A turn-of-the-last-century hand-tinted short, which features two women, Miss Lally and Miss Julyett, dancing at a ball. By the legendary French...

"Danse excentrique" (Gaumont #587) is part of the "Miss Lina Esbrard. Danseuse cosmopolite et serpentine" series of 4 films, and should not be...

Behind-the-scenes footage showing Alice Guy directing an early sound film.

A jazzy riff on 'Fantasia' from the creator of Gumby.

A lonely young woman sings two melancholy ballads in her Manhattan high rise apartment.

A bear, a rabbit and a fox decide to form a band and play for the animals of the forest.

In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.

A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Coast Guard Band, led by singer Rudy Vallee, and saluting the Naval branches of the military.

A chorus of women are borne from the movements of a single dancer in this dreamlike "pas de trente-deux."

A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

The film consists of a series of animations on a beach containing two beach huts and a diving board. Two characters play at diving into the water...

One night, Arlequin comes to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but...

Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West...

The first travelling shot.

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...

Directed by Étienne-Jules Marey, a French scientist, this is believed to be the first cat ever filmed in cinematic history. Jules Marey...

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as...

Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military...

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.