Most Viewed Year 1901

A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera...

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

A magician does tricks with the aid of his assistant, the Human Pump.

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.

A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...

A clown performs various feats of magic based on his ability to detach and reattach different parts of his body.

At the beginning of the scene Romeo in his gondola sings to Juliet a sentimental song, then goes away. Hardly has he departed when the colonnade...

Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth...

The cook has trouble lighting the stove, so she adds kerosene, with explosive results.

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

In 1901 people in Belfast paid their tram drivers in carrots.

Pathé film number 380, also known as "What Happened to the Inquisitive Janitor" (US) and "Peeping Tom" (UK). It should not be confused with...

A sorceress conjures up a bevy of beauties for a bachelor to peruse.

Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.

This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly...

A man attempts to engender a transformation of a giant worm into a butterfly.

A group of miners (including a sole black worker) exits the colliery gates.

A magician explores two halves of his self: The Dwarf and the Giant.

A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at...