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A magician's trick.

The troops ride their horses from the right edge of the frame to the left edge of the frame. It's among the simplest of actualities, since the...

A street scene.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

A nanny quits her job, and convinces all the other nannies in the apartment building to go out on strike. The strike spreads to the city, with...

A man plays with three young women at the beach while his wife is alseep.

A monkey and his trainer do acrobatics in a small enclosure.

Silent film.

"It is the eternal story of marriage where at first you swear to love each other forever (honeymoon). Then, as the years pass, habit and indifference...

A woman considers what she should do. Fortune telling using cards? No, the palms of the hands! You don't have to shell out for a pack of cards, and...

Pathé comedy short

Three boys are playing in the garden while mama is darning socks. They sneak off to head to the seashore. They find a boat which a fisher has left...

Jeannot sees a lithograph of a ballet dancer and decides he wants one of them and heads to the big city. Jeanette decides she can be one and likewise...

A man in the park gets into a fight with a nurse. One leg is broken, and he goes to a surgery, where it is sawed off. At this point the movie...

A soldier steals his officer's money and asks the music-hall singer he is mad about to run awy with him.

In a medium long shot, we see a view of the Seine, with some logs floating. Perhaps they are rubbish. Swimmers enter from the right, get as far as...