The best movies 1896

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

A fellow in a wide-brimmed hat, with a willowy stick for a rod and a baited hook, sits down on a plank hanging over a bridge above a stream. He...

Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

A look at the waterfalls of the Passaic River in the northern New Jersey city of Passaic.

Members of the New York state militia enjoy some relaxing time during a meal break.

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing...

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a...

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II ride past on horseback before the cheering crowd.

A parade of horse-drawn carriages escorted by riders and a crowd of journalists.

Footage of the visit of Tsar Nicholas II to Paris, shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors...

Dragoons walk along the buildings then jump over a low wall.

Starting for the Fire (1896), directed by James H. White for the Edison Manufacturing Company, was filmed on location in Newark, New Jersey. The...

The camera shows a view of the American Falls and Goat Island.

“These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium of the founding of the Kingdom of...

A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.

A clip by Gabriel Veyre showing horses galloping at a Mexican festival.

Part of a documentary-type projections made in Argentina by Federico Figner.