1904 Movies

A comedic short about taking unpleasant medicine.

The only known film footage of Marcel Proust (identified by Canadian professor Jean-Pierre Sirois-Trahan around 100 years after the shooting of the fi...

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

1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

A magician and some assistants put up a series of posters of music hall acts in a frame. Then the magician brings each poster to life.

Boy swimmers upset a bench and throw lovers into a stream.

Opens with a European-American woman posing on a pedestal, dressed in a white body leotard with a sash tied at her hips. Marshall continues with vario...

The background of this picture represents a scene along the beautiful river Seine in Paris. A gentleman enters, and taking a blackboard from the side...

A location actuality filmed in Philadelphia (May 27–28, 1904) documenting the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association’s championships: sprint and field...

Two young girls in Ukrainian costume perform a dance near a palm tree in a garden.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A charming example of the Pathe stencil system of colour films, also using superimposition.

A prefect is converted to Christianity and dies in the arena with his lover.

An inquisitor and two of his henchmen burn a woman at the stake. An angel intervenes.

This film depicts the Biblical scenes when Joseph is sold by his brothers and taken to Egypt, where he finally landed in jail. He explains to his fell...

The stages that a caterpillar goes through, from larvae to chrysalis, to become a butterfly.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A Japanese-set magic show. There is a lot of visual trickery on display, ending with an amazing effect using reverse footage and superimposing/project...

The film depicts the assassination of the Russian minister in charge of the secret police. The bombing assault against the Chief of Police, Von Plèhve...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.