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The stations of Christ's life are segmented into a series of performative tableaux.
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ
It's a society in which gender roles are switched. Will men stand to be unequal?
The Consequences of Feminism
Four prisoners, in convicts' stripes, march backwards down stairs and, under the watchful eyes of guards, hop backwards into their cells. Later, one...
The Impossible Convicts
A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.
Madame's Cravings
A man is trying to shave, but grotesque faces keep appearing in his mirror.
A Funny Shave
A penniless troubadour consults witch Carabosse about his future, but offends her by paying with a bag of sand. He evades the witch's revenge, and...
The Witch
Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are...
The Terrible Kids
Just as Galeen and Wegener's Der Golem (1915) can be seen as a testament to early German film artistry, The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)...
The Story of the Kelly Gang
Three young children set up a table, and on the table is placed a miniature stage. The stage curtain opens, a carpet appears, and then the carpet...
Miniature Theatre
A lady uses her maid to lick her stamps, when an overtly excited man notices the maid, forcibly kisses her, and they wind up stuck to each other.
A Sticky Woman
A balding man drinks a whole bottle of hair tonic. The unexpected surplus of hair promises a successful showbiz career for him and his wife.
The Truth Behind the Ape-Man
Alice Guy films the sea.
Ocean Studies
Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he...
The Merry Frolics of Satan
In this color-tinted short, we first see a close-up of a red rose, perfectly formed. Then, we see the rose held by a young woman who is wearing a...
Three American Beauties
Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are...
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
A runaway barrel wreaks havoc all over the city.
A Story Well Spun
An alcoholic is inadvertently sewn into a mattress.
The Drunken Mattress
A look at typical activities taking place in the Peek Frean factory: First, the workers get up steam, as supplies of milk and flour arrive. Sheets of...
A Visit to Peek Frean and Co.'s Biscuit Works
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of...
A Winter Straw Ride
A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. This silent short film follows the...
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
The activities of a recently opened amusement park in Havana, Cuba, similar to New York's Coney Island.
Palatino Park
Spanish short documentary about King Alfonso XII's return from his voyage to La Abufera (Valencia).
Return of His Majesty from La Albufera
Spanish short documentary about King Alfonso XII's visit to La Albufera (Valencia).
Voyage of His Majesty to La Albufera.
Depicts the exit of the President of the Republic Tomás Estrada Palma from the Presidential Palace, after giving the government to the...
Departure from Palacio de Don Tomás Estrada Palma