1890s Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 1899
    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa

    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa

    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa

    51899HD

    An actuality and reportage film. This film captures Lord Frederick Roberts (British Army rank Field Marshal) departing England for South Africa on...

    Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa
  • 1899
    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    5.7611899HD

    Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...

    The Kiss in the Tunnel
  • 1895
    The Derby 1895

    The Derby 1895

    The Derby 1895

    4.71895HD

    A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and...

    The Derby 1895
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1961
    The Last of the Worthingtons

    The Last of the Worthingtons

    The Last of the Worthingtons

    01961HD

    A story about a London vampire, set in the Gay '90s. In black and white.

    The Last of the Worthingtons
  • 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
    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
  • 2015
    The Mediator

    The Mediator

    The Mediator

    02015HD

    A cowboy mediator seeks to resolve a dispute between a boy and an indian.

    The Mediator
  • 1896
    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

    01896HD

    The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre...

    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade
  • 1970
    Two Toddlers in High Chairs

    Two Toddlers in High Chairs

    Two Toddlers in High Chairs

    51970HD

    Two toddlers sit for the camera in their best clothing. One is determined to take toys and objects from the other until the other toddler starts to...

    Two Toddlers in High Chairs
  • 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
    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
  • 1896
    Fire Brigade

    Fire Brigade

    Fire Brigade

    51896HD

    4 horse drawn fire brigade carts pull out from Newcastle fire station in the UK as part of a filmed demonstration

    Fire Brigade
  • 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
  • 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