1904 Movies

An automobile race.

The wedding of Armand De Guiche and Élaine Greffulhe.

The launch of the ship Regina Elena.

A man does magic tricks

A game of cards turns into a deadly duel.

A newspaper brought to life.

Two children, a boy and a girl, blow bubbles.

A singing "baby" backed by a chorus line of fellow "babies".

Naval review.

The Battle of Liaoyang began on August 29, 1904 and continued until September 1 when the Russians were forced to retreat. On September 6 the Japanese...

A realistic representation of the bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese. The great iron clad monsters of the deep are seen to glide in and out fi...

Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Filmed in south London, this slight comedy stars director Alf Collins as an exhausted father who bungles putting up a swing for his two small daughter...

Powerboat racing was a brand-new sport in 1904. Selwyn Edge initially won the race off Cowes (Isle of Wight) in the British-made Napier Minor as a sub...

Lomas, a talented photographer specializing in wildlife and hunting subjects, turned his hand to filming for Charles Urban, making several trips to th...

Austrian animal trainer Ernst Perzina puts his educated rhesus monkeys through their paces.

A comedy of faux Frenchmen who engage in a duel over some slight disagreement and who manage to shoot everyone but each other. Filmed by James Willia...

Exhibition by Uncle Sam's troops in the Filipino Concession at the St. Louis Exposition