1890s Movies

  • 1896
    Carousel

    Carousel

    Carousel

    51896HD

    An actuallity film of a fairground carousel in action. Filmmaker unknown but it has been suggested it is R.W. Paul. The film was made on Hampstead...

    Carousel
  • 1899
    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa

    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa

    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa

    51899HD

    An actuality and reportage film. This film captures Lord Frederick Roberts (British Army rank Field Marshal) departing England for South Africa on...

    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa
  • 1896
    Children playing with skipping rope

    Children playing with skipping rope

    Children playing with skipping rope

    41896HD

    A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

    Children playing with skipping rope
  • 1896
    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    51896HD

    An actuality film of traffic and pedestrian movement at the end of a bridge. In the distance on the other side of the bridge, the tops of some large...

    Street Scene in unidentified European city
  • 1948
    Ruusu ja kulkuri

    Ruusu ja kulkuri

    Ruusu ja kulkuri

    01948HD

    The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an...

    Ruusu ja kulkuri
  • 1896
    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    51896HD

    Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

    Hyde Park Corner
  • 1899
    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    51899HD

    30 seconds of actual snowball fighting from 1899. A quick glimpse of a time gone by

    Snowballing
  • 1894
    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    41894HD

    Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

    Japanese Dancers
  • 2024
    Nordic Curse

    Nordic Curse

    Nordic Curse

    02024HD

    Following his map, a Nordic philologist unearths a mysterious rune stone that hides an ancient curse. Based off the Kensington Stone.

    Nordic Curse