Deutsche Mutoskop und Biograph (DMB)
The Flying Train 1902
The Flying Train depicts a ride on a suspended railway. The footage is almost as impressive as the feat of engineering it captures. For many years our curators believed our Mutoscope rolls were slightly shrunken 70mm film, but they were actually shot on Biograph’s proprietary 68mm stock. Formats like Biograph’s 68mm and Fox’s 70mm Grandeur are of particular interest to researchers visiting the Film Study Center because the large image area affords stunning visual clarity and quality, especially compared to the more standard 35mm or 16mm stocks.
What Belongs to Darkness 1922
What Belongs to Darkness (German: Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Karl Etlinger, Erra Bognar, and Fritz Kortner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Columbus.
Between Evening and Morning 1923
A traumatized man returning home from war discovers that his wife has slipped into the underclass.
In a German Bath 1899
Women bathing in a german bath.
In the Friedrichstrasse 1899
The busy Frederick Street in Berlin.
Auch Faulheit kann von Nutzen sein 1913
In a twist on the “Baby Incubator” phenomenon of the age, a fall into a slop pit gives a heavyweight farmer the power to incubate chicken eggs on his belly, much to the delight and advantage of his neighbors.
A Trip through Berlin 1910
Actuality scenes of Berlin circa 1910.
The Highway 1913
Prison break. A murderer seeks refuge inside a barn.
Theodor Körner 1914
Flottenmarsch 1908
German Tonbild.
Bi-centennial Jubilee Parade 1902
A splendid view of the color companies of the Gardes Regiments passing in review before Emperor William and his royal guests in front of the Zeughaus, Berlin, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent 1903
Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in 'standard Edison gauge' (35mm) at a total length of 620ft, which included both ascent and descent. The surviving combined 35mm footage (from 68mm originals) equals 519ft.
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent 1903
Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in 'standard Edison gauge' (35mm) at a total length of 620ft, which included both ascent and descent. The surviving combined 35mm footage (from 68mm originals) equals 519ft.
Der flotte Bursche 1908
Only the visual elements are known to survive from this 1908 recording of a duet from Franz von Suppe's early one-act operetta. As is usual with these recordings, the principal performers take center stage, face the camera directly, and let fly. There are other cast members in the background, providing a drunken chorus.
Durchkreuzte Pläne 1912
Die Macht des Walzers 1907
In the first scene, a gentleman invites a lady to a ball, in the second they are dancing after the ball in a restaurant - slightly drunk - with the resulting consequences for the restaurant.
The Battleship 'Odin' 1900
A German warship.
German Lancers 1899
Military parade in Germany.
Emperor and Empress of Germany 1899
A military parade through Berlin.