1896 Movies

To the rhythm of the drum, young girls perform a gymnastic exercise in the courtyard of a high school, and parade while holding sticks.

The short film is just a shot of the Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race. However, it is extremely important because, filmed on March 30 1895...

A wife dismisses a maid she hired when she finds her husband flirting with her. Allegedly the first film to ever use intertitles.

Fire brigade turnout in Berlin.

Fire brigade response to an alarm in Berlin.

Soldiers in line approach the cooks; once their mess tins are filled, they disperse into the courtyard.

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.

Boules game in Lyon

Street scene in Berlin.

Part of a series of military views produced by Eugène Pirou

Two men are sitting on a park bench. One of them attempts to play a trick to the other, by tying up his handkerchief. In the end, however, the table i...

Bains sur le Rhône short film from 1896 by Louis Lumière.

This is just at the title suggests. it's the McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton

Short made in Mexico.

4 horse drawn fire brigade carts pull out from Newcastle fire station in the UK as part of a filmed demonstration

In a square, among the passers-by, three men are cutting and carrying away firewood.

Ten girls are dancing in a courtyard.