1890s Movies

  • 1974
    Return of the Big Cat

    Return of the Big Cat

    Return of the Big Cat

    01974HD

    A boy, Leroy McClaren, trains a wild dog to hunt the cougar that has been threatening the family.

    Return of the Big Cat
  • 1898
    An Execution by Hanging

    An Execution by Hanging

    An Execution by Hanging

    01898HD

    A depiction in the hanging of Edward Heinson, an assumed criminal assault convict in Jacksonville, Florida.

    An Execution by Hanging
  • 1949
    Katupeilin takana

    Katupeilin takana

    Katupeilin takana

    51949HD

    1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu...

    Katupeilin takana
  • 2022
    A Workman's Grave

    A Workman's Grave

    A Workman's Grave

    02022HD

    Set at the peak of the Australian Gold Rush, a young grave digger seeks vengeance for the death of his brother from a wealthy town Commissioner.

    A Workman's Grave
  • 1899
    The 'Roslin Castle' (Troopship) Leaving for South Africa

    The 'Roslin Castle' (Troopship) Leaving for South Africa

    The 'Roslin Castle' (Troopship) Leaving for South Africa

    2.51899HD

    Spectators on the quayside at Southampton wave farewell as the crowded troopship Roslin Castle moves away to the right of the picture. Large numbers...

    The 'Roslin Castle' (Troopship) Leaving for South Africa
  • 1899
    Scottish Troops Leave For South Africa

    Scottish Troops Leave For South Africa

    Scottish Troops Leave For South Africa

    51899HD

    An embarkation reportage film from the Boer War, a popular film subject at this time. Soldiers with bicycles appear in this parade. The British Army...

    Scottish Troops Leave For South Africa
  • 1896
    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    51896HD

    Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

    Hyde Park Corner
  • 2002
    Cuba

    Cuba

    Cuba

    12002HD

    Cuba
  • 1896
    Children playing with skipping rope

    Children playing with skipping rope

    Children playing with skipping rope

    41896HD

    A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

    Children playing with skipping rope
  • 1896
    Boys Scrambling For Pennies

    Boys Scrambling For Pennies

    Boys Scrambling For Pennies

    01896HD

    Young boys going into the sea water by Brighton's West Pier in the UK to pick up pennies thrown in by people on the pier.

    Boys Scrambling For Pennies
  • 1945
    Anna Liisa

    Anna Liisa

    Anna Liisa

    01945HD

    Set in the 1890s, Anna-Liisa and Johannes are young lovers. She agrees to his proposal because she is afraid that her crime will be revealed. Husso,...

    Anna Liisa
  • 1948
    Ruusu ja kulkuri

    Ruusu ja kulkuri

    Ruusu ja kulkuri

    01948HD

    The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an...

    Ruusu ja kulkuri
  • 1896
    Bicycling Group

    Bicycling Group

    Bicycling Group

    61896HD

    A staged film where over 100 cyclists cycle towards the camera.

    Bicycling Group
  • 1894
    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    41894HD

    Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

    Japanese Dancers
  • 1951
    Kesäillan valssi

    Kesäillan valssi

    Kesäillan valssi

    01951HD

    A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family...

    Kesäillan valssi
  • 1895
    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    41895HD

    A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 1896
    Carousel

    Carousel

    Carousel

    51896HD

    An actuallity film of a fairground carousel in action. Filmmaker unknown but it has been suggested it is R.W. Paul. The film was made on Hampstead...

    Carousel
  • 1896
    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    Street Scene in unidentified European city

    51896HD

    An actuality film of traffic and pedestrian movement at the end of a bridge. In the distance on the other side of the bridge, the tops of some large...

    Street Scene in unidentified European city
  • 1899
    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    3.31899HD

    Watched by crowds, Sir Redvers Buller, Lady Buller, the Mayor of Southampton and others walk along the gangway leading to the ship towards the...

    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
  • 1896
    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

    41896HD

    Actuality film. Late 19th century General Officer ranks and higher cross to a ship over a gangplank. As VIPs they meet some people which we don't...

    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank