MY MOVIES: SHORT FILMS 1894-1935 (DVD PIRATE)
Short films from 1894-1935
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- DirectorCecil M. HepworthStarsMay ClarkCecil M. HepworthIn one glorious point-of-view shot, a vehicle dashes full-speed into an ill-starred passer-by.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorCecil M. HepworthStarsCecil M. HepworthHenry LawleyAs two couples enjoy their evening promenade in a nice but rickety open motor car, without notice, an explosion blows the vehicle to smithereens.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorLewin FitzhamonCecil M. HepworthStarsBlairMay ClarkBarbara HepworthA dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorLewin FitzhamonA young couple are having a picnic with a chaperone who is determined to keep them separated. When she falls asleep, they see their chance to be together. They do this with the help of a trick that makes use of a nearby hedge.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorLewin FitzhamonStarsThurston HarrisGertie PotterAs an older man and a youth are eating at the table, the older man decides to amuse himself by using pepper to make the boy sneeze. Later, the boy retaliates by sneaking into the older man's room and putting pepper in his handkerchief, hairbrush, and clothing. But things quickly get out of hand when the sneezing that results begins to disrupt the whole town.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- A look at typical activities taking place in the Peek Frean factory: First, the workers get up steam, as supplies of milk and flour arrive. Sheets of dough are rolled, then cut, shaped, and readied for baking. The camera then continues to show further events throughout the work day.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- A coal miner says good-bye to his wife and children, and heads off to work. He reaches the mine, prepares his lamp, and then descends into the mine along with some other workers. As he and the others work inside the mine, the coal is sent to the surface, where others at the mining site are ready to process the coal and to prepare it for shipping.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- A hotel porter decides to spy on what his guests are doing in their rooms. But as all Peeping Toms are caught eventually, this one gets what he deserves. And it served him right.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorFerdinand ZeccaStarsJean LiézerBretteauFerdinand ZeccaA burglar is arrested for a murder. He is condemned to death. Before his execution the murderer dreams of his past, of how he was a bank clerk, then turned to crime. The criminal is then taken out of his cell, and a moment later is executed.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorSegundo de ChomónThe legend of Ali Baba and the forty thieves: Ali Baba discovers a hidden cave where a band of thieves have stored their enormous treasure. Cassim also learns about the cave, but he is caught by the thieves and put to death. Knowing that their secret has been found out, the thieves devise a trick in an attempt to kill Ali Baba and anyone else who might know about their hiding place.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorFerdinand ZeccaA well-dressed middle-aged man is enjoying a drink at a table with a pretty young woman. He flirts with her, and she seems not to mind his attentions. But is it all too good to be true?THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorLucien NonguetA dramatization of the uprising in Odessa, Russia in 1905: A ship's crew, tired of being mistreated, mutinies and takes over their ship. When they reach land, a sailor who died during the mutiny is made a martyr, inspiring an uprising in the city. Then the authorities decide to repress the revolt with a brutal show of force.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorGeorge Albert SmithTHE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorLouis J. GasnierA laundry man parks his horse-drawn cart to make a delivery. While he is inside, his horse sees a bag of oats and starts to eat them. By the time the man comes back outside, the horse has eaten a whole bag of oats, and has so much energy that he begins to race out of control.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- Two criminals lure a doctor away from his home with a phony note about a child's illness. After the doctor rushes off, the criminals break into his house and menace his wife and child. By the time the doctor realizes what has happened, his family faces a desperate situation.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorSegundo de ChomónExperimental color film that shows a magician and his assistant making objects and people appear and disappear. Then they stack up some blocks and a moving picture of a little girl appears on them.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- A line of giddy, possibly drunk men, dressed in Scottish highland outfits, perform a disorderly dance routine in front of a sign advertising the product of the title. This film is often described as the first filmed advertisement.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorEdwin S. PorterStarsEdward BouldenA woman being fitted for shoes exposes her ankle to the shoe clerk, who is intrigued. He kisses her, but her chaperone hits him with her umbrella.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorWallace McCutcheonEdwin S. PorterStarsJack BrawnThe fiend faces the spectacular mind-bending consequences of his free-wheeling rarebit binge.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 3
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsThrough a rapid succession of drawings, ingenious disguises and soft dissolves, the director portrays a quick-sketch artist who transforms to various characters according to the static outlines on his chalkboard.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA cook has his hands full with three mischievous devils, who pop in and out of his kitchen.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsAs we are treated with a rare appearance from a true master of the miraculous Asian thaumaturgy, a fine display of multiplication commences, and a serene young geisha completes the enchantment. What does the Chinese conjurer have in mind?THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsThe king of France receives a marvelous fan. The fan opens to reveal plain lace. This lace becomes pictures of women which then come to life an move in unison as their clothing changes.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsWith a brand-new deck of playing cards in his hand, an elegantly-attired thaumaturge, by fire and the pure power of illusion, transforms a plain nine of spades card into a full-size Queen of Hearts.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA fine magician of the Royal Court materialises an elegant attire from a transparent glass container, and then, a refined dandy appears, as an ornate palanquin is summoned. Now, what does the illusionist have in mind?THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsDespite all methods of instantaneously masking a clandestine gambling den's shady activities, the risk of getting caught is high, especially when the police thirsts for success. But, sometimes, indulging in pure fun is just too tempting.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsHenri VilbertA wall full of advertising posters comes to life.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsMlle. BodsonManuelGeorges MélièsAs the clock strikes twelve, a weary astronomer attempts to answer the impertinent enquiries of his young students by scrutinising an impending lunar eclipse, as an effeminate and delicate moon caresses the mighty sun's hungry cosmic rays.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsSound asleep in his comfortable armchair next to a high-pressure retort, a mystic silver-haired alchemist can't even notice the strange manifestations emerging from the vessel's bottom. Is this a dream, or a cornucopia of secreted desires?THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA hawker demonstrates his glue's exceptional qualities; however, a pair of policemen shut him down. Bent on revenge, he goes to extreme lengths for justice, but it's a risky action, and one could easily get a taste of his own medicine.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsFernande AlbanyGeorges MélièsAn eccentric photographer demonstrates the wonders of technology to a couple who want to be photographed by his innovative wireless procedure that accents one's inner personality. Are they prepared for the harsh truth of the camera's eye?THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsFernande AlbanyJehanne d'AlcyUsing every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 4
- DirectorFerdinand ZeccaA policeman spots a dog stealing a piece of meat from a butcher's shop, and gives chase. Soon several more policemen have joined the pursuit. But the chase does not turn out as the policemen expect.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- DirectorArturo AmbrosioLuigi MaggiStarsAlberto CapozziLydia De RobertiMirra PrincipiRoman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- DirectorJean DurandStarsErnest BourbonRaymond AimosBerthe DagmarThe only way Onésime could think of to get his inheritance quicker was to set the clocks forward. Surprise: the whole world starts speeding up wildly.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- 19117mNot Rated7.1 (1.9K)ShortDirectorWinsor McCayJ. Stuart BlacktonStarsWinsor McCayJohn BunnyMaurice CostelloCartoon figures announce, via comic strip balloons, that they will move - and move they do, in a wildly exaggerated style.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- DirectorAlice GuyStarsLee BeggsBlanche CornwallA recent immigrant learns several hard lessons about how husbands in America are expected to behave.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsDorothy BernardWilfred LucasAlfred PagetSome tramps assault the telegraph office trying to rob $2000 delivered by train. The telegraphist girl, trying to help, telegraphs the next station and then the men are captured.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsMabel NormandFred MaceNick CogleyAt a farm near Bangville, the young daughter see strangers in the barn. She quickly rushes to the house and calls the police. The police engage in a haphazard rush across the countryside to get there in time.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderDelphine RenotJane RenouardtAn elegant dandy - he of suit, vest, tie, and top hat - ignores his wife at dinner in favor of his newspaper, so she tearfully leaves him and returns home to mother. He is ecstatic, dancing a jig at the prospect of new-found freedom, but after a series of disasters as he washes up the dishes, shops and cooks, makes his bed and tries to get a night's sleep, then looks unsuccessfully for his tie in the morning, he's at his wit's end and the place is in shambles. Will his better half return?THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 5
- StarsWilliam McKinleyIda McKinleyEarlena Rixey"Showing the Presdient with Mrs. McKinley, Dr. Rixey and wife, at the Summit House, Mt. Tom."THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- DirectorThomas CrahanDuring the Alaska gold rush, one way to reach the Klondike was over the Chilkoot Pass. A stationary camera is placed to see a ways down the curving trail. A pack train comes into view and passes in front of us, led by a man on horseback. Eight loaded mules follow, then another cowboy on horseback and a man walking, then eight more laden mules, another cowboy, then nine more mules, a cowboy, and still the pack train stretches as far as the eye can see. A solitary man watches from atop a hillock.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- DirectorJ.B. SmithThis short film shows a panoramic view of Manhattan Island, as it appeared in 1903. The island is viewed from the North River (Hudson River), and the view moves down the west side of the island towards The Battery. Both the waterfront and the skyline behind it are shown.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- Railroad from Georgetown to Silver Plume, Colorado.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- DirectorRobert K. BonineFootage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included. We see fire raging. We see burned-out buildings, piles of rubble, and buildings with only one wall standing. People stand and watch; others walk purposely through the debris. A carriage passes; the camera pans the desolation. A horse-drawn cart is laden with a family's remaining possessions. A sign hangs outside one building: "A little disfigured but still in business. Men Wanted."THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- We see a working dog, a beggar's dog, a shepherd's dog, and a milkman's dog. The working dog is locked inside a large wire wheel; the dog runs inside the wheel, turning it to run a machine. The beggar's dog pulls its legless master, who's sitting on a low cart, down the street. The shepherd's dog keeps a flock of at least 20 sheep in a tight circle. The milkman's dog pulls a cart on which is mounted a large cylinder of milk. A lad leads the dog to a house with a Dutch door; the top half of the door opens, and the lady of the house hands out a pitcher that the boy fills as the dog waits.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- DirectorJoseph-Louis MundwillerThis is another one of our famous scenic films which is a revelation of the beauties of the historic Russian city, showing it clad in a blanket of snow and giving us a good view of the many points of interest in and about the place. We get a good view of the famous old Kremlin from different angles, then a view of the city taken from one of the high towers. Next we see Petrovsky Park and some of the main thoroughfares during a heavy blizzard in which the inhabitants go about well muffled up and seemingly undaunted by the severe cold atmosphere.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1|
- StarsM. CodyMr. Cody arrives by carriage, walks to a barn, and slides open the doors to reveal a large biplane. He pulls it out of the hanger. One man checks the engine while another starts the propeller. Four men push the plane into position for taxi and take-off. Cody takes his seat and puts on heavy leather gloves. Then, the long take-off begins as Cody steers the plane through a relatively flat, grassy field. It lifts for a brief flight and then falls to earth. One man walks Cody back toward the barn while the plane's builders inspect the extensive damage.THE MOVIES BEGIN: A TREASURY OF EARLY CINEMA 1894-1913 VOL. 1
- DirectorWinsor McCayStarsWinsor McCayA hungry mosquito spots and follows a man on his way home. The mosquito slips into the room where the man is sleeping, and gets ready for a meal. His first attempts startle the man and wake him up, but the mosquito is very persistent.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayStarsWinsor McCayGeorge McManusRoy L. McCardellThe cartoonist, Winsor McCay, brings the Dinosaurs back to life in the figure of his latest creation, Gertie the Dinosaur.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayStarsWinsor McCayAn animated dramatization of the notorious World War I German torpedoing of the ocean liner, Lusitania.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayA female centaur (a creature half-human and half-horse) enters a clearing in the woods, and picks some flowers. She is soon met by a male centaur, and the two then romance each other. They then seek parental consent for their union.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayFragment from an unreleased film that was presumably produced between 1918 and 1921. In it, Gertie the dinosaur encounters the modern era. She has an encounter with a cable car and tells her dinosaur friends about it.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayCircus owner Flip entertains with balancing tricks and then tames an exotic beast.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayAfter eating a cheese cake, a hobo falls asleep and dreams of a vaudeville show performed by bugs.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayAfter eating a rarebit, a man has an odd dream in which his wife takes in a strange-looking animal that eats everything in sight and keeps growing until it threatens the entire city.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorWinsor McCayAfter eating rarebit, a woman has a strange dream in which her husband converts their home into a flying machine to escape having to pay the exorbitant interest on the mortgage. It takes them around the world and to the moon.WINSOR MCCAY: THE MASTER EDITION
- DirectorHal RoachStarsHarold LloydBebe Daniels'Snub' PollardYoung playwright spends his last cent to pay the rent of struggling actress in a theatrical boarding house. Pursuing her, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big, just before a police raid.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 2
- DirectorHal RoachStarsHarold Lloyd'Snub' PollardBebe DanielsBilly Blazes confronts Crooked Charley, who has been ruling the town of Peaceful Vale through fear and violence.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 2
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisAnna Mae BilsonA young man, unaccustomed to children, must accompany a young girl on a train trip.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 2
- DirectorHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisRoy BrooksA tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 2
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisRoy BrooksA man hits the streets with a scheme to keep his fiancé from losing her job, however, things quickly go from bad to worse.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 3
- DirectorAlfred J. GouldingHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisWally HoweAfter numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 3
- DirectorHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisFred McPhersonThe comic adventures of a new car owner.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 3
- DirectorHal RoachFred C. NewmeyerStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisRoy BrooksWhile at an amusement park, two men try to win the heart of a young lady. They compete with each other while attempting to find her runaway dog, and they race to ask her mother's permission to take her up in a hot air balloon.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 3
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisAggie HerringAn ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 3
- DirectorHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisNoah YoungComic adventures of newlyweds and children.THE HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY COLLECTION VOLUME 3
- DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsLouise BrooksJack ShuttaWilliam B. DavidsonA driver on a non-stop race from New York to San Francisco gets detoured to Hollywood, where he winds up working as a publicity man for a movie studio and assigned to revive the career of a beautiful but fading star.DIARY OF A LOST GIRL
- DirectorMonte BriceStarsW.C. FieldsAllan BennettWilliam BlackJ. Effingham Bellweather plays golf despite many slapstick setbacks.W.C. FIELDS: 6 SHORT FILMS - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
- DirectorEdwin MiddletonStarsW.C. FieldsMarian WestLarry WestfordTwo romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love.W.C. FIELDS: 6 SHORT FILMS - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
- DirectorArthur RipleyStarsW.C. FieldsMarjorie KaneElise CavannaA henpecked but stoic pharmacist tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family.
- DirectorClyde BruckmanStarsW.C. FieldsRosemary ThebyGeorge ChandlerThe prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."W.C. FIELDS: 6 SHORT FILMS - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
- DirectorArthur RipleyStarsW.C. FieldsElise CavannaHarry WatsonAn inept barber maintains his good-humored optimism in his small town shop despite having a hen-pecking harridan for a wife and a total lack of tonsorial skill.W.C. FIELDS: 6 SHORT FILMS - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
- DirectorLeslie PearceStarsW.C. FieldsMarjorie KaneArnold GrayAn unconventional dentist deals with a variety of eccentric and difficult patients in slapstick fashion.W.C. FIELDS: 6 SHORT FILMS - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
- DirectorJean VigoStarsJean DastéRobert le FlonLouis LefebvreIn a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the direction on a celebration day.