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A very powerful king gave a great [festivity] in honour of the birth of a princess. He invited all the great dignitaries of his kingdom, as well as...
The Sleeping Beauty
A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...
The Devil's Pot
The setting of this fantastic scene represents the hall of an old chateau in which a miser has locked up seven large bags containing his wealth....
The Treasures of Satan
Georges Méliès' adaptation of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" is most distinguished, today, for being a color film of the classic...
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
Jesus is forced to carry the cross along the path, but his weakness causes him to sink under the weight of the cross. Simon of Cyrene helps him, the...
Jésus succombe sous sa croix
Harlequin is walking in a garden with Columbine. As he moves away to the distance and leaves her on her own, Mephisto appears, from inside a well,...
Arlequin et Méphistophélès
Nikolai II (1868-1918), the last Russian czar, son of Alexander III and Dagmar. He had been in Denmark on vacation with his parents several times....
The Emperor of Russia's Arrival in Elsinore
One of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.
Cabman's Adventure
Fort-de-France : marché
This film records the arrival of the Governor General of Canada, the Earl of Minto, accompanied by the Countess of Minto and their household, as they...
Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the...
The Haunted Castle
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
Sled Coasting at Grindelwald
A thief named Barabbas and Jesus are brought before Pilate, Pilate says Christ innocent. People say "Crucify him and deliver us Barabbas!"
Jésus devant Pilate
A gentleman having lunch at a hostelry experiences all kinds of mishaps.
Le Repas fantastique
A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.
The Extraordinary Waiter
This short captures the thrill of winter sport in Canada, showing skiers racing downhill at high speed before leaping over a snow-built hurdle. Most...
Skiing Scene in Quebec
Shows ice plows in operation, drawn by horses and guided by men on skates. The plows are first operated in one direction and then crosswise, cutting...
Cutting and Canaling Ice
Fort-de-France : négrillons jouant sous les arbres
Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
A fire has swept through Durland's Riding Academy in Manhattan. The fire has mostly died down, but firefighters are still at the scene, hosing down...
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy