22 November 1899 1 mins
Procession of suspiciously neat troops. This film has long been recorded in the NFTVA records as being of the Boer War, however it is probably film of the "Savage South Africa" touring theatrical troupe which visited Britain in 1899, recreating spectacular scenes from African wars.
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22 November 1899
In a square room, two men and two women, in white body-hugging clothes, try on wrestling holds, each with a partner of the same sex.
20 November 1899
This picture ... centers about some guard ropes moving about, perhaps in the wind, perhaps as the platform the movie is taken from rolls about, while in the background, a procession of ships goes by.
01 January 1899
Also known as The Operation of Dr. Alejandro Posadas. Filmed with early orthochromatic film in the Hospital de Clínicas de la Ciudad in Buenos Aires.
01 October 1899
A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out?
01 November 1899
An embarkation reportage film from the Boer War, a popular film subject at this time. Soldiers with bicycles appear in this parade.
01 January 1899
A man makes twenty complete changes in two minutes, combining with them dances. The changes are made in full sight of the audience.
10 March 1899
This view represents the passage of a decorated chariot; The many spectators fight with confetti.
27 September 1899
The Shamrock is seen after its defeat in the 1899 America's Cup, along with the Erin, which served as its tow boat across the Atlantic.
20 March 1899
"Down goes the Spanish flag, and up floats the Stars and Stripes. Down falls the symbol of tyranny and oppression that has ruled in the new world for four hundred years, and up goes the Banner of Freedom.
01 January 1899
A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot.
20 May 1899
Méliès appears as a court jester (a “triboulet” in French). He pulls 18th century noblemen out of a trunk and arranges them on a pyramid-shaped stage.
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