The best movies 1904

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

1904 journalistic actuality.

During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks...

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes...

A singing "baby" backed by a chorus line of fellow "babies".

The Lillywhites take on the Wolves at Deepdale, watched by a large crowd and the club mascot.

Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...

A damp and murky day greets the annual Whitsuntide Catholic procession in Edwardian Manchester.

Attending trotting matches - in which horses in harness race at specific gaits - was a popular Edwardian pastime.

A couple perform a acrobatic dance.

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1904.

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

An abridged story of the triumphs and trials of Christopher Columbus, told in eight scenes.

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and...

This series of tableaux-style vignettes taken from the much-storied life of France’s Louis XIV includes “Musketeers Fight”,...

A charming example of the Pathe stencil system of colour films, also using superimposition.

A comedic short about taking unpleasant medicine.

A fairly venturesome piece of filmmaking for the era: Based on the Jules Verne story, the film utilizes a dozen cuts, irised lenses, panning shots...

The 1904–1905 Pathé short Un coup d’œil par étage (literally “A Glance on Each Floor”) is an inventive...