Humorous Phases of Funny Faces(1906)
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.
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 established theme: the “Rarebit Fiend” gorges himself on rarebit and thus suffers spectacular hallucinatory dreams.
It's a society in which gender roles are switched. Will men stand to be unequal?
The kids of a game-keeper get into a chase with rifles.
A photographer has an accident which not only screws up his lab but dumps a great deal of debris into the street below, causing general chaos.
Self-styled pier entertainer 'Professor' Reddish was a specialist in the "flying the foam" stunt, which involved mounting a bicycle and riding it down a steep ramp and then off the end of Brighton's West Pier into the sea. (BFI)
1906 film by Edwin S. Porter, based on a popular song of the same title.
A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.
Suffering from unrequited love, Max hangs himself from a tree, and ends up hanging for hours while local townspeople squabble over whose responsibility it is to rescue him.
Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper and dispenses it in the form of confetti. (BFI)