11 Nov 1910
The Birth of a Flower
"Percy Smith (1880-1944) was world famous as a photographer of plant life. Probably the first British example of time-lapse photography as applied to the growth of plants." Monthly Film Bulletin, November 1955.
Transport of a Turret by a Team of 60 Horses
A very heavy turret is transported on a truck drawn by a long line of horses. The inscription “Charlemagne 53790K” readable on the turret suggests that this view was shot in the vicinity of Saint-Chamond, a town where there are factories specializing in the construction of heavy steel. It is certainly a turret intended for the battleship “Charlemagne”. In addition, a view projected by the Aléthorama on January 20, 1898 in Saint-Étienne, and entitled “Transportation of the armored turret of Saint-Chamond by a team of 80 horses”, could represent the same event.
Top Billed Cast
Similar movies
The Birth of a Flower The Birth of a Flower Déjeuner du Chat 
Déjeuner du Chat 01 Jan 1895
Déjeuner du Chat
A small boy brings a plate of milk to a big cat, grooming itself.
A Serbian Country Wedding A Serbian Country Wedding 16 May 1911
A Serbian Country Wedding
In August 1911, Serbian producer Svetozar Botoric and Louis de Beery (former Pathé’s cinematographer) left Belgrade to film a country wedding. With the bridal procession of 300 guests bringing together all the social classes of the time, we follow the young married couple step by step : at home, then at the wedding luncheon beneath the old oak trees, and finally smiling at the party that presents a really beautiful account of Kolo, a traditional Serbian dance.
Banks of the Nile 
Banks of the Nile 01 Jan 1911
Banks of the Nile
With a dual motion a cruise ship and a fishing boat pass one another on the Nile and butlers in turbans set up a wooden gangway. Thanks to a rope and pulley system cows climb skywards then disappear into the hold of the sailing vessel. On the bank, black-haired women rock back and forth, bursting out laughing and showing the first signs of going into a state of trance. Never-before filmed gestures and faces of the people of the Nile succeed one another, uprooted to an unknown, magical world. The Banks of the Nile is one of the first experiments of film in colour that uses the Kinemacolor process.
Italienischer Bauerntanz 
Italienischer Bauerntanz 01 Nov 1895
Italienischer Bauerntanz
Two children, Ploetz and Larella, perform an Italian peasant dance.
Komisches Reck Komisches Reck 01 Nov 1895
Komisches Reck
Part of the Wintergartenprogramm.
Der Jongleur Der Jongleur 01 Nov 1895
Der Jongleur
A man performs tricks on a theatre stage with a bowler hat and a billiards ball in equilibrium on his arms and body.
Akrobatisches Potpourri 
Akrobatisches Potpourri 01 Nov 1895
Akrobatisches Potpourri
Eight circus performers known as the Grunato family perform their famous balancing act.
Danse au bivouac 
Danse au bivouac 18 Jun 1896
Danse au bivouac
Soldiers dancing.
Promenade du dragon à Cholon, I Promenade du dragon à Cholon, I 17 Jan 1900
Promenade du dragon à Cholon, I
A Chinese dragon parade.
Repas d'indiens 
Repas d'indiens 06 Aug 1896
Repas d'indiens
Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.
Jongleur javanais 
Jongleur javanais 09 Aug 1896
Jongleur javanais
No overview found
Comic Costume Race 
Comic Costume Race 01 Jan 1896
Comic Costume Race
Three athletes make their way to wicker baskets that contain a mishmash of wacky costumes. They need to dress up as quickly as they can, and make their way back on the running track.
Head of Colonial Procession 
Head of Colonial Procession 01 Jan 1897
Head of Colonial Procession
No overview found
Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's 
Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's 01 Jan 1897
Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's
No overview found
A Switchback Railway A Switchback Railway 01 Jan 1898
A Switchback Railway
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back down on a parallel track.
The Deonzo Brothers 
The Deonzo Brothers 11 Aug 1901
The Deonzo Brothers
The famous acrobats in the above title appear in a marvellous acrobatic act. There are three barrels arranged on the stage. The boys, blindfolded, stand on opposite sides of the stage, and jump from one barrel into the other until they both land in the same barrel at the same time. They then jump backwards onto the stage over the two barrels. One table is then mounted upon another and the center barrel is placed on top. The brothers still blindfolded jump one each into a barrel and from them to the first to the second table and from the second table into the barrel on top of the second table. They then jump backwards onto the stage. This is pronounced by show people to be the most marvellous acrobatic feat that has ever been introduced. (Edison Catalog)
Hammerfest 
Hammerfest 18 Jul 1903
Hammerfest
A panorama shot of the Norwegian town and harbour of Hammerfest. Believed to be the earliest surviving film of Norway.
Tetherball, or Do-Do 
Tetherball, or Do-Do 01 Jan 1898
Tetherball, or Do-Do
Four men of different ranks play a game of tetherball on a ship's deck.
Niagara Falls 
Niagara Falls 29 Sep 1896
Niagara Falls
A stationary camera looks west across Niagara Falls from the United States' side (the Niagara River rushes toward the falls from right to left). Virtually overlooking the falls and surrounded by the swift current not far from the camera is a small island where six or eight tourists watch the water, talk, and move about.