Most Viewed Year 1909 - 22

A true story of ante-Rebellion days.

A Tale of the West

Promoted as authentic safari footage, this early Selig production stages a lion hunt in California rather than Africa. Using animals from...

An item in the 24 Jul 1909 Moving Picture World called this film “a series of magic drawing executed by the fountain pen….[It] is...

The story of Vicente López y Planes writing the national anthem of Argentina.

“A husband and wife quarrel violently in front of their little girl. The husband is having an affair with an actress. The child follows her...

A tour of central London locations, including Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. An important document for Edwardian London.

Five tinted views of the city and port of Algiers in the early 20th century.

The journey of the oyster from seabed to dinner plate.

Selkirk does its Border traditions proud with a cavalcade of riders and a herculean feat of banner waving.

Dog must rescue girl.

An amusing story of a forgotten dinner date, a pair of slightly cruel friends, and the unfortunate consequences for one well-meaning man forced to...

Wicked foreign agents trying to destroy navy ships are foiled by a very English detective.

A scout trails burglars, locks them in, and fetches police.

Just before bedtime, Christian overhears a conversation between his grandmother and shopkeeper Blache. While Blache stubbornly insists that wealth is...

Aristocrat Armand Duval meets the courtesan Marguerite Gauthier, after which he never stops thinking about her. The young man’s family is...

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

The manufacture of a new weapon in the pre-WWI naval arms race.