The best movies 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He...

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

Passers-by on a street market in Marseille.

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau,...

The first Dutch fictional film. This very short silent slapstick comedy featured famous Dutch comedians Lion Solser and Piet Hesse. Considered lost.

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

Members of the New York state militia enjoy some relaxing time during a meal break.

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

Turcos regiment parade.

A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film...

Teasing tigers with meat.

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...