1901 Movies

“One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit, scenes are enacted just as they take place in the far away frozen North. In this subject we depict a large number of Esquimaux...

A short film

As young man stands on a corner talking to a pretty girl, a second man joins them. He notices what appears to be a string or thread on the young lady's waist, and promptly attempts to remove it. Unfortunately, when he yanks the thread, the garment falls apart,...

Special effects film with a train double exposed on the negative, creating a ghostly image.

Shows a bedroom in a hotel. On the wall of the room is a conspicuous sign "Don't blow out the gas." A hayseed enters the room, accompanied by a bellboy. The boy deposits the Rube's bag and umbrella, turns a somersault, and vanishes through the door. The Rube t...

Lost comedy short film by Georges Méliès.

The great geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. c. 1901.

Evocative film of the passengers and crew of a ship docked at Liverpool.

A burglar ties up a woman while the husband hides under the bed.

A very short, simple trick film with some pool divers in reverse.

To the modern viewer, it may seem peculiar that there are several movies in which a man sneaks a kiss off a young woman in a darkened railway car, all produced in the first few years of the motion picture.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1901

A magician's hat offers many surprises.

This is one of hundreds of panoramas made in the early days of film, when views of tourist attractions - like the ancient British icon, Stonehenge - became increasingly prolific in various media, as Victorian leisure time increased. In this view a policeman st...

A wizard conjures the body parts of a young woman and covers them with a white cloth. With a wave of his wand and an incantation, the body parts join together, and up jumps a young woman in a white leotard.

A characteristic and instructive scene, showing natives at work. The picture is exceedingly well arranged.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith