1913 Movies

Compilation of EARLY TRICK FILMs using various techniques 'to make the fantastic appear real'. Intertitles occur throughout.

From inside a tower, a man admires an artistic rendition of another tower.

“You’ll see, this fire extinguisher is efficient and simple to use” the seller seems to boast to his customer. From behind his desk Fricot doesn’t miss a word of this conversation and once alone, steals the intriguing object. The rascal then goes on the hunt f...

Documentary about a fire in a wine store. During the extinction, it's possible to see the Zaragoza municipal architect, and members from the Spanish army and the Red Cross.

Japanese horror movie from 1913.

Travelogue with scenes shot in Trouville, the "queen of beaches," a fashionable resort town in Normandy. We see the Casino, bathers, villas, gardens, and the harbor.

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This film is in the collections of the Cineteca di Bologna.

A short film screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2020

"Sotto la maschera / La vendetta del pugnale doesn’t even have a name we can rely on. The two titles were handwritten on a scrap of paper found inside one of the cans that held the two nitrate reels. There is a 1913 film entitled Sotto la maschera, but this is...

Shows a couple of locations in and around Barcelona, including the Plaça de Catalunya.

A girl playing in the park has her doll broken by some mean boys. An elderly man drives them off. She cries and naps, dreaming of 'Le Bazar Electrique' where the dolls and plush toys come alive.

Large crowds gather for cricket week at Canterbury's St Lawrence Ground, as Kent take on Sussex and Nottinghamshire.

An old, old town in Madagascar, showing the customs of the natives, their principal industries, and some very exciting horse races held on a feast day.