1897 Movies

A cuirassier is courting a nanny; he has placed his helmet beside him. The baby, amused, puts the helmet on its head and leaves its cap in its place....

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

Boys diving into a river.

Comedy produced by the Lumière brothers society between 1896 and 1897 with unidentified direction.

Parade of artillerymen and teams of artillery pieces.

An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the ca...

Chasseurs Alpins are performing a bayonet assault exercise in four different directions.

This one is modelled on the painting by Paul Delaroche and is an extension of the stage act known as “tableau vivant”.

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his room--be...

Parade of several dragoons' squadrons.

Gymnasts perform various exercises on the trapeze and rings, then quickly give way to others.

“This film is remarkable in several respects. In the first place, it is full life-size. Secondly, it is the only accurate recent portrait of the great...

A man enters and pays homage to the lady standing before him. He turns away, and the lad takes off her clothes and reveals herself as a young man: Fre...

Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1897.