One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge. One would be seen to drive the nail into the shoe of the horse's hoof, to change his position and every movement needed in the work was clearly shown as if the object was in real (life). In fact, the whole routine of the two men's labor and their movements for the day was presented to the view of the observer.
“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both laugh. Meantime the man in the chair is shaved and has his hair cut. Very funny.” (Edison's Latest Wonders, 1894)
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.
"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Catalog
Dans le port de La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône), trois hommes à bord d’une barque quittent le port par une mer houleuse. Sur la jetée, Marguerite Lumière et Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière les regardent s’éloigner et revenir après avoir failli chavirer.
A young woman takes off several layers of clothing.
Les comédiens reproduisent la fin du 1er acte de la comédie musicale The Widow Jones (La Veuve Jones), écrite par John J. McNally, avec les dernières répliques (visibles sur le mouvement des lèvres mais non sonores) et l'ultime baiser entre la veuve et Billie Bikes.
Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.
Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.
A servant persuades a cellist to play and his errant wife returns.
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.
A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film considered to be one of the first erotic films made.
Mexico, parc de Chapultepec : deux duellistes armés de pistolets font feu. L’un d’eux est touché et s’écroule. On lui apporte les premiers soins, tandis qu’on éloigne l’autre.
Le film présente une scène de bataille navale de la guerre gréco-turque de 1897.
Three people playing cards.
A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.
Three military men, seen inside a fortification, are firing on an unseen enemy force. The call for reinforcements but ladders appear signalling the enemy is about to overrun this position.
A man peeping through a keyhole at an attractive young woman gets his comeuppance. This film, presumed lost, is often mistaken for Ferdinand Zecca's "What Is Seen Through a Keyhole" (1901).
Seul survivant d’une escarmouche, un cuirassier défend héroïquement son drapeau.
Charles Ier embrasse ses enfants puis des gardes l’emmènent sur le billot où tombe la hache du bourreau.