Pathe Freres Movies

On doctor's orders Max buys a new bathtub, but Max struggles to fill it, and when he does, he can't bathe in peace!

As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the co...

A happy family is brought to ruin when the father starts drinking.

A magical woman and her magical eggs.

Experimental color film that shows a magician and his assistant making objects and people appear and disappear. Then they stack up some blocks and a m...

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

Pickpock is behind bars. But more elusive than Arsène Lupin, no chain resists him and he plays with policemen like a cat with mice. After having maste...

The rebellion of 1832 is on. There is rioting and barricading in the streets. Marius in despair, and in the hope that a bullet will soon end his life,...

A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the ghos...

A frantic child reports to the tribal chief that her father killed her mother. The tribe chases and captures the man, dragging him back for tribal jus...

Astigmatic, Max apologizes to lampposts, kisses the wrong lady, and is challenged to a duel.

A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.

The film is quite sophisticated for it's time with a relatively large number of scene changes as we follow Max's misadventures. It also features a clo...

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands, whi...

Herr Pierre Van Groot owns two barges. Van Groot, his wife, and his sister-in-law navigate along the north channels between Belgium and France. Herr P...

This has more of a clear narrative than most of the films in the set although it’s still quite odd and random compared to today’s films. There are som...

When Max's friends doubt his acting ability, he invites them to a dramatic theatrical performance.

An oppressive droning score makes this rendering of the Faust legend quite disturbing to watch. The film itself consists of a number of impressive ‘ap...