1890s Movies

  • 1895
    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

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    A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 1896
    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

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    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
  • 1899
    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

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    Watched by crowds, Sir Redvers Buller, Lady Buller, the Mayor of Southampton and others walk along the gangway leading to the ship towards the...

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
  • 1961
    The Last of the Worthingtons

    The Last of the Worthingtons

    The Last of the Worthingtons

    01961HD

    A story about a London vampire, set in the Gay '90s. In black and white.

    The Last of the Worthingtons
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1899
    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    Snowballing

    51899HD

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

    Snowballing