1896 Movies

Georges Méliès lost film.

Dense pedestrian, trams and cars traffic on the street, in front of the Palais de la Bourse in Marseille.

Two women and a man come aboard a small boat. On the dock, friends and family are waving goodbye, until the boat moves out of focus.

The first remake of The Sprinkler Sprinkled, filmed in a much more elaborate garden from a different angle.

A train arrives at the station.

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

This is a typical Irish argument in which a can of beer, clay pipes and two sons of Erin form the principal parts.

This short film – less than two minutes long – captures the arrival of the first train from Cascais to Cais do Sodré.

A short clip of United States military on horses

Staged boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, interval, and knockout.

Campinos on horseback drive small herds of cattle through the vast area of the traditional fair, before prospective buyers.

This attractively composed one-shot film offers viewers an uncomplicated view of waves crashing against rocks.

Early film footage of fun fair workers and revelers at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, taken by pioneer James Williamson in around 1896. At a fair at...