Films Currently not on Other Lists
by dan_dassow | created - 11 Apr 2011 | updated - 21 Nov 2011 | PublicAs of the time of the creation of this list, these films are not on any other IMDb list.
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2. Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Sport
James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Stars: James J. Corbett, Peter Courtney
Votes: 857
3. Miss Jerry (1894)
45 min | Romance
The adventures of a female reporter in the 1890s.
Director: Alexander Black | Stars: Blanche Bayliss, William Courtenay, Chauncey Depew
Votes: 211
4. Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The fifth sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, eight circus performers known as the Grunato Family perform their famous balancing act.
Director: Max Skladanowsky | Star: Grunato
Votes: 387
5. Autour d'une cabine (1894)
2 min | Animation, Short
Pre-cinematograph colour animation of a woman and man at the beach.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 1,169
6. Boat Leaving the Port (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Three men in a rowboat are leaving the harbor.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Votes: 1,574
7. Das boxende Känguruh (1895)
1 min | Short
The third sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.
Director: Max Skladanowsky | Star: Delaware
Votes: 625
8. The Clown Barber (1898)
Short, Comedy
Clown cuts off customer's head and replaces it.
Director: James Williamson
Votes: 32
9. The Derby 1895 (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and the race is over, police officers run onto the infield. The crowd moves around.
Director: Birt Acres
Votes: 378
10. The Sea (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,505
11. Opening of the Kiel Canal (1895)
1 min | Short, News
Director: Birt Acres | Stars: Empress Augusta Victoria, Kaiser Wilhelm II
Votes: 130
12. The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race (1896)
Short, News, Sport
Although the content of this film is primitive in the extreme - a shot of the traditional Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race, filmed on March 30 1895 - this film is of immense ... See full summary »
Director: Birt Acres
Votes: 43
13. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A stationary camera looks across the boulevard at a diagonal toward one corner of Lyon's Cordeliers' Square. It's a long shot, with a great deal of depth of focus. We can see the sky and ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,207
14. Fishing for Goldfish (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A baby held by his father dips his little hands into a water jug and he can' t catch the goldfish .
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: Andrée Lumière, Auguste Lumière
Votes: 1,134
15. Jumping the Blanket (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Outdoors, with a nondescript building in the background, four men stand, each holding the corner of a blanket stretched parallel to the ground. They wear the clothes of laborers. By the ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,048
16. Horse Trick Riders (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
A man tries to get on a horse , but he climbs to one side and falls from the other, until he manages to stay in balance.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,076
17. Arrivée d'un train gare de Vincennes (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
This lost film presumably features a train arriving at Vincennes station.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 230
18. Watering the Flowers (1896)
1 min | Short, Comedy
This lost film presumably features a person watering flowers to comedic effect. This film is believed to have imitated the Louis and Auguste Lumière film "L'arroseur arrose", which survives.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 84
20. Barque sortant du port de Trouville (1896)
Documentary, Short
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 72
22. Batteuse à vapeur (1896)
Documentary, Short
Little is known of this lost film; presumably it featured one or more threshing machines.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 33
23. Le bivouac (1896)
1 min | Short
This lost film, among the earliest by Georges Méliès, presumably featured the use of a bivouac sack for a soldier encampment.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 50
24. Les blanchisseuses (1896)
Short
This lost film presumably features women washing clothing.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 34
27. Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest (1896)
Short, Sport
Stage boxing match between Sergeant-Instructor Barrett and Sergeant Pope, with a round, interval, and knockout.
Director: Birt Acres
Votes: 52
28. Bébé et fillettes (1896)
Documentary, Short
Little is known about this lost film, which presumably features young baby girls.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georgette Méliès
Votes: 35
29. The Bohemian Encampment (1896)
Documentary, Short
Very little is known of this lost film; according to the title it featured a gypsy camp.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 36
31. A Chegada do Comboio Inaugural à Estação Central do Porto (1897)
Documentary, Short
Director: Francisco Pinto Moreira
Votes: 19
32. A Merry-Go-Round (1896)
Short
Very little is known of this lost Georges Melies film, but the title indicates it may have featured children riding a merry-go-round.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 35
35. Cortège de tzar allant à Versailles (1896)
Documentary, Short
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra
Votes: 36
36. Cortège de tzar au Bois de Boulogne (1896)
Documentary, Short
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Tsar Nicholas II
Votes: 34
37. Coronation of a Village Maiden (1896)
Short
Little is known about this lost film, which presumably features a coronation of the rosary, or a celebration of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 28
38. Dancing Darkies (1896)
Documentary, Short
"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 91
40. Danse serpentine (1896)
1 min | Short
This lost film is speculated to have featured a serpentine dance, possibly in an imitation of the Edison Studios' "Annabelle" films, except with a different dancer.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 208
41. Dessinateur express (1896)
Short
This lost film featured a talented sketch artist drawing the statesman and historian Adolphe Thiers with stunning rapidity.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 29
42. Dessinateur: Chamberlain (1896)
Short
This lost film featured a talented sketch artist drawing the statesman and Liberal Unionist Joseph Chamberlain with stunning rapidity.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 30
43. Dessinateur: Reine Victoria (1896)
Short
This lost film featured a talented sketch artist drawing Her Majesty H. M. Queen Victoria with stunning rapidity.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 30
44. Dessinateur: Von Bismark (1896)
Short
This lost film featured a talented sketch artist drawing the Prussian statesman Otto Von Bismark with stunning rapidity.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 30
45. Conjurer Making Ten Hats in Sixty Seconds (1896)
Short, Fantasy
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 79
49. Effets de mer sur les rochers (1896)
Documentary, Short
Very little is known about this lost film, but according to the title it possibly featured large waves crashing against jagged, black rocks on a coast.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 31
52. Feira de Gado na Corujeira (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Campinos on horseback drive small herds of cattle through the vast area of the traditional fair, before prospective buyers.
Director: Aurélio da Paz dos Reis
Votes: 96
56. A Hard Wash (1896)
Comedy, Short
"A colored woman washing a little pickaninny. Very funny, and especially pleasing to children."
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 50
59. Gardener Burning Weeds (1896)
Short
Little is known about this lost film, which presumably features a gardener.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 34
60. Beach and Pier at Trouville, 1st part (1896)
Documentary, Short
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 34
61. Beach and Pier at Trouville, 2nd part (1896)
Documentary, Short
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 37
69. Place de l'Opéra, First View (1896)
Documentary, Short
This lost film presumably features the Place de l'Opéra in Paris, France.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 34
73. Place du théâtre français (1896)
Documentary, Short
This lost film presumably shows the Place du Théâtre-Français.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 29
75. Smarter than the Teacher (1896)
Short
Little is known about this lost film, the third created by Georges Méliès. Presumably it shows a bicycle riding lesson.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 28
79. French Regiment Going to the Parade (1896)
Documentary, Short
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 31
82. Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A large number of workers, mostly young women, leave by the front door of their work place at lunch time. The building has an impressive colonnaded facade, and is located at 181, Santa ... See full summary »
Director: Aurélio da Paz dos Reis
Votes: 177
86. The Soldier's Courtship (1896)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A woman sitting on a bench is approached by a soldier. Momentarily, she refuses his advances, but in no time at all, they are kissing each other passionately.
Director: Alfred Moul | Stars: Fred Storey, Julie Seale, Ellen Daws
Votes: 105
87. Closing Hours at Vibert's Perfume Factory (1896)
Documentary, Short
Little is known about this lost short film, other than it may have been similar to the Lumiere Brothers' "Employees Leaving the Factory" from the previous year.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 32
94. Un petit diable (1896)
Short
Little is known about this lost film, which presumably features an unruly child to comedic effect.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 52
97. The Wandering Negro Minstrels (1896)
Short, Music
Five London buskers dance and play banjos, tambourines, and bones.
Votes: 21
98. A Watermelon Feast (1896)
Documentary, Short
Short film depicting an African-American family eating watermelons. It may have been used for entertainment purposes in its time with the use of racist stereotypes that were very popular back when this film was released in 1896.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 86
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