The best movies 1904 Pagina 2

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

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

Two young girls in Ukrainian costume perform a dance near a palm tree in a garden.

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

Through an invisible keyhole, the viewer peeps at the leisure activities of a carefree group of noblewomen who enjoy the water, as well as a hearty...

1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

The background of this picture represents a scene along the beautiful river Seine in Paris. A gentleman enters, and taking a blackboard from the side...

A remake of Edwin S. Porter's film of the same title.

A prefect is converted to Christianity and dies in the arena with his lover.

A location actuality filmed in Philadelphia (May 27–28, 1904) documenting the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association’s championships:...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

This film depicts the Biblical scenes when Joseph is sold by his brothers and taken to Egypt, where he finally landed in jail. He explains to his...

A comedic short about taking unpleasant medicine.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Footage of spectators at the Friedenau velodrome in Berlin, dating from 1904. Several spectators, including a woman, are standing in front of a...

An Englishman travel's abroad

A true-crime short of a bank robbery and chase and capture.

Frenchman Count Hardup advertises for a wife. He gets more than he bargained for when women start chasing him. He's caught by an old maid.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.