1909 Movies

A parlor full of bon vivants pass around an enchanted pair of spectacles that “reveal the personality and pleasures of the one who wears them.”

A woman is shown various wallpaper samples, in a short displaying the Kinemacolour process

Using their Edison camera, the Corricks filmed Sports at Sea during their return trip to Australia on the White Star Line’s S.S. Runic following their...

This subject portrays in a vivid manner the operations of a puppet in his efforts to see the sights.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The story of Sapho is laid in the Grecian era and Sapho is depicted as a wealthy woman of that period who has a host of admirers and a still greater h...

One of the first attempts to adapt Wagner's opera to the screen. The film tells the story of Lohengrin, the mysterious knight who arrives to defend El...

A whale is hunted in the southern hemisphere by the crew of a sailing ship: it is harpooned twice, using a cannon, and taken back to the shore. In the...

A Saturn film directed by Johann Schwarzer.

Italian film from 1909

Duck archery is not the same as duck hunting. This is a Pordenone moment I will never forget – in actuality short Distraction et Sport à Batavia (1909...

Directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro.

Funeral of Lieutenant-Colonel José Pedro

Showing a weird invention, called hypnotic mirror, in action. Placed before anyone the polished surface reflects the actual thoughts within their mind...

A walk through the streets, buildings and gardens of Rio de Janeiro, including high waves and tides advancing into the roads.

Selkirk does its Border traditions proud with a cavalcade of riders and a herculean feat of banner waving.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

After being chased off private property, Boy Scouts rescue the land-owner's kidnapped daughter.