1909 Movies

On the slopes of the Lepini mountains, in the Lazio Apennines, extend the plain of the Pontine countryside and the marshes, before the reclamation in...

A man smokes a pipe and falling asleep causes a fire in a haystack. The owners chase him until they find him in the most cruel way.

Song from Operetta "Die Fledermaus"

Recreates a horrific lust-murder sequence from kabuki theatre, starring members of the Kasen Makamura all-girl troupe.

Early Pathecolor film

Using their Edison camera, the Corricks filmed Sports at Sea during their return trip to Australia on the White Star Line’s S.S. Runic following their...

The island of Sumatra is famous for its tobacco, as all lovers of the weed know. Its preparation, its growth and the various stages through which the...

Jim Flanders, a wealthy ranchman, has a beautiful daughter, Alice, who is loved by Tom Ripley, the foreman of the ranch. The match is objected to by F...

A true story of ante-Rebellion days.

Various views of the Palm Tree’s Ally, the Corcovado funicular and the high tide in Rio de Janeiro before Christ the Redeemer came to dominate the sc...

On 6 July the victory over the Schleswig-Holstein troupes during the 'Three Year War' (1848-1851) is celebrated in Fredericia.

Short documentary film on the beauty contest of children held at Torino. Some sequences are used in Peter Delpeut's Lyrisch nitraat.

A silhouette film of acrobatic mice.

The earthquake that, on December 28, 1908, destroyed Messina and Reggio Calabria attracted droves of camera operators. We are uncertain of the identit...

A travel documentary on Italy

Japanese horror movie from 1909.

A romanced version of the apparitions of Mary at Lourdes in 1856.

Documentary on Louis Blériot's 31 minute flight over the channel.

An early Miyamoto Musashi silent short film