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The '?' Motorist · 1906The '?' Motorist
★ 6.41906
MovieScience FictionFantasy
A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.
An Extraordinary Cab Accident · 1903An Extraordinary Cab Accident
★ 5.81903
MovieComedy
A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk saying good-by to his companion. The horse and cart flatten him and continue on, out of the camera's stationary range. The cop runs after the cab, the woman dashes to the body. The cop brings back the driver; is the victim dead?
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost · 1901Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
★ 5.71901
MovieDramaFantasy
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was released in November 1901. As was common in cinema's early days, the filmmakers chose to adapt an already well-known story, in this case A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, in the belief that the audience's familiarity with the story would result in the need for fewer intertitles. It was presented in 'Twelve Tableaux' or scenes.
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee · 1897Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
★ 5.61897
MovieDocumentary
A series of actuality films showing the procession to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
The Haunted Curiosity Shop · 1901The Haunted Curiosity Shop
★ 5.41901
MovieFantasyHorror
An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.
Chirgwin in His Humorous Business · 1896Chirgwin in His Humorous Business
★ 5.21896
Movie
'The White Eyed Kaffir' performs with top hat.
Cupid at the Washtub · 1897Cupid at the Washtub
★ 5.21897
MovieComedy
A playful variation on A Soldier's Courtship, producer Robert W. Paul's smash hit from the previous year, this film spies on a young man trying to tease a kiss from a young girl doing the washing at a tub. For his efforts, the man receives a dunking in the tub himself and much hilarity follows.
The Twins' Tea Party · 1896The Twins' Tea Party
★ 5.01896
Movie
The Extraordinary Waiter · 1902The Extraordinary Waiter
★ 4.81902
MovieFantasyComedy
A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.
Fun on the Clothesline · 1897Fun on the Clothesline
★ 4.71897
MovieComedy
A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comedy by pioneer director Robert W. Paul.
Hammerfest · 1903Hammerfest
★ 4.61903
MovieDocumentary
A panorama shot of the Norwegian town and harbour of Hammerfest. Believed to be the earliest surviving film of Norway.
The Arrest of a Bookmaker · 1895The Arrest of a Bookmaker
★ 4.61895
MovieCrime
A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.
A Railway Collision · 1900A Railway Collision
★ 4.51900
MovieDrama
The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of speed. At this instant the audience is appalled at the sight of a second train rushing out of the tunnel. Both trains are on the same track and traveling toward each other at a high rate of speed. They collide. Cars and engines are smashed into fragments and thrown down the steep incline. (Edison Catalog)
Come Along, Do! · 1898Come Along, Do!
★ 4.51898
MovieComedy
Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only forty-some seconds have survived. The whole of the second shot is only available as film stills. The film features an elderly man at an art gallery who takes a great interest in a nude statue to the irritation of his wife. The film has cinematographic significance as the first example of film continuity. It was, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "one of the first films to feature more than one shot." In the first shot, an elderly couple is outside an art exhibition having lunch and then follow other people inside through the door. The second shot shows what they do inside.
The Trick Cyclist · 1901The Trick Cyclist
★ 4.31901
MovieComedyDocumentary
A comic short in which a tramp attempts to ride a bicycle, tumbling repeatedly before giving up in despair. A skilled rider then takes the stage, performing rope-jumping tricks while balanced on the wheel. Often attributed to British film pioneer R.W. Paul. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited as director on any films.
The Soldier's Courtship · 1896The Soldier's Courtship
★ 4.01896
MovieDrama
Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.
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Carmencita · 1894Carmencita
★ 5.21894
MovieDocumentary
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.
Roundhay Garden Scene · 1888Roundhay Garden Scene
★ 6.51888
MovieDocumentary
The earliest surviving motion-picture film, and believed to be one of the very first moving images ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. It was taken on paper-based photographic film in the garden of Oakwood Grange, the Whitley family house in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire (UK), on 14 October 1888. The film shows Adolphe Le Prince (Le Prince’s son), Mrs. Sarah Whitley (Le Prince’s mother-in-law), Joseph Whitley, and Miss Harriet Hartley walking around in circles, laughing to themselves, and staying within the area framed by the camera. Roundhay Garden Scene is often associated with a recording speed of around 12 frames per second and runs for about 2 to 3 seconds.
Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge · 1888Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge
★ 6.01888
MovieDocumentary
A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.
Deep Sea 3D · 2006Deep Sea 3D
★ 6.62006
MovieDocumentary
Sea life in a whole new way. Deep Sea 3D, an underwater adventure from the filmmakers behind the successful IMAX® 3D film Into the Deep, transports audiences deep below the ocean surface. Through the magic of IMAX®; and IMAX 3D, moviegoers will swim with some of the planets most unique, dangerous and colorful creatures, and understand this inspiring underworld.
