. Suddenly one snatches a toy from the other and they...

Félicien Trewey, performing his spinning plates routine.

Teasing tigers with meat.

Considered a remake of Lumière's La Voltige from 1895.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

A stationary camera looks across a busy corner toward a store front marked "The Divan." The words "des fees" are beneath. A cortege of Arabs, about...

Three men are sitting around a table, two of them playing a game of Écarté. When the game is over, a domestic serves drinks.

Two girls do one of their chores. Standing alongside a tree-lined farmhouse, two children who are about ten and four years old toss grain to a flock...

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the...

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

Three young women dance in Drury Lane, London.

This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

street scenes of Vienna available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBCDQVM5t2w

A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He...

Staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, interval, and knockout.

Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing...

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

Brighton. Landing of party from small boat with comic incidents.

One of a few versions of the "arrival of the train" narrative. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creation from a...