1900 Movies

  • 1900
    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    6.91900HD

    A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.

    Joan of Arc
  • 1900
    Explosion of a Motor Car

    Explosion of a Motor Car

    Explosion of a Motor Car

    6.11900HD

    An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.

    Explosion of a Motor Car
  • 1900
    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match

    6.61900HD

    A series of fantastical wrestling matches.

    The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
  • 1900
    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    The Enchanted Drawing

    6.51900HD

    A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

    The Enchanted Drawing
  • 1900
    Spanish Bullfight

    Spanish Bullfight

    Spanish Bullfight

    4.11900HD

    With a crowded arena in the background, a stationary camera records a bull charging a picador astride his horse. An attendant on foot throws stones at...

    Spanish Bullfight
  • 1900
    The One-Man Band

    The One-Man Band

    The One-Man Band

    6.81900HD

    A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair,...

    The One-Man Band
  • 1900
    Going to Bed Under Difficulties

    Going to Bed Under Difficulties

    Going to Bed Under Difficulties

    6.5111900HD

    A man takes off his clothes in preparation for bed, only for new clothes to spontaneously generate, leading to comical consternation.

    Going to Bed Under Difficulties
  • 1900
    Sherlock Holmes Baffled

    Sherlock Holmes Baffled

    Sherlock Holmes Baffled

    5.21900HD

    Sherlock Holmes enters his drawing room to find it being burgled, but on confronting the villain is surprised when the latter disappears.

    Sherlock Holmes Baffled
  • 1900
    The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    5.41900HD

    The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by...

    The Christmas Dream
  • 1900
    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs

    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs

    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs

    6.11900HD

    The film is a panorama shot-scene lasting just under a minute. The panorama film, as coined by Lumière, is a moving-camera shot--usually accomplished...

    Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs
  • 1900
    Grandma's Reading Glass

    Grandma's Reading Glass

    Grandma's Reading Glass

    6.41900HD

    A child borrows his grandmother's magnifying glass to look at a newspaper ad for Bovril, at a watch, and then at a bird. The child shows grandma what...

    Grandma's Reading Glass
  • 1900
    The Misfortunes of an Explorer

    The Misfortunes of an Explorer

    The Misfortunes of an Explorer

    4.31900HD

    A movie fragment depicting an archaeological explorer entering a standing sarcophagus.

    The Misfortunes of an Explorer
  • 1900
    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head

    5.81900HD

    A conjurer (along with two duplicates) conjure up (and then cause to vanish) a beautiful woman head-first.

    The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
  • 1900
    Let Me Dream Again

    Let Me Dream Again

    Let Me Dream Again

    5.81900HD

    Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into...

    Let Me Dream Again
  • 1900
    How It Feels to Be Run Over

    How It Feels to Be Run Over

    How It Feels to Be Run Over

    61900HD

    As the camera looks down an open road, a horse and carriage approaches, and passes by to one side of the field of view. Soon afterwards, an automobile...

    How It Feels to Be Run Over
  • 1900
    Avenue de l'Opéra

    Avenue de l'Opéra

    Avenue de l'Opéra

    5.61900HD

    A shot of a busy street in Paris is shown in reverse.

    Avenue de l'Opéra
  • 1900
    As Seen Through a Telescope

    As Seen Through a Telescope

    As Seen Through a Telescope

    5.61900HD

    An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a y...

    As Seen Through a Telescope
  • 1900
    The Magic Book

    The Magic Book

    The Magic Book

    6.21900HD

    Characters from a large magic book come to life.

    The Magic Book
  • 1900
    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    4.11900HD

    The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of spee...

    A Railway Collision
  • 1900
    Attack on a China Mission

    Attack on a China Mission

    Attack on a China Mission

    5.11900HD

    The titles tell us this film is based on an incident in the Boxer Rebellion. A man tries to defend a woman and a large house against Chinese attackers...

    Attack on a China Mission