1896 Movies

A Japanese veil dance is performed

Seen but not heard? Three children get up to mischief after their mother puts them to bed in this Victorian entertainment. This was one of numerous va...

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

Governor Thomas Lord Brassey and his entourage walk past, under the watchful eye of the police and the cheers of the crowd.

A small boat, with three men aboard, is shaken by the backwash.

Parade of an engineering regiment.

A woman dances - preserved in flipbook form.

Hand-color. Silent. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/301943

Arrival of a railway train.

The first Dutch fictional film. This very short silent slapstick comedy featured famous Dutch comedians Lion Solser and Piet Hesse. Considered lost.

Campinos on horseback drive small herds of cattle through the vast area of the traditional fair, before prospective buyers.

Made in 1896 during the flat racing season (March-October) at Stockton Racecourse, a former horse racing venue in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, U...

A Serpentine dance performance, possibly featuring Loie Fuller (though the record is unclear). While the film is lost, there is a new digital version...