01 November 1901 Factual 33 mins
The scene opens in a beautiful garden scene. St. Elmo appears and proceeds to twist his anatomy into wonderful shapes. Several mysterious changes add great attraction to this subject.
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United States 01 November 1901
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1901:
28 May 1901
A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Ferdinand Zecca's own remake of the same name (Plongeur fantastique, 1905).
29 April 1901
Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.
05 December 1901
This film recreates the arrest of Thomas Goudie, a bank employee who embezzled £170,000 to pay gambling debts, using the real locations.
16 March 1901
Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.
23 March 1901
It shows a garden wall in the background. Two lovers appear and lean over the garden gate where the moon throws a shadow upon the ground.
19 October 1901
This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone.
24 November 1901
This is an extraordinary window on to the heart of cosmopolitan Shanghai, over a hundred years ago, featuring a Nanjing Road bustling with crowds of Chinese, Sikhs and Europeans.
02 January 1901
Panorama of a mountainside railroad and tunnel.
27 April 1901
This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal.
06 September 1901
A short film depicting a dramatized scene from the Boer War, produced by the Lancashire company Mitchell and Kenyon.
25 April 1901
This clip shows part of the official parade for the Inauguration of the Commonwealth on 1 January 1901 as it passes through the temporary gate built especially for the occasion in Hyde Park, Sydney.
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