The best movies 1897

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his...

A woman is troubled by a flea. In order to find him, she gradually takes her dresses off.

Two duelists, armed with pistols, open fire: one of them is hit and collapses. First aid is given to him, while the other is taken away.

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners.

Not much is known about this film except that it was shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin. Presumably produced by Eugène Pirou

Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

Young girls engage in a pillow fight until it is broken up by the headmistress. A number of young ladies, in their night robes, are having a frolic,...

"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).

Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.

Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is discovered, and the penalty exacted from one of the group...

A group of four children, circle dancing.

Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Traffic of pedestrians, carts and trams on a Washington avenue.

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely...

The first Venezuelan film. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Zulia on 28 January 1897 as the second in a film block of four; the...

The second Venezuelan film produced. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 28 January 1897. The film shows a group of...

Several young and cheerful children share at Cavancha Beach, while a couple begins to dance a cueca.

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.

Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.

Arguably the first film to be produced in Galicia (Spain).

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

Second part of the film about people exiting the Church of the Pillar. A few days after shooting 'Salida de misa de doce del Pilar', Jimeno decides...

Filming of the waves in Orzán Beach, Galicia (Spain).

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.