1896 Movies

The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre on the Strand, advertising its latest show 'My Girl'. The second part is a different film altogether, spliced...

A mother takes her baby for a walk in a small stroller, then puts it on the ground and moves away a little, calling the baby who takes its first steps to join its mother.

“These two views were taken in Stuttgart during a festival.” A group of musicians on horseback, in Renaissance costume, parade along the road. Delegations in civilian clothes then advance, each behind a flag and a placard.

Sheep pass through a gate and enter a courtyard; a man counts them as they pass.

Staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, interval, and knockout.

Parade of dragoons followed by several horse-drawn carriages.

19th century carnival ride.

Two girls feed grain to chickens.

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L. Dickson for the American Mutoscope Company and is not the 1894 Edison film shot at the Black Maria.

Workers are leaving the Lumière factory.

Soldiers are bringing horses to the watering trough.

The scene takes place in the same setting as the previous one and depicts two Javanese men wrestling each other.

Geneva (Exhibition 1896): back to the barn.

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, while Dickson and Bitzer were filming McKinley and the Empire State Express.

The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at least 100 feet into the water. A large wave rolls picturesquely along the wall toward the shore. Smaller waves f...

From the BFI Collection, this film is actually two films spliced together into one. The first is Birt Acres' work 'A Corner of Barnet Fair' which is the first film seen . This shows a merry-go-round and some people sitting in a doorway while street traffic goe...

Behind two crates bearing the inscriptions “Sunlight Soap” and “Sunlight Seife”, three washerwomen assisted by two children are washing clothes in a tub.

On a dock, a crane lifts the stall where a horse is locked and pivots.