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The story of two orphaned girls.

A man who fears the influenza microbe buys an antiseptic spray from a pharmacist. On his way home, he insists on spraying everyone he encounters,...

A woman attorney is seen in her apartment with her poor henpecked husband, who is more like her man servant than her better half. She is so taken up...

In this one-reel comedy, the Purotin Family throws the theater into chaos and confusion.

Chrysis, a Greek priestess, is being fanned by her servant, who helps her get dressed before they both walk off.

A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human...

The carrot caterpillar hides among and feeds on the leafy foliage in carrot fields. A man demonstrates how difficult it is to detect and remove them...

Jean Comandon, pioneer of microcinematography, recorded this time-lapse film in c. 1910, using a ultramicroscope. The film show living spiral shaped...

Simple line drawings undergoing the usual transformations so beloved of French filmmaker Emile Cohl.

Prince Algabert, upholding the traditions of his forefathers, wages a ceaseless feud against the house of Rodembourg, whose reigning lord has one...

Nick Winter solves the mystery of theft commited in a rentier's house.

At an island penal institution, new prisoners are brought in one-by-one, and introduced to the harsh realities of prison life. They are put in...

On the theater stage, a magician makes appear and disappear his partners

A couple’s fight over dinner leads to spiralling domestic abuse that spreads all over town. (MoMA)

A magician charms a caterpillar and turns it into a butterfly woman.

A beautiful seductive fairy makes gentle winged creatures appear.

Through an invisible keyhole, the viewer peeps at the leisure activities of a carefree group of noblewomen who enjoy the water, as well as a hearty...

To reassure his fans, Max Linder has been filming with his family at his place of convalescence...

This is a frustrating watch as there looks to be some great filmmaking there, but a number of scenes (including the beginning and end) are missing,...