1905 Movies

A gentleman returns to his home office to find that the porter is smoking his cigars and has the housemaid on his knee.

A magician produces a chicken from an immense egg, and then six chicks from eggs laid by that chicken. The chicken is wrapped in paper and put into a...

Hangman brings criminal to gallows, places hood on head, priest prays.

A barber cuts heads off Negro and white customers, who then dismember him.

A lost girl, whipped by a ruffian and forced to beg, is saved by a gentleman who whips the ruffian. Director: Lewin Fitzhamon Stars: Lewin Fitzhamon...

A tramp who unwittingly starts a fire is chased by a mob of peasants.

A variation on the popular Butterfly Dance, released in hand-colored and stenciled versions. The film has the catalogue number 2011 and was likely sho...

A poor boy goes to pray inside a church at Christmas time, but after he collapses a figure from a stained glass window comes to life and enlists the b...

The son of an astronomer hides the family cat in his father's telescope.

Alice Guy experiment with visuals and sound by Félix Mayol.

The 16 July 1905 departure of polar explorer Robert Peary on one of his expeditions to the North Pole aboard the specially designed ship Roosevelt.

A group of thieves are building a fake coffin as part of a plan to steal a jewel case filled with extravagant and expensive gems. With one of the thie...

A bird buzzes around a mustached man interrupting his meal.

This short film, done by The American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, shows the historical legend of the three men - two drums and a fife player - forev...

If ever a film was in need of some narration this was it. Screened in four parts, lasting a total of approximately twelve minutes, it shows a bunch of...

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

In order to photograph this film, the cameraman placed his equipment on a broad sidewalk in the business district of a large city, probably New York....

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

At the racetrack.

Boss insists on pawing secretary. She teaches him a lesson.