Most Viewed Year 1905

A traveler at an inn is harassed by a mischievous devil in his room.

Chronophotographic short film, possibly species Protophormia terraenovae, c. 1904-1905.

An inventor dreams that his newly designed airship takes flight.

The film recreates the final events leading to Italian unification in September 1870.

A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs...

The camera platform was on the front of a New York subway train following another train on the same track. Lighting is provided by a specially...

The Melies version of the old Rip Van Winkle tale.

A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special...

A woman wearing a light-colored leotard, gathered at the waist, and tights stands against a black background. Although she is filmed in a long shot,...

A portrait of the Dam family.

A combination gambling den and bawdy house is set up so that croupiers, patrons, prostitutes, and the owner can quickly change it all into a...

On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.

A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.

An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.

A woman sneaks up behind a seated couple, stabs the woman in the back, and makes an escape.

A partially nude woman fixes and brushes her hair.

Early Balkan footage.

A young girl is given her breakfast of milk and a biscuit by an elderly woman. When her beribboned cat comes up, she shares the meal with her. Later,...

Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to...