1896 Movies

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Two unidentified actresses on stage; one of them plays a male character dressed in a 16th-century costume, who is delighted by the dance of a ballerin...

Comic film shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

A barber's customer is not accustomed to the blade. Luckily, the coiffeur has a modern solution.

A look at a public square in Paris.

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the bridge.

Shot in the summer of 1896 in Paris

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

This attractively composed one-shot film offers viewers an uncomplicated view of waves crashing against rocks.

A man teaches a woman to ride a bycicle. Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Possibly the oldest surviving film shot in Spain, depicts Spanish dancers frantically doing their thing.

Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

A tramp steals a housewife's pie, and is pursued by her bulldog, which latches onto his rear as he scrambles over a fence.

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 t...

Short film of children dancing produced with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Rumored to be shot by Georges Demenÿ.

Seen but not heard? Three children get up to mischief after their mother puts them to bed in this Victorian entertainment. This was one of numerous va...

Made in 1896 during the flat racing season (March-October) at Stockton Racecourse, a former horse racing venue in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, U...