1909 Movies

‘Kinevodevil with conversations, singing and dancing’ based on Nikolai Gogol's short story ‘The Night Before Christmas’.

Mary marries James, after jilting his brother Luke. Mary's sister arrives and soon James is professing his love to her. The shock of this kills Mary a...

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

A documentary film on crocodile fishing

Yet another film adaptation of the renown 1874 French play "The Two Orphans" (Les Deux Orphelines) by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon, about two ad...

Our story opens with a noted violinist practicing, his young wife sitting nearby, while their little daughter plays about on the floor, a truly happy...

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is al...

An escaped convict takes refuge in the home of a police officer out on duty. He seizes the officer's daughter and pulls her into a window recess, with...

On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set...

FRAGMENT. Young Hansen is deeply in love with his boss’s daughter and regularly meets with her in secret. One day, the boss catches them and throws Ha...

An Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary journey to find a new home. The settlers make one youn...

The custom of young women "tagging" men on the public streets (on a day specially set aside and called "Tag Day") to secure funds for various charitab...

An actress is given a telegram in her theater bathroom in the presence of a fan: she has won the trial and can receive one hundred thousand rubles. Th...

A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing his...

An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy.

A scientist's reckless experiment turns a man into a half-ape creature, whose monkey-like antics bring confusion and alarm to his surroundings. After...

Stop-motion film from Émile Cohl has a clown walk out in front of a group of people and do various tricks including standing on his head, riding a hor...

The only known moving-image footage of the author, filmed at his home, Stormfield, in Redding, Connecticut. The silent short shows Twain walking about...

A snakedancer wiggles and whips an anaconda around on stage

The winner of a footrace celebrates with his family. To illustrate his achievement, he takes a few strides in the dining room. Caught up in the excite...