01 January 1900 2 mins
New Zealand's oldest surviving film shows a troop of horsemen from the Boer War Second Contingent in camp at one of the open days held before their departure at Newtown Park, Wellington, likely 13 January 1900. (https://ngataonga.org.nz/)
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New Zealand 01 January 1900
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1900:
09 March 1900
"Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is not one of that kind, but one of those old fashioned "home made" kind that sets the whole audience into merriment and motion, and has always proven a popular subject.
23 September 1900
This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given out could be detected for miles.
02 January 1900
A dramatic scene - and exactly what moving pictures were invented for. With a fixed camera and without a traditional narrative, this film nevertheless tells a compelling story as a cast of men and boys fight an impending crisis.
21 September 1900
This picture shows the remains of one of the docks, several freight cars being piled one upon the other, while the most interesting part of the picture shows two schooners literally smashed one into the other, forming a most picturesque mass of wreckage.
08 August 1900
Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography.
01 January 1900
A ballet teacher trains a invisible group of dancers and gets angry about their incompetence. Early film with sound.
19 November 1900
Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.
15 April 1900
A group of people exiting an enormous carriage.
21 November 1900
Although we are led to believe that the ancient alchemists were all powerful, this picture somewhat reverses the order of things.
Have you watched The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1900 A.H. Whitehouse.