1898 Movies

A British Mutoscope & Biograph Company production

Grand Guignol silent short restoration by Severin

"A splendid picture of the pride of the Spanish navy, taken on the occasion of her visit to New York Harbor, when her captain hinted at his ability to...

Two old female mattress makers get into a fight until a passing man attempts to break them up.

The camera is on a boat traveling from Pier 14 toward Battery Park. The North River (now the Hudson),busy with tugs, is in the foreground. The piers,...

​"Sceny wydarzeń w Paryżu" (1898),directed by Bolesław Matuszewski, is an early Polish documentary film capturing scenes of events in Paris. The film...

A short film on the Fiesta de Quiapo

Short reportage

A member of the Queen's Guards falls for the charms of a young woman. (Viewable at BFI Mediatheque).

Short film about the Spanish–American War

generally credited as the first known film by a Canadian filmmaker

A man gets into an argument with his carriage driver.

"Wyścigi konne na Polu Mokotowskim" (1898) is a Polish documentary film directed by Bolesław Matuszewski. The film depicts a horse race that took plac...

Directed by Prof. Stevenson.

Workers unload the coal they collected as part of their routine.

NFM B15006 VI | FLM45380 | Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam)

This is a wonderfully impressive picture, taken on the morning after the battle in which the Spanish navy was destroyed...

A canine serpentine dance.

In this picture the pretty bathing girls are riding their wheels along the hard sand of the beach. One girl who is a novice is learning to ride, and h...