02 February 1904 Drama, Comedy 1 mins
A criminal woman is brought in by the police to be photographed (a mug-shot, presumably), capturing her making faces or grimacing. This simple, short film has been often cited as an early instance of a "tracking-in" or dolly-in in cinema, where the camera moves closer to the subject instead of remaining fixed.
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United States 02 February 1904
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25 July 1904
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25 April 1904
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01 January 1904
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01 May 1904
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31 December 1904
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24 December 1904
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28 August 1904
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01 January 1904
View of the Grand Canal in Venice from a boat believed to have been made in either 1901 or 1904 and as part of the series "Through Italy with the Bioscope" by George Albert Smith and Charles Urban.
08 May 1904
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15 January 1904
Only 8 surviving seconds of a man getting great pleasure from smoking a cigar.
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