A squire strangles a girl and throws her in a river, and is shot by her father.

Spirited Ukrainian trepak dance, performed by Russian soloist Wania Tartakoff. (Stumfilm.DK)

The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith. Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by...

A man pulls out a bad tooth which is then shown in closeup.

Second part of Art Visions trilogy filmed in 1902 by Pathé Frères film studio. It was believed that only the third part of the trilogy had survived...

The action in Fantasias arabes centers on a parade of men on horseback moving down a street towards the camera.

Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

A staged interpretation of the "The Cat and the Fiddle" using a combination of actors, a dancing dog, and various stage effects and props.

This is one of four two-minute extracts from a two to three-hour procession, held to commemorate her legend in Coventry on the afternoon of 9th...

A first-class picture of the twin-screw express steamship "Columbia" of the Hamburg-American Line, leaving her pier with a great crowd of travellers...

A boy releases a mouse and frightens a model.

The bicycle was still a novelty at the beginning of the 20th century. At the Villa Belle Rive in Cannes, the Lavanchy-Clarke family engage with it...

Short documentary subject produced by Mitchell & Kenyon. A print survives at the BFI.

Short film about a man embarking on and returing from war. A print survives at the BFI.

Short domestic scene featuring Percy Stow. A print survives at the BFI.

Short film featuring women training for sportive cycle races. Production company unknown, a print survives at the BFI.

Short documentary subject produced by Mitchell & Kenyon detailing contemporary streetlife. A print survives at the BFI.

Short comedy centered around fishing. A Pathé production that survives in the BFI collection.

We here introduce for the first time, a sublime religious subject, illustrating one of the best known hymns extant. A beautiful girl is seen clinging...

Agnes May Turner on a swing, early color film.

One of the most realistic train pictures ever offered. Taken on the Auburn division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and shows one of the company's...

A wonderful and perfect picture of this great Winter sport in Canada. A number of skiers are going down hill at a terrific speed. They jump a hurdle...

This picture describes the well-known biblical story of Samson and Delila. The picture commences with Samson's visit to Gaza, a city of the...

Two monks are seen sitting at a table drinking their beer and smoking their pipes. One has evidently told a funny story judging from their actions....

Tribe from India do various acrobatic exercises. Some dance on a rope stretched at the end of two bamboos stuck in the ground, carry on their head in...

When the picture first appears, a bald-headed man is seen seated back of a table on which a number of cosmetics are lying. He has tried them all...

Old Hymen meets Sleeping Love. He takes advantage of his sleep to steal his quiver. Very proud of his larceny and relying on this possession to...

A comic cops and robbers chase.

A lady showing off a Asian dance.

Shows a number of bathers enjoying a dip in the surf. A young lady is suddenly seized with cramps, throws up her hands, and goes down for the second...

A businessman makes a luncheon appointment with a young lady, but finds that his wife disapproves of the arrangement.

Footage of the Kent House Slide.

Images of a woman floating in stars.

A set of dancers from Algeria perform, though the footage oddly ends with Scottish dancers performing in traditional garb.

The chaos and charm of Edwardian street life is captured to great effect here as young lads throng this West Midlands street. 'The pictures we are...

A most amusing Winter scene. Shows a large number of boys, girls, men and women on top of an incline with their sleds and toboggans. They coast down...

Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."

The public throughout the world is acquainted with the sensational capture of the Biddle Brothers and Mrs. Soffel, who, through the aid of Mrs....

Two rival blacksmiths fight over a woman, using sledgehammers.

A woman is murdered by her lover