1898 Movies

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and...

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War),surrounded by curiousl...

Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.

A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.

The SS 'St. Louis' departs from Southampton Docks

In this scene is shown a magician behind an ordinary table, upon which he suddenly and mysteriously causes to appear a large box, into which he leaps....

St. Anthony is tempted by visions of women, including one that is transformed from the image of Jesus Christ Himself!

A film directed by the pioneer of cinema in Azerbaijan, Alexandre Michon, it was filmed on August 4, 1898 in Balakhany, Baku and presented at the Inte...

The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal. A clown appears and sticks a clay arm and cl...

A hypnotist tricks his patients.

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then perform...

A magician performs a series of magic tricks involving a boy and a box.

Earliest known example of African American intimacy on screen.

An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air.

Panorama during the ascent of the Eiffel Tower.

Two fighters, in traditional costume, taking part to the national kendo tournament.

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only fort...

With the cameraman atop a moving train car the viewer is given a one minute glimpse of a French urban area.

Showing Pygmalion at work in his studio on the statue of Galatea, who, on being completed, comes to life. He attempts to clasp her to his arms, when t...