Auguste Lumière Movies

A short clip from the Lumière Brothers.

Under cover of a disguise, Santa approaches Saint-Anthony's hut and, via various tricks, sets out to try his faith. Will good triumph over evil?

Parade of hunters and Spahis.

Walking four abreast, in groups of six rows, 144 of Chicago's finest parade past a stationary camera. Each of the six groups that pass is escorted by...

Visitors walk the gardens of Champ-de-Mars.

Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.

Movement of pedestrians, cabs, carts and trams at the crossroads of two avenues.

People resting and walking on the beach.

A group of tambours and dancers in traditional outfits pass the camera.

Pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicles traffic, across the Place des Cordeliers, in Lyon.

A photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face in a hand mirror, and the photographer poses him....

Two children, playing in the garden, with a dog and a cat.

"These rocks, near Biarritz, are very well known. The scene shows the rough sea hitting their feet. There are no characters." Lumiere brothers

A crowd of passers-by is granted access to a drawbridge by its gatekeeper.

One minute costume drama from the Lumiere company.

The launching of the ship Varèse in Livourne.

Harlequin is walking in a garden with Columbine. As he moves away to the distance and leaves her on her own, Mephisto appears, from inside a well,...