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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...

In front of a portico, a music teacher teaches music theory to a group of young women, including Julienne Mathieu. A piano stands on the right side....

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

Coming to visit a girl, Max presents himself as a pedicurist.

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,...

This is in poor condition and the hand colouring is a little rough around the edges compared to the others, but it contains some impressive...

An artist settles down on a folding stool right in the middle of the street and starts playing. Soon enough, objects of all sorts are thrown from the...

A diver jumps into a body of water-- and then comes right back out! This film should not be confused with Segundo de Chomón's remake of the...

A man hides his valuables under his mattress before going to sleep, blissfully unaware of the two burglars on his roof.

Apparently inspired by the antics of Harry Houdini, Slippery Jim opens in the office of a police commissioner to whom a rather cocky villain is...

Max, who fears dogs, is chased by them through the city, over walls, and even up a chimney and onto a roof.

On a dock, men and women are bustling about. The fish is unloaded and brought to the covered market. The fish merchants gut the fish with dexterity,...

"Max quarrels so with his wife that the lady leaves him. Our hero then attempts to do his own cooking, etc. He buys a fowl, but it proves to be still...

Colorized Fireworks

In March, an ambitious film project titled 1905 was launched, and the 27-year-old Sergei Eisenstein was called on to direct it. The idea was to...

This most interesting picture shows how the experienced horticulturist cultivates his dahlias and it tells its story so plainly that any one after...

A portrait of the French city of Lourdes.