The best movies 1897

King Umberto I and Prince Victor Emmanuel, followed by their escort, parade the troops standing at attention.

A line is shot to the man clinging to the overturned boat. He fastens it to his body using all his fast failing strength. The crew pull him through...

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

Parade of the Prince Carnival float, then of costumed people and horse-drawn carriages.

“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the...

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his...

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

Two carriages pass by, including that of Bey Ali ibn Husayn, each under escort.

View of the riverbanks of the Saône where various boats are moored.

Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

Chasseurs Alpins perform various boxing moves.

A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.

A boy steps on the hose a gardener is using to water his garden. The gardener, surprised to see the jet stop, examines the nozzle; at that moment the...

The crew of seven dressed in cork jackets, push the boat through the surf; they clamber in and row out to the wreck. 50 ft.

A moving image of the docks of Liverpool. Lumière Catalogue No. 704.

A derelict discovers that a surgeon performing unnatural experiments has replaced his body.

A marriage procession following the bride and her father enter a church.

The Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.