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Movies: Popular Movies of 1901

Movies in chronological context: 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 901st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1901, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. ()

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The Man with the Rubber Head(1901)

3min | Comedy, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 63 votes)

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

Directed by Georges Méliès - With Georges Méliès

The Big Swallow(1901)

1min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 48 votes)

A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera and cinematographer. He steps back, chews, and grins.

Directed by James Williamson

Bluebeard(1901)

10min | Drama, Horror, Fantasy
3.1/5 (with 26 votes)

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

Directed by Georges Méliès - With Bleuette Bernon, Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès

What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City(1901)

1min | Documentary, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 23 votes)

A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the actors, a man in summer attire and a woman in an ankle-length dress, walk toward the camera.

Directed by George S. Fleming, Edwin Stanton Porter - With Alfred C. Abadie

Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre(1901)

2min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 19 votes)

Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.

Directed by Frederick S. Armitage

The Countryman and the Cinematograph(1901)

1min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 17 votes)

A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel is alternately baffled and terrified, in the latter case by the apparent approach of a steam train.

Directed by Robert W. Paul

History of a Crime(1901)

5min | Drama, Crime
2.9/5 (with 16 votes)

A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.

Directed by Ferdinand Zecca - With Ferdinand Zecca, Jean Liézer

The Devil and the Statue(1901)

2min | Romance / Love, Horror, Fantasy, Drama
2.6/5 (with 16 votes)

At the beginning of the scene Romeo in his gondola sings to Juliet a sentimental song, then goes away. Hardly has he departed when the colonnade falls to pieces, disclosing the devil. Juliet, frightened, runs to the window and calls Romeo. The latter attempts to enter and protect his fiancée, but at a gesture from the devil the window is instantly covered with a grating and Romeo makes frantic efforts to break it. The devil begins to dance a wild dance before Juliet, who is beside herself from terror. The devil gradually becomes the size of a giant (a novel effect). Juliet implores the statue of Madonna, which becomes animated, descends from its pedestal, and stretching out its arms orders the devil to disappear. (Méliès Catalog)

Directed by Georges Méliès

Fire!(1901)

5min | Action, Drama
2.9/5 (with 16 votes)

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.

Directed by James Williamson

The Prince of Magicians(1901)

2min | Fantasy, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 15 votes)

A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

Directed by Georges Méliès

The Brahmin and the Butterfly(1901)

2min
2.7/5 (with 14 votes)

A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.

Directed by Georges Méliès - With Georges Méliès

Pan-American Exposition by Night(1901)

1min
2.9/5 (with 13 votes)

A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at night. After a great deal of experimenting and patience, we succeeded in securing an excellent picture of the buildings at the Pan-American as they appeared when lighted up at night.

Directed by Edwin Stanton Porter
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Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost(1901)

4min | Drama, Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 13 votes)

A scene from Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

Directed by Walter R. Booth

Stop Thief!(1901)

1min | Crime, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 13 votes)

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.

Directed by James Williamson

An Extraordinary Dislocation(1901)

2min | Comedy, Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 13 votes)

A clown performs various feats of magic based on his ability to detach and reattach different parts of his body.

Directed by Georges Méliès - With André Deed

Dream and Reality(1901)

1min | Romance / Love, Comedy
2.4/5 (with 12 votes)

A well-dressed, middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his attentions. But is it all too good to be true?

Directed by Ferdinand Zecca

Chamonix: Le mauvais pas(1901)

1min
2.7/5 (with 12 votes)

A group of people cross a mountain near Chamonix and are filmed doing so by the Lumière brothers.

President McKinley Taking the Oath(1901)

1min | Documentary
2.4/5 (with 12 votes)

President McKinley taking the Oath.

Directed by Thomas Edison - With William McKinley

The Dwarf and the Giant(1901)

1min | Fantasy, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

Directed by Georges Méliès

Circular Panorama of Electric Tower(1901)

1min | Documentary
2.7/5 (with 11 votes)

A most interesting picture at the Pan-American Exposition. The picture was taken from the north side of the Electric Tower. It presents the most perfect and diversified views of the Transportation Building, Mexican Plaza, the Stadium and the north side of the Electric Tower. (Edison Catalog, 1902)

The Bachelor's Paradise(1901)

2min | Fantasy, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 11 votes)

A sorceress conjures up a bevy of beauties for a bachelor to peruse.

Directed by Georges Méliès

The Haunted Curiosity Shop(1901)

2min | Fantasy, Horror
2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

Directed by Walter R. Booth

The Magician's Cavern(1901)

3min | Comedy, Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 10 votes)

A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

Directed by Georges Méliès

Chamonix: Arrivée en voitures des breaks d'excursion(1901)

1min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 10 votes)

A group of people exiting an enormous carriage.

Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King(1901)

1min | Documentary
1.9/5 (with 10 votes)

Our presidential hunter runs across the landscape and falls down in the snow, gets up with his rifle, and gazes upward at a treed animal which isn't in the camera's view. He fires a shot into the tree, then leaps on the ground to grab the fallen prey, a domestic cat, finishing it off with wild blows of his hunting knife while his companions, a photographer and a press agent, record the event that will be reported far and wide as a manly moment. Teddy then rides out of the forest followed by two companions afoot, never mind that they all originally arrived afoot. Perhaps it was funnier in its day than it is now, but apparently shooting cats was regarded as funny in those days. The larger point was to use a minor whimsy as a political criticism, in this case of Teddy Roosevelt's easy manipulations of the press. It was based on two frames of a political cartoon that had appeared in the paper a mere week before the film was made.

Directed by Edwin Stanton Porter

What Is Home Without the Boarder(1901)

1min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 10 votes)

A trio of prankish boarders wreak havoc on their landlady and an intervening policeman.

Directed by Georges Méliès

Hat of Many Surprises(1901)

2min | Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

A magician's hat offers many surprises.

Directed by Georges Méliès

President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol(1901)

2min | Documentary
2.4/5 (with 10 votes)

Cavalry and foot-soldiers escort President McKinley.

What Is Seen Through a Keyhole(1901)

2min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 9 votes)

As a janitor is cleaning a hotel, he decides to peek through the keyholes to observe some of the guests in their rooms. In room 8, a woman is busy making herself look more attractive, and the janitor enjoys watching her. There are also some interesting things going on in the other rooms on the floor.

Directed by Ferdinand Zecca

Off to Bedlam(1901)

1min | Fantasy, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 9 votes)

Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.

Directed by Georges Méliès
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