1896 Movies

Pedestrians, carts and trams traffic, on Whitehall Street in New York.

The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, wh...

Traffic of pedestrians, trams, horse-drawn carriages and carts at the intersection of two streets.

Panoramic view of the city and then of the train station.

“The watchful father disturbs a dream of bliss, and the bucolic lover is taught a lesson. He made a great hit.” (Edison film catalog)

Lancers parading in front of the William I monument.

In a schoolyard, students lined up disperse after a supervisor passes by.

Fishermen, sitting by a boat, mending their nets.

Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.

East Side Drive, No. 1 (1896) is a brief, silent actual-city documentary directed by James H. White for Edison. Filmed on New York City’s East Side du...

A train arrives at Bel Air Station in Paris, France.

Rollerskating in Central Park.

Passersby stroll through the market aisles.

Tsar Nicholas II arrives in Paris.

A man dons different wigs in order to transform himself successively into various characters.

Panoramic view of the docks, the city and a pontoon bridge.

Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.