1909 Movies

Early special effects film in which a woman throws a basket of flowers in the air, upon which the flowers create different shapes and figures and eventually spell out the words "Buona Sera".

Renzo, a nobleman from Padua, is summoned by the Doge of Venice and leaves his beautiful wife, Nella, under the care of the Paduan governor, Ciano della Bella, during his absence. In the peace of the castle, Ciano and Nella fall in love, something that Loredan...

This tragedy depicts a father and son in love with the same woman, who is an enchantress. She keeps them both in subjection with her charms, butthe mother and wife of the victims kills the seducer. However, both the father and the son are severely affected by...

A newly discovered film showing Tamara Karsavina dancing Mikhail Fokine’s ‘La Danse du Flambeau’ (‘The Torch Dance’). This performance was filmed in 1909. Tamara Karsavina’s shoes are not reinforced at the tip like today’s pointe shoes; she may have had cotton...

Out for a stroll, the short-sighted governess is more absorbed in her paper than in governing, leading to a series of unfortunate events, not least returning home with a boy instead of the daughter of the house. (stumfilm.dk)

The film is in four parts. First, the camera pans the Kremlin and Marshal's Bridge. Sleds are parked in rows. Horse-drawn sleighs run up and down a busy street. Next, we visit the mushroom and fish market where common people work and shop. In Petrovsky Park ar...

Tom Carlton, leader of a band of Western bandits, tires of his life of crime and resolves to reform.

Five tinted views of the city and port of Algiers in the early 20th century.

Nine scenes based on the stories about Dmitry Donskoy, the hero of the Battle of Kulikovo. The content of the painting is uncomplicated: several Tatars attack the house of a peasant near Moscow, kill his son and take his daughter away with them, and the old ma...

In all the arts the ancient Greeks excelled and their statuary, their music, their poetry, their dances, have remained to subsequent generations a standard to be followed and emulated. Terpsichore was the goddess of the dance, and if we read our mythology arig...

Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.

An early adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar.

First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.

A story of a woman and her two suitors.

The picture shows various kinds of birds in their natural environments, and in their natural colors, and at such close range that the very eyes of the little fledglings in the nest are easily discerned. Every feather seems distinct and the birds seem to be in...

Man decides to crosss-dress to compete in a beauty pageant, for the 100 pound first prize.

Only 3 minutes of this Oskar Messter short film survive.

Johanna loves poor farmer Joachim, yet marries the wealthy miller. One day, Joachim visits Johanna when he is away. When the miller finds out, he takes revenge.

Cretinetti fails as an amateur thief.