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- DirectorAuguste LumièreLouis LumièreStarsMadeleine KoehlerMarcel KoehlerMrs. Auguste LumiereA train arrives at La Ciotat station.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyJules-Eugène LegrisGeorges MélièsWith the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAntoine FéraudAntoine LumièreFélicien TreweyTwo men play cards, as a third watches and a waiter brings drinks. The third man pours drinks as the waiter laughs.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreFour workers demolish an old factory wall. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a pick. When the wall hits the ground, a cloud of dust whirls up. Three workers continue with picks.
- DirectorWilliam HeiseStarsMay IrwinJohn C. RiceIn a medium close-up shot of the first kiss ever recorded on screen, two fervent lovers cuddle and talk passionately at hair's breadth, just before the love-smitten gentleman decides to give his chosen one an innocent peck.
- DirectorAlexandre PromioA male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between finding the food on the cage floor and reaching through the bars to swipe at the man, who stays alarmingly close to the beast. In the background are the large rocks and brick wall at the back of the lion's habitat.
- DirectorRobert W. PaulStarsPaul ClergetMiss Ross-SelwickeHusband comes home late and wakes the wife.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsEugen SandowStrong-man Eugene (Eugen) Sandow poses in a long shot on a bare stage against a black background, wearing only tight trunks and laced sandals. He begins with his arms folded against his chest, looking off screen left, then strikes a variety of poses that accentuate his muscular development. These positions include flexing his right arm with the fist to his head and face to shoulder; turning his back to the camera and flexing his upper arms and shoulder muscles; and, with his back still to the camera, stretching out and up with one arm at a time. Sandow then turns back to face the camera and performs a standing back flip. He closes in the same pose with which he opened From Biograph photo catalog: 24 feet. Still another picture of the great athlete displaying his muscles, and turning a somersault without touching hands to the floor.
- DirectorAlice GuyStarsAlice GuyGermaine SerandYvonne SerandFantasy tale involving a fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. Gently moving through the cabbages and using of lovely gestures, she takes one baby out of there, then makes more magic and delivers two more.
- DirectorJames H. WhiteA pair of bucolic lovers discovered by the wrathful father, who teaches the gallant a lesson.
- DirectorAlexandre Promio
- DirectorRobert W. PaulAn actuality record of Blackfriars Bridge, London, taken from the southern end looking northwards over the Thames by R.W.Paul in July 1896. It was screened as part of his Alhambra Theatre programme shortly afterwards, certainly no later than 31 August, as it is included in a printed programme of that date (as 'Traffic on Blackfriars Bridge'). Two or three of the pedestrians seem aware of the camera's presence, though not to any particularly noticeable extent.
- DirectorEsme Collings
- DirectorJames H. White"Depicts the patient fisherman, sitting on the end of a plank, waiting for a bite. Practical joker comes along and removes stone from other end of plank."
- "A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."
- DirectorEugène PirouStarsLouise WillyA woman prepares for bed, while a man watches.
- DirectorCecil M. HepworthStarsDavid DevantConjuror produces eggs from head and arms.
- DirectorMax Skladanowsky
- DirectorAurélio da Paz dos Reis
- DirectorMarius Sestier
- DirectorGabriel VeyreStarsPorfirio Díaz
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyGeorges MélièsAs an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
- DirectorCharles MoissonThe first film ever shot in Frankfurt shows the arrival of Emperor William II at Opernplatz for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the German-French peace treaty which was signed at "Hotel zum Schwan". The film consists of only one shot: The camera is standing alongside of a tribune, the committee members are waiting for the Emperor, the preparers arrive, then the imperial carriage. The Emperor alights, gives a military salute and is surrounded by the celebratory committee.