The best movies 1897

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

A woman is troubled by a flea. In order to find him, she gradually takes her dresses off.

Not much is known about this film except that it was shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin. Presumably produced by Eugène Pirou

A line is shot to the man clinging to the overturned boat. He fastens it to his body using all his fast failing strength. The crew pull him through...

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

Related to Clown and possibly a sequel. Also known as "Clown sans tabouret"

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

Young girls engage in a pillow fight until it is broken up by the headmistress. A number of young ladies, in their night robes, are having a frolic,...

Panoramic view of the banks of the River Nile.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.

“A comic subject, clear, bright and characteristic. Shows four girls in their night dresses, engaged in an animated pillow fight. During the...

Shows a party of young people in front of a barn door, searching for the red ear, which is discovered, and the penalty exacted from one of the group...

A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.

Passengers disembarking in the port of Nice.

A woman wearing dragonfly wings performs a romantic dreamlike dance.

"The main feature is the toboggan slide. Some sit down while others lie down, either head or feet first."

“A clever characteristic dance called the 'Yellow Kid.' Very unique. Stage is in the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Cal., and the audience is...

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white...

A man in formal dinner clothes and a woman in a white ruffled dress with a flower corsage and white shoes execute various dance steps designed as...