1899 Movies

A man with a tin of Van Houten Cocoa is treated to a splash of water.

Shot at the Kubut-za in Tokyo and a rare record of two classical kubuki actors, Onoe Eizaburo V and Ichimura Kakuki-za VI, A surviving poster for this...

"A side splitting subject, showing the mistaken tramp's arrival at the Wm. Waldorf Astor mansion and being discovered comfortably asleep in bed, by th...

Asian remake of Employees Leaving the Lumiere Factory, apparently.

The Buffoons are artists in their line. They tumble in and out of trick doors, disappear and reappear in unexpected places in most unexpected ways. Su...

A soldier is promoted for bravery, marries a Red Cross girl, and goes home to his parents.

Sardinian horsemen parading, in traditional costumes.

This view represents the passage of a decorated chariot; The many spectators fight with confetti.

The second Kremo family acrobat film for the Lumiere. Involves one gag in which the adult is simultaeously flipping two children with his legs.

A group of riders demonstrate equestrian vaulting, or voltige, on the outskirts of Prague.

An actuality film from Oct 1899 of the Colstream Guards departing on the troop ship Gascon for the Boer War in South Africa.

“Another exhibition by Prof. Leonidas' troop of cats and dogs. One of the dogs is shown stealing his dinner from the table in his master's absence. In...

A carriage draws up, wheeling to a stop right in front of the camera. There is a cut and the camera has drawn back. The duchess steps out, pauses, the...

A fishing boat is tossed by a rough sea off the coast of Italy.

Spectators on the quayside at Southampton wave farewell as the crowded troopship Roslin Castle moves away to the right of the picture. Large numbers o...

A group of highly skilled acrobats perform.

Arrival of Commander Marchand at Military Circle in Paris.

I do believe I have stumbled upon the very first exploitation picture ever made; and no it wasn't by David Friedman or Kroger Babb or K. Gordon Murray...

Four mountaineers descend a snow-covered mountain.

Up the road comes a detachment of infantry, firing, advancing, kneeling and firing, again and again...