The best movies 1900 Pagina 21

A British battery emplacement fires a gun and the gun collapses; its wheels fall from the hillside as a contingent of Boers attack.

A beautiful young blonde woman in scanty attire is seen reclining in the center of a set of a spider web. A well-dressed young man passes in front of...

At the opening of this picture, a couple are seen in dim outlines, spooning on a park bench. In comes a policeman, armed with a dark-lantern, which...

A succession of British soldiers are carried up a gangplank by stretcher-bearers from the quayside to a hospital ship at Durban; walking casualties...

A splendid scene, showing a large number of curious Filipino boats being worked on the Pasig River near Manila by natives. The picture is unusually...

Royal Navy recruits firing cannons and rifles on board a ship.

An advertisement made for Dewar's whisky brand.

Workers of all ages depart Oldroyd's wool mill – and the filmmakers' camera is a subject of curiosity.

Dam Square in Amsterdam, bustling with pedestrians and horse trams.

Several painters unsuccessfully try to paint something on a canvas. A man enters the scene and with a single brushstroke achieves a huge sign that...

Spanish lost film about Valencian traditions directed by Ángel García Cardona.

Back in Blighty - after fighting in the Boer War, these volunteer soldiers are heading home to London and Middlesex

This British Bioscope short from 1900 is a crackerjack piece, on an order with 1903's FIREBOAT 'NEW YORKER' ANSWERING AN ALARM. It's little more than...

A short film

A scene takes place in front of a cafe; only one performer.

An astonishing display of synchronised gymnastics. The looping, synchronised vaults on display here are truly mesmerising - thanks both to the skill...

In the early days of films, most regional film showings happened at the fairground. The Travelling Cinematograph of Bioscope was a popular...

It's a demolition derby, as two giant industrial chimneys come crashing down to earth. Although this is dynamite footage, no explosives are used -...

Victorian filmmakers loved few sights more than crashing waves. Who those filmmakers were in this particular case is not documented, but they have...

Panorama of the quai de la Seine and the foreign pavilions of the Exhibition: Sweden, Monaco, Romania, Spain.