1897 Movie Trailers
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Buffalo Fire Department in Action Trailer (1897)
20 October 1897
Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward it.
Kaiser Wilhelm II. beim Besuche der Vulkan-Werft in Stettin am 4. Mai 1897 Trailer (1897)
01 June 1897
This film shot by Oskar Messter shows a visit by Wilhelm II the AG Vulcan in Szczecin, one of the then leading shipyards in Germany.
Dublin, pompiers : Un Incendie, I Trailer (1897)
04 July 1897
Also known as 'Un incendie à Dublin I', 'Crowds Watch City Fire Brigade' and 'Crowds Watch Dublin Fire Brigade.
President McKinley's Inauguration Trailer (1897)
04 March 1897
This film was shot on March 4, 1897 and is historic because it was the first footage shot of a sitting American President.
The Vanishing Lady Trailer (1897)
29 September 1897
Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. A magician sits a lady under a rug and makes her disapppear, before she reappearing in a field, alongside an ass, and several other women.
Seminary Girls Trailer (1897)
21 April 1897
Young girls engage in a pillow fight until it is broken up by the headmistress. A number of young ladies, in their night robes, are having a frolic, and are interrupted by a teacher.
Bowery Waltz Trailer (1897)
24 September 1897
A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt.
Belfast : Queen's Bridge Trailer (1897)
29 June 1897
Another critically acclaimed Lumiere street scene.
Pistol Duel Trailer (1897)
21 February 1897
Two duelists, armed with pistols, open fire: one of them is hit and collapses. First aid is given to him, while the other is taken away.
After the Ball Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.
Admiral Cigarette Trailer (1897)
05 August 1897
Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.
Exit of the Twelve O'clock Mass of the Pillar of Saragossa Trailer (1897)
01 October 1897
Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.
Comic Face Trailer (1897)
01 September 1897
An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as he continues to drink.
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Trailer (1897)
30 October 1897
A series of actuality films showing the procession to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
Buffalo Stockyards Trailer (1897)
31 July 1897
From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.
Le château hanté Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.
Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est Trailer (1897)
26 April 1897
Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.
Leander Sisters Trailer (1897)
25 September 1897
“A clever characteristic dance called the 'Yellow Kid.' Very unique. Stage is in the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Cal.
Marché à Berne Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
A city view, rich in movement, shot at the corner of the Schauplatzgasse in Bern.
Charity Ball Trailer (1897)
24 September 1897
A man in formal dinner clothes and a woman in a white ruffled dress with a flower corsage and white shoes execute various dance steps designed as exhibition dancing.
Cat's Lunch Trailer (1897)
11 April 1897
A small boy brings a plate of milk to a big cat, grooming itself.
Acrobatic Ladies Trailer (1897)
11 April 1897
Four women perform a series of acrobatic figures and then mime a sword duel in front of two spectators.
Barrage du Nil Trailer (1897)
18 April 1897
Travellers, nomads and salesmen make their way along a dam next to the Nile.
Berne : arrivée du roi de Siam Trailer (1897)
25 May 1897
The arrival of King Rama V, the king of Siam, in Switzerland.
Cupid and Psyche Trailer (1897)
30 September 1897
“By the Leanders. The dress of one consists of a pair of wings and a bow and arrow; the other represents a fairy.
Lyon, travaux au canal de Jonage: Machine à damer Trailer (1897)
19 May 1897
A group of workers, aided by a steam-roller, are leveling the ground during the construction of the Jonage canal, a diversion of the Rhône river, which was built in order to supply the hydroelectric plant of Cusset.
Serpentine Dance Trailer (1897)
31 December 1897
Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.
Gugusse and the Automaton Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.
Pillow Fight Trailer (1897)
24 May 1897
“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight.
The First Sleigh-Ride Trailer (1897)
08 January 1897
“This subject taken just after the recent first fall of snow, shows two enthusiastic horsemen indulging in a "brush" with their respective horses and cutters.
Coolies in Saigon Trailer (1897)
26 September 1897
Two lines of workers, pulling a steamroller, somewhere in the streets of Saigon, Vietnam (nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City).
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. Trailer (1897)
20 October 1897
From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: The background of this picture is the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Cal.
Falls of Minnehaha Trailer (1897)
20 July 1897
The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris Trailer (1897)
08 September 1897
After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière subject was made.
Belfast, exercices de sauvetage Trailer (1897)
21 October 1897
Belfast firefighters demonstrate a ladder.
Nègres ashantis: danse du sabre I Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
Two men armed with a knifes perform a ritualized knife fight with the accompaniment of drums and hand clapping.