The Black Imp 1905
A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.
Xyoo 1905
Esmeralda 1905
It was the first film version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The Capture of Roma 1905
The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.
Boys' Home in Ahmednagar 1905
What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog 1905
A portrait of the Dam family.
The Burglar's Slide for Life 1905
A burglar escapes from the apartment he's robbing by sliding down the clothesline, but in the end he's caught by the family dog.
Flight of the Large Blue Fly 1905
Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.
Rescued by Rover 1905
A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.
The Night Before Christmas 1905
On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship 1905
An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.
Le cireur distrait 1905
A man stops to have his shoes polished by a young boy. A woman, passing by, has her garter slip to the ground. She replaces it, raising her skirt to do so; the boy is distracted.
The Celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Main Street in Bitola 1905
Early Balkan footage.
King of Dollars 1905
A magician shows tricks with money.
The Scheming Gambler's Paradise 1905
A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a mercantile establishment when the cops stage a raid.
Dranem Performs The True Jiu-Jitsu 1905
Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Dranem, who was then filmed "lip singing". Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebrities in France: Polin, Félix Mayol, and Dranem.
The Palace of the Arabian Nights 1905
A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs of ancient Araby. Guided by the mysterious Khalafar, the troupe (alongside him go some cowardly scholars) encounter skeletons, fire-breathing lizards, and mirages on their journey through the lower world.
A Veterinary Station 1905
Early Balkan footage.
Coney Island at Night 1905
A panorama of Coney Island, taken at night: the camera sweeps across the scene from a vantage point well above the area. It then moves in for closer views of Dreamland and Luna Park.
New York Subway 1905
The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially constructed work car on a parallel track. At the time of filming, the subway was only seven months old, having opened on October 27, 1904. The ride begins at 14th Street (Union Square) following the route of today's east side IRT, and ends at the old Grand Central Station, built by Cornelius Vanderbuilt in 1869. The Grand Central Station in use today was not completed until 1913.
