1898 Movies

The interior of a country school is shown. The teacher has stepped out for a moment, and all the youngsters are carrying on. Two wicked little urchins...

Short comedy

Man dresses up as a woman, and the film is reversed.

Footage by Gaumont of the famous road in France. (Title given — incorrect in French — is the one used on the BFI Mediatheque, where it is viewable).

San Diego Beach, Hotel del Coronado. A pug dog, several terriers and water spaniels and a great St. Bernard are dashing into the water, retrieving sti...

Backstage, between two curtained doors on either side, Fregoli is seated in the center, dressed in a tight-fitting suit and assisted by two helpers. H...

A member of the Queen's Guards falls for the charms of a young woman. (Viewable at BFI Mediatheque).

Lost silent short.

Short film about the Spanish–American War

A deserter hidden by his mother is found by army police.

Advertising in the center of St. Gallen.

Scene filmed in the town of St. Gallen.

View from a funicular train in the Montreux region.

Second pageant for the opening of the Swiss National Museum.

First pageant celebrating the opening of the Swiss National Museum.

Patriotic celebration in Lausanne marking the centenary of the independence of the Canton of Vaud.

Annual pageant commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Morat, the victory in 1476 of the Swiss Confederates over the Duke of Burgundy. The fami...

First part of a series documenting the Basel carnival.

Fifth part of a series documenting the Basel carnival.