The Celebration of Saint George

A method soldier boys have for amusing themselves in their leisure moments. New comrades are frequently initiated by the old-fashioned sport of...

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the...

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.

A short, early documentary work showing insects exhibiting extreme strength and agility.

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...

Post-war Harrogate: voted the happiest place in Britain and the third most romantic destination in the world.

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.

A documentary about some of the comedians of the silent era featuring clips from their films and biographical information.

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.