Most Viewed Year 1898 - 1

Scene of the last supper.

Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.

There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating...

Passage of a Shintoist procession, whose members carry banners and lanterns, somewhere in Kyoto.

Satan conjures a vision of a girl, for whom an old man signs a pact and is made young. This is a lost film from George Albert Smith

He sits asleep at a bare table; old witch enters, raps three times, then disappears; cavalier sees table spread for a sumptuous repast....

Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to life. The man expresses great love and desire for her, but...

Man dresses up as a woman, and the film is reversed.

An adaptation of the folk tale.

A hypnotist tricks his patients.

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only...

Pedestrian and rickshaws traffic on Shijo Kobashi bridge, in Kyoto.

The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then...

Staging of the title event.

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

Félicien Trewey mimes Pierrot being harassed in his sleep by a fly.

Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor.