20 December 1898 Factual 1 mins
A bunch of naked boys jump and splash in the water right on one of the canals of Venice. There's even the tail end of one of the gondolas to make sure the audience doesn't mistake where this is taking place.
Watch the official Boys Bathing: Venice 1898 trailer in HD below.
United Kingdom 20 December 1898
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1898:
01 December 1898
There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating him with a broom as they wait for help to arrive.
20 March 1898
A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.
01 January 1898
The scene opens in an artist's studio where the unfinished statue of William Tell stands upon a pedestal.
01 January 1898
In this scene is shown a magician behind an ordinary table, upon which he suddenly and mysteriously causes to appear a large box, into which he leaps.
01 August 1898
A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1898 British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
