Most Viewed Year 1902

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon....

First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young...

The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the...

It is winter and a couple invites an old woman to eat. The old woman then becomes a fairy and makes the spring appears.

One of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.

Horatio Herbert Kitchener gets an enviable welcome on his return from the Second Boer War.

This fascinating record of Edwardian Nottingham was filmed from the driver's platform of a tram on a single journey through the city centre between...

The setting of this fantastic scene represents the hall of an old chateau in which a miser has locked up seven large bags containing his wealth....

A woman shows off her trained dogs.

This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place...

King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.

Fox terriers kill rats in an aviary while excited spectators watch on.

A joyful Pas de Deux, performed by Clara Rasmussen and Margrethe Andersen. Clara Rasmussen/Wieth/Pontoppidan (1883-1975) was to become one of the...

Georges Méliès adaptation of Robinson Crusoe, the first film adaptation of the story. Filmed in black & white, Méliès...

Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.

Three girls are taking a bath in a quiet, shady spot along a beautiful stream. Another young lady in bathing attire reclines on the bank. The latter...

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Three goddesses, Venus, Juno and Minerva each of whom claims to be the most beautiful, call a shepherd "Paris" and ask him to decide the question and...

This is a moving picture that moves. Positively the greatest magical picture ever offered. A Hindoo magician appears and dances for the entertainment...

The well-dressed Edwardian ladies and gents of the county tour the annual agricultural show.