1916 Movies

Japanese horror movie from 1916.

A Krazy Kat short.

A Krazy Kat comedy with Ignats and a few accessories such as a piece of cheese and a sheet of fly-paper.

A Krazy Kat short.

Another early and all-but-forgotten film was produced in Texas by famed cattleman Charles Goodnight at his JA Ranch in the Panhandle in 1916. Goodnigh...

Brief documentation of the preparations for the launch of a reconnaissance balloon, and then the take-off itself. This takes place on a lake in a snow...

A chunky British man (actually looks like John Bull) is seen preparing a strange tank / armoured vehicle for battle - he cranks it up with a handle....

Seven rolls of raw and strong recordings of different military forces during the first world war.

To popularize the idea of automobile travel, Ford Motor Company produced Ford Educational Weekly, a film magazine distributed free to theaters. One 19...

German propaganda film about the importance of buying war bonds.

The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El To...

Contest between English girls and Belgian refugee girls. Game is part of a sports day at a home for recuperating wounded soldiers.

Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Montmartre's kids, was filmed on the Parisian hill, which with its height, light, and cheap rents was home to such artists as Renoir, Degas, Cezanne,...

Documentary about a military innovation.

Travelogue released on December 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This film of an expedition to Borneo claims to be the first motion picture taken in Borneo. Footage includes diamond fields in Dutch Borneo, scenes of...

A peek into the Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a treasure trove of medieval beauty.