1905 Movies

A young woman receives a message, and hurriedly leaves home. But the message was a trick to lure her into a trap, where she is assaulted and killed. W...

An adaptation of an episode in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, where Jean Valjean is welcomed into the Bishop of Digne's home, and steals his silverware...

Felix Mayol performs a song, in colour.

A woman wearing a light-colored leotard, gathered at the waist, and tights stands against a black background. Although she is filmed in a long shot, h...

A group of dancing people.

Felix Mayol performs Théodore Botrel's 'Lilas-blanc'.

Early Balkan footage.

A panoramic shot of New York City's Pennsylvania Station during its construction, filmed 19 July 1905, includes narrow gauge railway action.

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

The Manaki brothers document the hanged bodies in a town square, post-Ilinden Uprising; The disheartened mill about. The men were likely killed by Mus...

A couple of women are washing outside.

Painter pursued by policeman, laundress, milkman, etc.

The story of Charles Peace, one of Britain's most notorious criminals. Peace was an expert in cat burglary. The film reconstructs Peace's real-life le...

Traveling by tracks through the streets of Aarhus.

Based on a scene from Shakespeare's play: Macbeth, king of Scotland, is being challenged by forces led by Macduff. Young Siward comes to confront the...

Made in 1905 when short films were still being done in just one shot (for the Kinetoscope peep-show machines) and lasted about 2 minutes, this depicts...

Unable to pay his rent, the lodger tries moving out his goods along a board through a nearby window.

A team of surgeons open a patient's stomach and discover a surprising variety of objects.

Another short of Georges.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?