29 November 1905 Factual 5 mins
Prince Charles of Denmark, who was recently elected by a plebiscite of the Norwegian people as King of Norway, and whose election has been confirmed by the Storthing, has decided to assume the title of King Haakon the Seventh.
Watch the official The Reception of King Haakon in Kristiania 1905 trailer in HD below.
Håkon VII as Himself
N.E. Sterner Director
Sweden 29 November 1905
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1905:
14 October 1905
The millionaire's child is kidnapped. Sherlock Holmes after many thrilling adventures and narrow escapes rescues the child.
01 September 1905
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
22 May 1905
A woman wearing a light-colored leotard, gathered at the waist, and tights stands against a black background.
31 December 1905
1905 short film showing people walking down a Ljutomer street after mass.
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.
10 September 1905
On a city street, a number of men take advantage of an old drunken bum.
05 December 1905
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
26 September 1905
A servant kills his miser master and buries his corpse. The murderer is haunted by the ghost of his victim.
11 April 1905
The camera is high above Manhattan near the top of the Times Building, pointing down.
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