1905 Movies

At an island penal institution, new prisoners are brought in one-by-one, and introduced to the harsh realities of prison life. They are put in fetters, sent to perform hard physical labor, and treated brutally. One convict manages to cut through the bars on hi...

After finding the butter on his bread to be off, a scholar examines the food under a microscope. This short film is from the Corrick Collection by the Corrick Family Entertainers.

A partially nude woman fixes and brushes her hair.

We see busy bees flying around the hive. Suddenly a dancer appears on the scene, and we enjoy a dance, executed by six dancers. The Queen gets tired, and while resting, a large spider tries to catch her, but her friends rescue her.

Early Balkan footage.

This exquisitely coloured film features a series of models rotating slowly in front of the camera, allowing close-up views of their various hairstyles and exotic headdresses.

A short documentary of mild curiosity value showing a group of Blackburn school children passing before the camera.

A film from the UK based Mitchell & Kenyon.

Charles Voisin conducted flight tests with his airplanes, which were equipped with floats, on the Seine River near Billancourt. These tests took place in 1905 and made Billancourt an early center for seaplane technology. Later models, such as the Voisin Hydro...

A Mitchell & Kenyon actuality depicting the northern folk of Halifax, dressed in their Sunday best to witness and participate in a Catholic procession.

Photographed from one camera position, a robust woman demonstrates physical culture exercises.

A keen Scots golfer wrecks his host's house.

Images from the Nordic Games in 1905.

A trip through Napels, ending at the Vesuvius -- the part that was also coloured in vulkanish red.

Early Balkan footage.

Russian soldiers demolish a synagogue and ill-treat the Jews.

A Christmas goose is brought back to life by an electric shock machine. This film is considered lost.

A silly-looking composer attempts to compose. He then falls asleep, and dreams of all manner of bizarre nonsense.

A man is trying to shave, but grotesque faces keep appearing in his mirror.

While the old gentleman is dying his mustache and eyebrows, putting in his monocle, and donning his toupee, the little brat fits a two-gallon jar of glue and ladles some into he gentleman's top hat, then sneaks out to witness his embarrassment.