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An adaptation of the folk tale.
Cinderella
A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in...
The X-Ray Fiend
George Smith's picture of the crowds out for a stroll on what I imagine is Brighton Pier.
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
A child borrows his grandmother's magnifying glass to look at a newspaper ad for Bovril, at a watch, and then at a bird. The child shows grandma what...
Grandma's Reading Glass
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into...
Let Me Dream Again
A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is...
The Sick Kitten
Satan conjures a vision of a girl, for whom an old man signs a pact and is made young. This is a lost film from George Albert Smith
Faust and Mephistopheles
An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a...
As Seen Through a Telescope
A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...
The Kiss in the Tunnel
Lovers are comically interrupted
Hanging Out the Clothes
A view taken from Brighton beach on the Channel coast of the transit of Magnus Volk’s amazing seagoing electric railway, long celebrated as one...
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car
Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.
Santa Claus
Mary Jane tries to light the oven. When she's unsuccessful, she plays around, getting black boot polish on her face. She mugs before a mirror. Then,...
Mary Jane's Mishap
Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith...
Train Entering Hove Station
An old spinster receives an unexpected Valentine's letter.
The Old Maid's Valentine
Man pulls out bad tooth, which is then shown in closeup.
At Last! That Awful Tooth
In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's...
The Miller and the Sweep
A cab is hailed in front of a palatial mansion by a gentleman who wishes a score of people driven to another part of the city. A clown jumps out and...
The Inexhaustible Cab
Close view of legs and feet passing a basement window.
Photograph Taken From An Area Window