1905 Movie Trailers
Watch official trailers for movies released in 1905.
Most Popular 1905 Trailers
Total trailers found: 329
Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club Trailer (1905)
11 November 1905
Several chairs rest against a blank wall; three men, then a fourth and soon seven in all, divide into various pairs and wrestle for the camera.
Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston Trailer (1905)
23 March 1905
This film was photographed in the winter, much of it during an actual snowstorm, and snow can be seen on the ground in all scenes.
Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka" Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Félix Mayol performs The Trottins Polka (La Polka des Trottins, by A. Trebitsch and H. Christine) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy.
Panorama from Times Building, New York Trailer (1905)
11 April 1905
The camera is high above Manhattan near the top of the Times Building, pointing down.
Félix Mayol Performs "Indiscreet Questions" Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Felix Mayol performs a song, in colour.
Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy.
Faust Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Alice Guy directed a now lost phonoscene (film that relied on a chronophone sound recording that the actors in the film lip-synced with) version of Faust in 22 scenes(or short films) totaling 1245 meter of film.
Félix Mayol Performs "White Lilacs" Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Felix Mayol performs Théodore Botrel's 'Lilas-blanc'.
Esmeralda Trailer (1905)
01 December 1905
It was the first film version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Dismissal from Mass in Ljutomer Trailer (1905)
31 December 1905
1905 short film showing people walking down a Ljutomer street after mass.
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship Trailer (1905)
27 December 1905
An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.
The Regret Trailer (1905)
26 September 1905
A servant kills his miser master and buries his corpse. The murderer is haunted by the ghost of his victim.
The Sock Trailer (1905)
15 December 1905
A man dancing at a party finds one of his socks has fallen down. Retreating where no one can see him, he removes the offending item.
Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus Trailer (1905)
01 September 1905
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
Christian Martyrs Trailer (1905)
31 May 1905
Various scenes from New Testament and Old: Christian martyrdom under Roman rule, Daniel in the lion's den, and Belshazzar's vision of a floating hand spelling the end of his rule.
The Nihilist Trailer (1905)
27 March 1905
A happy Russian family is broken up when their patriarch is arrested for treason. His distraught wife joins the secret society of nihilists and is assigned to commit an act of terror.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Trailer (1905)
14 October 1905
The millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.
New York Subway Trailer (1905)
05 June 1905
The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track.
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India Trailer (1905)
05 December 1905
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
Automobile Accident Trailer (1905)
07 October 1905
A tramp is run over by a car and dismembered. Helpful passers-by reassemble him.
Empire State Express, the Second, Taking Water on the Fly Trailer (1905)
01 August 1905
The second Empire State Express, behind a 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive, demonstrates how to take water on the fly by scooping it out of a pan set between the railroad tracks.
Valencia's Flowers Battle Trailer (1905)
01 August 1905
Short documentary about this Valencian tradition directed by Ángel García Cardona.
Latina, Contortionist Trailer (1905)
22 May 1905
A woman wearing a light-colored leotard, gathered at the waist, and tights stands against a black background.
Solar Eclipse Trailer (1905)
30 August 1905
Spanish lost film about the 30 August 1905 solar eclipse.
Danse de l'éventail Trailer (1905)
28 October 1905
A variation on the popular Butterfly Dance, released in hand-colored and stenciled versions. The film has the catalogue number 2011 and was likely shot in 1897 but not screened in France until the 10th of December 1899.
Baby's Toilet Trailer (1905)
23 May 1905
Nothing to do with potties... Baby gets a good wash. In this charming Hepworth actuality film, a crisply uniformed, no-nonsense nurse bounces a baby girl on her lap before submerging the unsuspecting infant into a tub of soapy water.
Dingjun Mountain Trailer (1905)
28 December 1905
The first Chinese film ever made, a sung representation of Battle of Mount Dingjun.
An Improvised Fireworks Display Trailer (1905)
10 September 1905
On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.
Frightful Night Trailer (1905)
06 March 1905
A soldier attempts to rest at an inn, but his bed plays tricks on him, never giving the poor man a chance to sleep.
On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride Trailer (1905)
01 July 1905
Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full of snakes that got loose.
Lost, Stolen or Strayed Trailer (1905)
09 February 1905
A young woman is abducted and forced to beg from passers-by.
The Night Before Christmas Trailer (1905)
16 December 1905
On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.
The Enchanted Sedan Chair Trailer (1905)
21 July 1905
A fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned.
The Black Imp Trailer (1905)
27 January 1905
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
Saharet Performs the Bolero Trailer (1905)
01 January 1905
Saharet performs the bolero for Alice Guy.
The Celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Main Street in Bitola Trailer (1905)
18 September 1905
Early Balkan footage.
The Palace of the Arabian Nights Trailer (1905)
10 June 1905
A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs of ancient Araby.
Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room Trailer (1905)
09 May 1905
A young man leers through a peephole in the wall separating two dressing rooms, but he is caught, and is humiliated by his victims, two pretty ladies.
Spain Trailer (1905)
17 August 1905
This is a compilation of some of the films that Alice Guy filmed in Spain from mid-October to the end of November, 1905 (catalogue numbers 1371 to 1384) that were individually released in early 1906.
She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All Trailer (1905)
01 September 1905
A woman who hides her money in her stocking, only to be robbed of it.
First Night Out Trailer (1905)
22 July 1905
A young student goes to his father and asks for money. When this isn't enough he goes to his mother who gives him more.
Le Physicien mal récompensé Trailer (1905)
09 September 1905
A magician conjures up a fine meal for a poor man, and clothes him magnificently.... but what does he get out of it?
Images of China Trailer (1905)
08 May 1905
In Yunnan, at the end of the Qing dynasty, Auguste François, consul, photographer and amateur ethnographer documents, thanks to a camera provided by Léon Gaumont, scenes of daily life in the streets of Yunnanfu (now Kunming) , but also more exceptional events: a procession, a pagoda feast, a funeral, a performance of the Chinese theater.
Linotol Comp. Trailer (1905)
03 November 1905
A Danish commercial for Aktieselskabet Linotol-Kompagniet and linotol floor covering.
Fair Near "Holy Sunday" Church in Bitola Trailer (1905)
18 September 1905
A short prior to World War I film which captures festivities at a fair near a church in Bitola.
The Magician's Alms Trailer (1905)
01 October 1905
A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.
The Train Wreckers Trailer (1905)
27 November 1905
A romance between a railroad engineer and the switchman's daughter is nearly ruined by train wreckers who knock out the girl and leave her on the tracks to be run over.
Revolution in Russia Trailer (1905)
19 July 1905
A dramatization of the uprising in Odessa, Russia in 1905: A ship's crew, tired of being mistreated, mutinies and takes over their ship.
