1896 Movies
- 1896
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle6.51896HD
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...
- 1896
Dragoons Crossing the Sâone
Dragoons Crossing the Sâone4.41896HD
A stationary camera looks across Burgundy's river Sâone toward a small military encampment. Four horsemen enter the water in the foreground, each ridi...
- 1896
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy
The Cabbage-Patch Fairy5.21896HD
A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies...
- 1896
The Mechanical Butcher
The Mechanical Butcher5.71896HD
A butcher puts a full-grown live pig into his large box-like machine. Moments later, he draws out a full range of pork products, many already packaged...
- 1896
Demolition of a Wall
Demolition of a Wall6.31896HD
Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew...
- 1896
Rip Meeting the Dwarf
Rip Meeting the Dwarf4.21896HD
- 1896
Lion, London Zoological Gardens
Lion, London Zoological Gardens4.81896HD
A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage....
- 1896
The Kiss
The Kiss5.21896HD
They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.
- 1896
Sandow
Sandow5.21896HD
Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L. Dickson...
- 1896
A Terrible Night
A Terrible Night5.11896HD
A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.
- 1896
The Vanishing Lady
The Vanishing Lady6.21896HD
Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.
- 1896
A Morning Bath
A Morning Bath4.11896HD
“Mammy is washing her little pickaninny. She thrusts him, kicking and struggling, into a tub full of foaming suds.” (Edison film catalog)
- 1896
Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau
Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau5.91896HD
The first travelling shot.
- 1896
Playing Cards
Playing Cards4.91896HD
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 tray...
- 1896
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf4.11896HD
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.
- 1896
Feeding the Doves
Feeding the Doves5.11896HD
A woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the...
- 1896
A Nightmare
A Nightmare61896HD
A man has a fantastical nightmare involving, among other things, a grinning malevolent moon.
- 1896
Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché
Lyon: Quai de l'Archevêché5.41896HD
The floods of the Saône river during the first week of November, 1896.
- 1896
Bicyclist
Bicyclist61896HD
Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.
- 1896
Rip's Toast
Rip's Toast4.21896HD