The best movies 1906 Pagina 10

Modern Americans think that the movies learned to talk in 1927 when Al Jolson opened his mouth in THE JAZZ SINGER, but sound pictures had a much...

A trip through Vienna on a tram.

With contraband strapped to the backs of their dogs, smugglers set off to cross the Spanish-French border. Having been spied upon and betrayed to...

Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake and fire.

In a most picturesque setting, the priests of ancient Gaul sacrifice to the gods the victims designated in honor of the mistletoe cutting.

It was traditional for picture house screenings to begin with a short welcoming sketch, this one featured Lydia De Robertis writing Good Evening on a...

The head of the family, in search of money, dons the clothes left by the village priest. He commits a terrible deed, and later, the priest learns of...

A family sends a man out for some bread. Instead, he seems to be trying to find every drink in Paris. Another man goes out after him, but does the...

The parish priest looks to create a Nativity scene for his church, but his congregation is too poor to afford the statuary dealer's price for a...

Short silent film where the word flower appears when two women trow flower petals on a tableau.

A static shot of crowded trams returning people from an unknown sporting event.

This Walter G. Chase film about epileptic seizures was photographed from a single camera position against a backdrop of dark canvas.

King Haakon visits the battleship 'Herluf Trolle'

A British soldier is made prisoner by a Zulu, who tries to set fire on the Union Jack. A bulldog runs on the rescue terrorizing the Zulu. This allows...

A look at typical activities taking place in the Peek Frean factory: First, the workers get up steam, as supplies of milk and flour arrive. Sheets of...

This Walter G. Chase film about epileptic seizures was photographed from a single camera position against a backdrop of dark canvas.

Madame Durand goes for a walk and is oblivious to practically everything. She ends up making a nuisance of herself again and again. It's so bad that...

Dance from the opera from 1762 by Christoph Willibad Gluck (1714-1787), choreography by Hans Beck 1896. Performed by Valborg Borchsenius (née...

The Prince and Princess of Wales visited India from November 1905 to March 19, 1906.

Christian IX (b. 1818) died 29 January 1906. He was king of Denmark for 42 years. With his many family ties to the royal houses of Europe, he was...

The camera scrolls through a landscape to reveal the aftermath of a huge gas explosion.

Shows Chinatown in ruins after the 1906 earthquake.