Most Viewed Year 1905 - 5

Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.

Another magic short of Méliès.

Painter pursued by policeman, laundress, milkman, etc.

The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.

A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate...

A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a...

A bird buzzes around a mustached man interrupting his meal.

Henry the Eighth, King of England, had six wives, and it is well known that he had several of them put to death, some by the axe, some by poison, and...

A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs...

The film, of which only fragments are known to survive, features Méliès as a magician making playing-card figures come to life in...

A woman wearing a light-colored leotard, gathered at the waist, and tights stands against a black background. Although she is filmed in a long shot,...

Lost trick film

A tramp is run over by a car and dismembered. Helpful passers-by reassemble him.

A soldier attempts to rest at an inn, but his bed plays tricks on him, never giving the poor man a chance to sleep. The inn continues to haunt him...

This is another short, simple dance number. It’s quite stunning and unusual though with a bat turning into a woman who proceeds to give us a...

On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.

A respectable fellow has quietly taken a seat upon a bench in a park, and worn out from the excessive heat of the day, has fallen asleep. Two...

A young girl is given her breakfast of milk and a biscuit by an elderly woman. When her beribboned cat comes up, she shares the meal with her. Later,...

A gentleman of France

Early Balkan footage.