1898 Movie Trailers
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Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine" Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.
Launch, U.S. Battleship 'Kentucky' Trailer (1898)
27 March 1898
A fine picture of the launching of this splendid battleship; taken from the water. The vessel is shown sliding down the ways, plunging into the sea; and finally floating steadily on an even keel.
Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak Trailer (1898)
11 January 1898
Soldiers ambush a house. This is the Alice Guy version, not to be confused with the less accessible Lumiere of the same title from the same year.
Roosevelt's Rough Riders Embarking for Santiago Trailer (1898)
20 June 1898
American troops prepare for the invasion of Cuba.
X. La mise en croix Trailer (1898)
10 December 1898
Part 10 of Alexandre Promio's Passion Play, in which Jesus is nailed to the Cross.
Fregoli maestro di musica Trailer (1898)
24 October 1898
Leopoldo Fregoli pose as various composers.
The Turn-of-the-Century Blind Man Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A blind man begging for change tries to outsmart a cop. There is no known director for this film, although it is included in the filmography of Alice Guy-Blaché.
Packing Ammunition on Mules, Cuba Trailer (1898)
20 August 1898
Dotting the horizon on the right of the picture is the great fleet of transports, while scattered all along the beach and piled high to the left are hundreds upon hundreds of ammunition cases.
Place d'Opera Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
Footage by Gaumont of the famous road in France. (Title given — incorrect in French — is the one used on the BFI Mediatheque, where it is viewable).
Santa Claus Trailer (1898)
01 September 1898
Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.
Street Scene, San Diego Trailer (1898)
12 February 1898
"A double-decked trolley car, crowded with passengers, approaches and passes the camera. Carriages, pedestrians and bicyclists add to the action of the scene.
9th Infantry Boys' Morning Wash Trailer (1898)
20 May 1898
"Imagine forty or fifty soldier boys each with a pail of water on the ground before him, sousing and spattering and scrubbing away for dear life.
N.Y. Journal Despatch Yacht 'Buccaneer' Trailer (1898)
20 May 1898
Shows the despatch boat of the 'New York Journal' steaming through the water, having aboard the war correspondents.
Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb Trailer (1898)
20 September 1898
New York City welcome to Sampson's Fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba.
L'utilité des rayons x Trailer (1898)
22 September 1898
Georges Hatot and Gaston Bretaeau with Henri Vallouy, a Gaumont employee, acting as cinematographer. Breteau himself seems to have taken the main role in most of the films and here plays the woman in drag who is terrorized by the X-ray camera at a customs checkpoint while trying to smuggle contraband through.
Humpty Dumpty Circus Trailer (1898)
02 November 1898
The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.
Colored Troops Disembarking Trailer (1898)
20 May 1898
The steamer 'Mascotte' has reached her dock at Port Tampa, and the 2nd Battalion of Colored Infantry is going ashore.
Soldiers Washing Dishes Trailer (1898)
20 June 1898
The title is as detailed as any description can get.
Observation Train Following Parade Trailer (1898)
20 September 1898
New York City welcome to Sampson's Fleet after the Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba.
U.S. Cavalry Supplies Unloading at Tampa, Florida Trailer (1898)
20 May 1898
Here is a freight train of thirty cars loaded with baggage and ambulance supplies for the 9th U.S. Cavalry.
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto Trailer (1898)
26 October 1898
Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.
Gymnasts on Parallel Bars Trailer (1898)
30 December 1898
An impressive eight-some performs some Victorian gymnastics for the camera
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn' Trailer (1898)
01 October 1898
Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade
Wash Day in Mexico Trailer (1898)
20 February 1898
In front of each bare headed woman is a flat rock, used as a wash board. Stream of water near by.
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade Trailer (1898)
01 June 1898
A parade in the Vatican.
The Cave of the Demons Trailer (1898)
31 December 1898
A young woman stumbles across a cave that is populated by the spirits and skeletons of people who died there under mysterious circumstances.
Visit of Doña Cristina and Don Alfonso XIII to Barcelona Trailer (1898)
01 December 1898
Directed by pioneering Catalan filmmaker Fructuós Gelabert, this short documentary captures the royal visit of Queen Regent María Cristina and her 11-year-old son, King Alfonso XIII, to Barcelona in February 1898.
A Novice at X-Rays Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
Inspired by The X-Rays (1987), is currently presumed lost.
10th U.S. Infantry, 2nd Battalion Leaving Cars Trailer (1898)
20 May 1898
Hurrah here they come! Hot, dusty, grim and determined! Real soldiers, every inch of them! No gold lace and chalked belts and shoulder straps.
General Wheeler and Secretary of War Alger at Camp Wikoff Trailer (1898)
29 September 1898
This picture was taken in front of Gen. Wheeler's headquarters at Camp Wikoff during Gen. Alger's tour of inspection of the camp.
Danseuses japonaises : la danse des ombrelles Trailer (1898)
06 February 1898
Geisha performance, with umbrella and fans, in Kyoto.
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations, vistas and a tunnel under the Conwy Castle (misspelled in the title) in North Wales.
Sleighing Scene Trailer (1898)
20 December 1898
A view taken on the West Side drive in Central Park. Shows a continuous stream of handsome rigs and turnouts passing in both directions.
Le marchand de marrons Trailer (1898)
27 November 1898
A man does a practical joke on a chestnut vendor.
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 Trailer (1898)
01 June 1898
The pope taking a twilight walk.
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 Trailer (1898)
01 December 1898
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
A Woman Surprised Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A man surprises a woman. While the film is lost, there is a new digital version based on re-creatione
U.S. Battleship 'Indiana' Trailer (1898)
20 March 1898
Taken at the Dry Tortugas, and shows the most powerful fighting machine in the world today as she lies at anchor taking on coal.
Feeding Sea Gulls Trailer (1898)
20 March 1898
Seagulls flock around a moving ferryboat in San Francisco Bay in this 2-shot short film.
Départ en gondole de Leurs Majestés Trailer (1898)
13 October 1898
Italian and German sovereigns, Umberto I and Margherita of Savoy, Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, walking down the stairs and boarding two gondolas.
The Cavalier's Dream Trailer (1898)
22 December 1898
He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast.
Blackburn Rovers V. West Bromwich Trailer (1898)
30 October 1898
Clips from a football match between Blackburn Rovers V. West Bromwich in 1898.
Ella Lola, a la Trilby Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora Duncan.
Trained Cavalry Horses Trailer (1898)
20 June 1898
This short film from the Edison Manufacturing Company shows, as the title pretty much sums up, some trained cavalry horses.
The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ Trailer (1898)
02 December 1898
The Lumière catalog sold this title as 13 individual, one-scene films, allowing exhibitors to choose which films they wanted to purchase and how to arrange them in their programs.
Transport 'Whitney' Leaving Dock Trailer (1898)
20 May 1898
This boat was the first one to leave for the South with troops. On board is a battalion of the 5th U.
The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall Trailer (1898)
30 September 1898
The film documents the launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall on the 21st of June, 1898—an event that was witnessed by 30,000 onlookers, 37 of whom lost their lives when the jetty upon which they were standing became washed away by the resultant swell.
The Katzenjammer Kids in School Trailer (1898)
29 July 1898
The interior of a country school is shown. The teacher has stepped out for a moment, and all the youngsters are carrying on.
Tears and Laughter Trailer (1898)
01 July 1898
Close-up on a face laughing & laughing, then not crying & crying.