The best movies 1904

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes...

Some cowboys of the Wild West Show saddle bronchos not without difficulties.

An abridged story of the triumphs and trials of Christopher Columbus, told in eight scenes.

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1904.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A magician conjures up a mermaid while fishing.

A singing "baby" backed by a chorus line of fellow "babies".

A remake of Edwin S. Porter's film of the same title.

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...

The 280 different views comprising this series depict sights along a route over the most important thoroughfares of London, not merely showing street...

An artist is painting a sunrise at sea. After a few finishing touches he stands back and admires the painting. The sun immediately commences to rise....

A fairly venturesome piece of filmmaking for the era: Based on the Jules Verne story, the film utilizes a dozen cuts, irised lenses, panning shots...

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

Faust and his love Marguerite are sentenced to Hell where they are showed the torture that awaits.

During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks...

As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer...

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

The 1904–1905 Pathé short Un coup d’œil par étage (literally “A Glance on Each Floor”) is an inventive...

Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.

A damp and murky day greets the annual Whitsuntide Catholic procession in Edwardian Manchester.

Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...

A poor family in a rundown house where snow falls through the broken roof, there's no coal to heat the pathetic little stove, mother is sick, father...

Silent black and white film from Argentina made in 1904.

The heir of a rich family puts up a notice, where he says he is looking for a wife. As a result, he will soon find himself fleeing from a dozen women.

Spanish lost film directed by Ángel García Cardona.

View of the exit of the "La Sin Bombo" cigarette and tobacco factory, one of the oldest in Argentina. Employers, workers and workers. At the end a...