1907 Movies

The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine...

During the Paris Commune, a boy runs across trouble at the barricade.

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the...

A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.

A pig dressed in fancy clothes flirts with a pretty girl, but she humiliates him and tears off his suit; she then makes him dance for her affections.

A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.

The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

A dog runs away with a length of sausage. Chaos erupts as the butcher chasing the dog collides with bystanders who angrily follow.

A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.

A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother...

The opening title card explains that a painter has just finished his work when his assistant comes in and accidentally drinks varnish. The film then...

The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel.

A piano entices anyone who comes near.

A boy in a cadet's uniform paints a statement on the top of the frame and then tips his cap to the audience. Also known as "Matsumoto fragment".

A short comical ghost story from the era of affordable nickelodeon movie theaters.

A family troupe of acrobats, made up to appear Japanese, perform various unbelievable stunts in front of the camera, achieved through a trick of the...

A magician is surprised when he attempts to transform a beetle.

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

A four-year-old saves the day.

This short film consists of a crazy old colonel being asked to entertain party guests about his exploits of daring. However, being a totally insane...

A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.

The first adaptation of Lew Wallace's novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother...

As an older man and a youth are eating at the table, the older man decides to amuse himself by using pepper to make the boy sneeze. Later, the boy...

John, who loves the bottle a little too much, is one of a group of sightseers. Too drunk to follow the party, the reeling drunkard remains on the...

A nicely-dressed man is riding on a bicycle. When he parks it a hobo quickly steals it, but he is clearly new at riding. He cannot manage to steer...

A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.

The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...

A modern days Diana comes to the border of a wood, near a water creek with canes, undresses, and places each clothing item on a tree branch. The...

A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....

An adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy.

A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can't stop laughing, and every other passenger...

The story centers on a gregarious but rather undependable man whose attentions to a young gypsy woman lead to complications for them both.

Dramatization of the real-life shooting of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw.

Very much a slapstick chase in the mode of the period, as Victorine's boyfriend escapes from the kitchen and is pursued on rooftop by his...

A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him...

Chollie and George compete for a young woman's affection, using trickery and sabotage.

While in a park, a young woman sees her fiancé being quite affectionate with another woman. When she calls him on the telephone to demand an...