Zermatt : Panorama dans les Alpes Trailer (1897)

Carnaval, [VI] Trailer (1897)

07 March 1897

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

The Sign Writer Trailer (1897)

30 November 1897

Man paints 'This house to let' and then the film is reversed.

Bowery Waltz Trailer (1897)

31 August 1897

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt.

Charity Ball Trailer (1897)

18 September 1897

A Victorian couple dancing.

Carnaval, [VII] Trailer (1897)

07 March 1897

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Brighton Seagoing Electric Car Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

A view taken from Brighton beach on the Channel coast of the transit of Magnus Volk’s amazing seagoing electric railway, long celebrated as one of the world’s more bizarre railway experiments.

Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

Train Entering Hove Station Trailer (1897)

22 September 1897

Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith illustrates why.

Japanese Sword Fencing Trailer (1897)

20 October 1897

The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.