Die 400 Streiche des Teufels(1906)
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 takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
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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 takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.
A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it.
A child borrows his grandmother's magnifying glass to look at a newspaper ad for Bovril, at a watch, and then at a bird. The child shows grandma what he is doing. The child looks next at grandma's eye, then at a kitten.
Der 11-minütige Schwarzweißfilm ist vollständig handkoloriert; wobei die Hinrichtungsszene auf dem Scheiterhaufen einen großen Teil der Filmhandlung einnimmt.
Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès would then paint the film by hand to colour it. Originally a 15 minute film, twelve and a half minutes of painted film have been found and have been restored.
Die Geschichte der Kelly-Bande ist ein australischer Western aus dem Jahr 1906, der von der Figur des legendären australischen Gesetzlosen Ned Kelly handelt. Er gilt mit seiner ursprünglichen Spielzeit von ca. 70 Minuten als der weltweit erste Langfilm. Heute existieren nur noch Fragmente des Films.
Vater und Mutter gehen an einem sonnigen Tag mit ihrer Tochter Dollie spazieren. Ein Zigeuner möchte der Mutter Gefäße verkaufen. Als sie keinerlei Interesse zeigt, versucht er, sie zu bestehlen. Ihr Ehemann eilt herbei, verprügelt und verjagt den Zigeuner. Aus Rache entführt dieser Dollie und versteckt sie in seinem Lager in einem Fass. Obwohl die Eltern umgehend ihre Tochter suchen und auch den Pferdewagen des Zigeuners nicht auslassen, finden sie das Mädchen nicht. Die Zigeuner laden das Fass in den Wagen und ziehen weiter. Beim Durchqueren eines Flusses verlieren sie es aber, so dass es im Wasser treibt und gefährliche Stromschnellen passieren muss, ehe es schließlich von einem Jungen ans Ufer gezogen wird. Der herbeieilende Vater befreit Dollie und nimmt sie wieder in seine Arme.
Mack Sennett appears as a waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Ein Kindermädchen ist mit dem Baby in einem Park unterwegs. Die beiden treffen auf eine Bettlerin, die vom Kindermädchen aber forsch abgewiesen wird. Als das Kindermädchen durch seinen Freund, einen Soldaten, abgelenkt wird, nutzt die Bettlerin die Gelegenheit, greift in den Kinderwagen und nimmt den Säugling an sich. Rover, der Hund macht sich auf die Suche nach dem entführten Baby. Der Hund entdeckt die Bettlerin. Rover eilt nach Hause zurück und bewegt den Vater des Kindes dazu, ihm zu folgen. Der Vater läuft Rover hinterher und gelangt schließlich zum Versteck der Entführerin. Er nimmt gegen den schwachen Widerstand der Frau das Baby an sich und verlässt gemeinsam mit Rover den Dachboden. Zuhause ist die Familie schließlich wieder vereint. Die Mutter nimmt ihr Kind glücklich in die Arme.
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into a clear image of the man waking up to his nagging wife.
The assassination of the Grand Duke Serge.
Mack Sennett appears as a guest and a man in the fight in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
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A Boer woman and her daughter are captured by Zulu warriors.
Mack Sennett appears as a lover in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Mack Sennett appears as a member of the Wilkenson clan in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Bachelor Reggie writes his uncle that he has a wife and child, but then must produce them when the uncle visits.
Young Wilkinson is leaving his dear old mother for a journey to seek his fortune in a foreign clime. Now, the little cottage is situated near the coast. The waters of the sea have been infested with a band of gold-thirsty pirates, who pillaged every ship that came their way. Having successfully perpetuated one of their nefarious exploits, they are struck by a storm and forced to put out from their floundering vessel in a small yawl, in which they place a chest of valuables, for the shore.
Mack Sennett appears as a man in the bar and in the wedding party in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Mack Sennett appears as a policeman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
A mother works as a dancer to support her ill daughter. One night while performing, the mother has a vision of her child dying. She rushes home, but it is too late. -- IMDB.
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This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.
A dramatization of the uprising in Odessa, Russia in 1905: A ship's crew, tired of being mistreated, mutinies and takes over their ship. When they reach land, a sailor who died during the mutiny is made a martyr, inspiring an uprising in the city. Then the authorities decide to repress the revolt with a brutal show of force.
Firefighters ring for help, and here comes the ladder cart; they hitch a horse to it. A second horse-drawn truck joins the first, and they head down the street to a house fire. Inside a man sleeps, he awakes amidst flames and throws himself back on the bed. In comes a firefighter, hosing down the blaze. He carries out the victim, down a ladder to safety. Other firefighters enter the house to save belongings, and out comes one with a baby. The saved man rejoices, but it's not over yet.
The titles tell us this film is based on an incident in the Boxer Rebellion. A man tries to defend a woman and a large house against Chinese attackers. They attack with swords, guns, and paddles. He's over-matched. What will become of the mission, its defenders, and its occupants?
Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
A cleverly conceived picture of a little boy and girl with building blocks. The little girl has erected a pretty structure, which the boy proceeds to demolish with pokes of his fingers. When the demolition of the house is completed, the film is shown in reverse, and the little building comes back to its original form in a most marvellous manner.
Im frühen 1. Jahrhundert nach Christus lebt der Jude Ben Hur. Er gerät mit seinem früheren Freund Messala, einem römischen Hauptmann, aneinander. Die Handlung ist gerafft und kurz gehalten. Im Zentrum des Films steht das Wagenrennen, das an einem Strand in New Jersey mit örtlichen Feuerwehrleuten gedreht wurde.
A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as neighbors watch the spectacle. The hobo jumps into a large rain barrel, followed by the dogs.