1914 Movies

Carnival in Wetzlar in 1914. At the beginning of the film, the carnival committee introduces itself, and people with umbrellas can be seen, probably after the parade has ended. Guards led by Carl Vogels emerge from the Hauptwache. One of the parade floats bear...

Kiss between cameraman Luca Comerio and his wife. It is one of the very first films in which Kinemacolor technology, a pioneering system of mechanical coloring of cinematographic film, is experimented.

Lucarelli was an Italian company working under the auspices of Pathé, who released the film in France as Palerme, Capitale de la Sicile. This film can be found on the web variously as Palermo 1908 and Palermo Illustrata (a different Italian film also of 1908)...

Footage of the model aircraft competition in Frankfurt am Main, probably the event organized by the Frankfurt Model Aircraft Association (at that time the presiding association of the German Model Aircraft Association) from May 17 to 21, 1914. The competition...

The wealthy Alice Stanton is saved from drowning by Jack, a fisherman who sees her in the water. They get to know each other and begin a romantic relationship. This comes to an end when Jack realizes that the people will never approve of their relationship. He...

In 1572, young queen Marguerite de Valois is driven by her mother Catherine de Médicis to marry Henri de Navarre, a Protestant leader, so as to appease the tensions between Catholics and Huguenots. But the marriage of convenience proves a double failure becaus...

A farmer's daughter falls in love with a farmhand.

Two young men serving at the front. One comes from a good family, the other's family is poor. But the sister of the middle-class son falls in love with his poor comrade when he returns home for Christmas.

Arrival of the non-commissioned officer cadets in Wetzlar. The soldiers are met at Wetzlar station by, among others, gendarme Otto Wallenreich. After the train arrives, the dignitaries, including the administrative officer of the Wetzlar district command, gree...

Based on the novel Trilby by George du Maurier. A girl named Trilby meets Svengali, a musician and hypnotist, who claims he can turn her into a talented singer via hypnosis.

First World War animated propaganda short, extolling Britain's naval history and mocking the German navy.

Mr. Simp is subservient to all his wife does or says, and as his wife is a militant suffragette, Mr. Simp is a firm adherent to the cause. He receives a letter from Mr. Charles Trouble, telling him to meet that gentleman, as he would like to talk business with...

Trick film about film production.

In this three-reeler, the young lady with whom he is in love is sent to a convent to get her away from Max. Max goes after her. While we are not forced to watch the mustachioed Linder in drag, there are some nice gags here as Max manages to get his chauffeur b...

In ancient times Rome looked upon Carthage as her greatest rival, and determined to plan her downfall. Cato, a Roman Senator, appealed to the Senate to conquer Carthage, and under a pretext that she had failed to keep faith, the Romans began a new war. The Rom...

A silent Western short.

Awakened during the night by a thunderstorm, a young Parisian woman hears a violin playing in the house next door. The following morning, she becomes acquainted with Ellis, the musician, and they fall in love. The happiness of their subsequent marriage is brie...