American Mutoscope and Biograph Company Movie Trailers
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The Mischievous Monkey Trailer (1897)
01 January 1897
"This is a very laughable scene. A guest in a hotel who has retired, is disturbed in his slumbers by a monkey, which enters through the window and goes through a series of queer antics.
A Kentucky Feud Trailer (1905)
07 November 1905
A fictionalized account of the Hatfields and the McCoys.
Love Me, Love My Dog Trailer (1903)
28 August 1903
A young man is courting his lady fair with the handicap of a toy poodle dog between them. The girl seems to prefer the dog, and when the young man is bitten on the finger that completes his vexation.
Birth of the Pearl Trailer (1901)
01 June 1901
In this picture there is a limited amount of action in the pose. As the curtains are drawn aside the shell appears shut.
Fights of Nations Trailer (1907)
02 March 1907
The film is several vignettes of slap stick presentation of racial stereotypes. We are treated to murderous Mexicans, conniving Jews, brawling Irish, bloodthirsty Scots, an Indian, and even Uncle Sam.
At the French Ball Trailer (1908)
30 June 1908
A husband finishes packing a suitcase, and then says good-bye to his wife. As soon as he is gone, the wife has her maid help her to dress for a costume ball.
The Hero of Liao-Yang Trailer (1904)
22 September 1904
Several Japanese youths are playing various games and enjoying some refreshments outdoors when a military courier arrives.
Charlie Wanted the Earth Trailer (1899)
01 May 1899
A couple are making love beneath the window of a cranky old gentleman. There is a handsome window garden above them filled with plants and flowers.
The French Duel Trailer (1909)
10 May 1909
Alphonse and Gaston get into an argument over cocktails and agree to a duel.
The Heathen Chinese and the Sunday School Teachers Trailer (1904)
08 January 1904
A couple of Sunday school teachers invite Chinese laundry workers to their session. In return the Chinese invite them to an opium den, where the devout schoolmarms quickly abandon their morals!
Bubbles! Trailer (1904)
02 February 1904
Three girls in evening costumes seated about a table blowing bubbles. As the bubbles are formed the young ladies drop them on the table and blow them across the surface.
Pity the Blind, No. 2 Trailer (1904)
02 February 1904
A small stage has a backdrop of a city street, sidewalks, a park, and buildings. From stage right, a boy leads a blind man onto the stage, helps him kneel with his hat and cane in front of him.
Me and Jack Trailer (1898)
01 August 1898
A little girl and her dog have an accident at the Shrewsbury River in New Jersey.
The Boy In The Barrel Trailer (1903)
13 July 1903
A small boy is smoking his first cigarette in the door-yard of a cottage. Fearing detection, he jumps into a barrel.
Spike, the Bag-Punching Dog Trailer (1897)
01 December 1897
"This active little animal has made a great hit wherever he has appeared on the vaudeville stage. A large bag is suspended by a cord so that it is just out of reach of his nose.
Man Overboard! 'Indiana' Trailer (1903)
13 November 1903
The USS Indiana stages a rescue operation of a crewman that's fallen overboard.
Ocean Greyhounds Trailer (1897)
27 December 1897
'The 'Nordland,' and 'Teutonic,' two well-known transatlantic steamers proceeding out of New York Harbor at full speed, bound for their trip across the Atlantic ocean.
Little Willie in Mischief Again Trailer (1899)
26 April 1899
The cook in the kitchen leaves a pan of potatoes while she answers the door bell. Willie takes advantage of her absence to put the potatoes in the refrigerator and fill the pan with water, putting it up on the cupboard.
The Battle of the Yalu Trailer (1904)
29 March 1904
Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.
In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida Trailer (1905)
13 February 1905
Diving in the Swimming Pool at Palm Beach, Florida.
A Windy Day on the Roof Trailer (1904)
05 April 1904
A woman is hanging out wash on a roof. Below the edge of the roof, a man peers up at her while painting the eaves.
The Society Raffles Trailer (1905)
07 December 1905
A man in black tie and tails enters a high-society parlor where a settee sits beneath an open window.
The Maniac Barber Trailer (1899)
25 August 1899
This scene is laid in a barber shop. A customer enters and takes his seat in the chair. The barber places the cloth about his neck, sharpens his razor, and then goes mad.
The Widow and the Only Man Trailer (1904)
02 January 1904
Only women are at a resort, until one man arrives. He woos a pretty young widow, and wins her.
The Baby and the Puppies Trailer (1904)
09 August 1904
A large size view of a pretty baby playing with half-dozen little puppies on the sand at the seashore.
The Tunnel Workers Trailer (1906)
15 November 1906
Two tunnel workers are fighting over the wife of one, who's also involved with the other. Suddenly an explosion occurs.
A Yard of Puppies Trailer (1903)
28 August 1903
Showing six black French poodle pups jumping over a plank to get at their dinner and then eating voraciously.
The Barnstormers Trailer (1905)
16 November 1905
A low-rent traveling theater troupe performs a very bad version of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. The theater manager steals the box office proceeds and the performers have to walk back to New York.
Beyond the Danger Line Trailer (1904)
28 July 1904
It's another crowded day in the water at Coney Island, with people shoving small boats out of the way so they can have enough room the splash about in the water next to the half million or so other people trying to get away from the crowds.
Rube in an Opium Joint Trailer (1905)
28 June 1905
Four people, two women and two men, can be seen reclining in the bunks of an artist's conception of a Chinese opium den.
Duel Scene, "By Right of Sword" Trailer (1904)
16 January 1904
[A]n excerpt from the novel by a chap named Marchmont in which the hero, a fellow with the heroic name of Hamylton Tregethner attempts to dissuade a fellow soldier from insisting on a sword duel for some unexplained offence.
Pull Down the Curtain, Susie Trailer (1904)
12 January 1904
It's clearly set in a studio set and people are walking about on the "street" in front of a window. A woman enters the window frame, and pulls off her blouse, then a couple of other items of undergarments, while a young man pauses to look.
Play Ball on the Beach Trailer (1906)
01 June 1906
Stage set with painted backdrop of ocean & pier. Two women in bathing suits with broom, one catches & other swings.
A Busy Day for the Corset Models Trailer (1904)
11 February 1904
Several young women stand on a pedestal and remove one garment at a time until there is a large pile of clothing beside them.
The Bustle in the Narrow Door Trailer (1904)
29 March 1904
This farce is built around the efforts and frustrations of a woman who attempts to get through a narrow door while wearing a hoopskirt.
An Execution by Hanging Trailer (1905)
12 December 1905
Hangman brings criminal to gallows, places hood on head, priest prays.
Shut Up! Trailer (1902)
29 August 1902
A man is annoyed by his wife and solves the problem in an unusual way.
The Boys, Still Determined, Try It Again on Foxy Grandpa, with the Same Result Trailer (1902)
23 May 1902
On a set of a garden at the side of a house, the boys are conspiring to play a trick on Foxy Grandpa.
The Price of a Kiss Trailer (1899)
01 June 1899
A woman barber is putting the finishing touches on a customer, who is so pleased with the operation that he puts his arms around her and kisses her.
Changing the Flag at Puerto Rico Trailer (1898)
01 January 1898
A staged actuality attributed to the Biograph Company, produced during the Spanish–American War. The film depicts a Jack Tar climbing a mast in Puerto Rico, tearing down the Spanish flag, and replacing it with the American Stars and Stripes.
The Summer Boarders Trailer (1905)
19 August 1905
A city family goes to the shore for a vacation, but everything goes wrong.
A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre Trailer (1904)
22 March 1904
This short, otherwise unremarkable feature is of some interest because of the way that it unabashedly caters to the tastes that it perceived in its audiences.
The Swimming Class Trailer (1904)
27 July 1904
It is obvious that the cameraman placed his equipment close to the edge of a seashore. A large number of children followed by bathers can be seen running into the surf from behind the camera position.
Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium Trailer (1906)
01 November 1906
A young man is hired as a guard for an insane asylum. Immediately the inmates start harassing him and he flees.
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Trailer (1906)
26 May 1906
Biograph's reconstitution of the 1905 eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
Mr. Jack is Caught in the Dressing Room Trailer (1904)
29 March 1904
We see three pretty actresses in a surprisingly spacious and clean dressing room, backstage at a theatre.
The Great Jewel Mystery Trailer (1905)
23 October 1905
A group of thieves are building a fake coffin as part of a plan to steal a jewel case filled with extravagant and expensive gems.
The Waif; or, Out in the Street Trailer (1904)
06 April 1904
A poor woman abandons her younger baby on the steps of a rich couple's house. She returns home to find herself evicted and her older child missing.
The Serenaders Trailer (1899)
20 May 1899
Two grotesque minstrels are seen playing beneath a fair lady's window. She appears, and encourages one of them.
As Seen on the Curtain Trailer (1904)
21 January 1904
A woman in a dressing gown peeks out her window and then pulls down the shade. She then takes off the gown and proceeds to put on clothes, offering a salacious hint.
The Paymaster Trailer (1906)
28 June 1906
A payroll clerk is framed by a man competing with him for the attentions of a mill girl.
Lifting the Lid Trailer (1905)
12 July 1905
The film was made up of photographs of interior sets combined with exteriors to establish the beginning and the end of the film.
The Boys Help Themselves to Foxy Grandpa's Cigars Trailer (1902)
23 May 1902
On the set of a garden, the boys are sitting on a bench and smoking a cigar until apparently they become ill.