1905 Movies

A man in black tie and tails enters a high-society parlor where a settee sits beneath an open window. He goes to the window and gestures to someone. F...

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

A visit to the zoo.

A gentleman sits down and sees the prospective brides. They are all beautiful of face and form, and each carries a scroll on which her dowry is writte...

Cavalcade in Luxembourg, 1905.

1905 actuality film, director unknown, preserved by the Library of Congress. Also appears in Hollis Frampton's film, Public Domain.

A magician conjures up a fine meal for a poor man, and clothes him magnificently.... but what does he get out of it?

“The tri-car has reached such a very high state of reliability and all-round efficiency that to the man of limited means who cannot afford a car and y...

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...

Various shots of a car race and the spectators.

A train ride of New York.

It's Christmas time, so it's obligatory to give a gift to everyone, even the guy who's paid to do a job, and often paid very well. It's a yearly routi...

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

This film was part of a lecture series conducted by Burton Holmes showing a mix of lantern slides and motion pictures of Yosemite entitled, “The Yosem...

A man on his way to visit his lady love trips an old man by accident. He makes no apologies and rushes on his way. Little does he know that the old ma...

A policeman woos a cook for the free meals. When her employer discovers them, the policeman tries to escape, but the employer throws a jug of milk on...

A henpecked husband has had enough. After tending the garden and being hectored over his unsatisfactory housework, he kicks his mother-in-law, leaves...

A young girl and boy both in 18th century clothes and wigs bow to each other before a table covered with yellow cut flowers. The boy awards a flower t...

A man stops to have his shoes polished by a young boy. A woman, passing by, has her garter slip to the ground. She replaces it, raising her skirt to d...

The story of a group of counterfeiters, caught, and then escaping from prison.