Old Chilean short film that premiered on 1902 at the Odеon Theater in the city of Valparaіso. Before the rediscovery of the short films of Luis Oddо Osorio, made in 1897, it was considered the oldest film in the country, and therefore the origin of Chilean cinema
Watch the official General Exercise of the Fire Department 1902 trailer in HD below.
Chile 26 May 1902
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1902:
12 April 1902
A dissipated man sits at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A revolver is on the opposite side of the table.
20 December 1902
Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès would then paint the film by hand to colour it.
01 November 1902
Compilation of 7 short scenes: ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’; ‘Old Mother Hubbard’; ‘Little Miss Muffet’; ‘Goosey Gander’; ‘Jack and Jill’; ‘Old Woman in a Shoe’; ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’.
09 July 1902
A very clever and interesting picture. A family group composed of grandpa, mamma and several children are seen about a library table.
11 August 1902
Jesus enters the temple while the merchants are selling their wares. Jesus overturns the tables of the money lenders by showing them their error.
01 November 1902
The Flying Train depicts a ride on a suspended railway. The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures.
01 March 1902
The bicycle was still a novelty at the beginning of the 20th century. At the Villa Belle Rive in Cannes, the Lavanchy-Clarke family engage with it cyclically, with gaps in the film in order to convey a sense of the laps.
25 October 1902
In this film, we show the interior of a doctor's office. A patient enters, and judging from the expression on his face, he is in great pain.
20 August 1902
"Danse excentrique" (Gaumont #587) is part of the "Miss Lina Esbrard. Danseuse cosmopolite et serpentine" series of 4 films, and should not be confused with "Danse serpentine" (Gaumont #588, the only extant film in the series), "Danse fantaisiste" (Gaumont #589) or "La Gigue" (Gaumont #590).
14 January 1902
Taken in the immense excavation for the foundation of the new Macy building at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, New York.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1902 Empresa Pont y Trías.
