Intérieur d'une imprimerie (tirage d'une épreuve) (1899)

A young woman in traditional Japanese attire fixes her hair and kimono while her servants assist her.

A compilation of four Mother Goose stories "photographed in three-dimensional animation" and unified by a prologue and an epilogue with Mother Goose herself magically setting up a projector to show the films. The familiar nursery rhymes are "Little Miss Muffet," "Old Mother Hubbard," "The Queen of Hearts," and "Humpty Dumpty."

Film shot from a ship at sea.

This is one of four fairy tales master animator Ray Harryhausen made between 1949 and 1953 by hand, using stop-motion photography perfected as an apprentice under mentor Willis H. O'Brien of "King Kong" fame.

First National gala celebrity banquet with stars.

A newlywed couple in front of their wedding-bed after their wedding. The woman undresses in front of her husband. A French erotic short film considered to be one of the first erotic films made.

A long line of nurses pushing carts with their babies enter from the far right, cross a garden in front of the large nursery home, and leave by the close left to the camera. A few toddlers also follow in the same orderly line, along their nurses.

A little girl sits at a table, holding a container of what appears to be some sort of food. Suddenly there's a flash of movement: a tortoiseshell cat, with long hair and a very furry tail, has leapt onto the table.

Shot of the flight of a fly.

Directed by Étienne-Jules Marey, a French scientist, this is believed to be the first cat ever filmed in cinematic history. Jules Marey created the chronophotographic gun in 1882, a device which looked like a short barrelled shotgun with a magazine on top. It was capable of taking twelve consecutive frames a second. He used this to study various animals, the most famous study in what was called Marey’s ‘animated zoo’, was the one involving a cat which was dropped from a height of a few feet in order to see if it always landed on its feet.

O relógio bate meia noite, morcegos voam pelo céu, um cachorro uiva para a lua cheia e dois gatos pretos brigam no cemitério: a hora perfeita para quatro esqueletos saírem e dançarem como nenhuma criatura viva poderia.

George Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated with high honors, but was also the star of the college football team. At a reception given in his honor by Lieut. Penrose, an Indian agent, the civilized brave meets Gladys, the lieutenant's daughter, and falls desperately in love with her.

A verdadeira história do fora-da-lei australiano Ned Kelly.

Short film of 300 individually painted images.

A pequena Dorothy morava com os tios Henry e Em em uma pequena fazenda do Kansas. Seu único amigo era o cãozinho Totó que, durante uma tempestade, desaparece. Procurando-o desesperadamente, a menina entra no abrigo contra tornados e esconde-se na pequena casa que, levada pelos ares, termina por arremessá-la numa distante e desconhecida terra. No meio da tempestade, Dorothy encontra seu animalzinho. Quando finalmente pousam, descobre que a casa caíra sobre uma perigosa bruxa, matando-a. Surgem alguns homenzinhos - os Munchkins - que eram dominados por aquela malvada senhora. Dorothy é aclamada como heroína, por ter matado a Bruxa Malvada do Leste.

A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the first film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company to be shown to public audiences and the press.

Stranded on the Moon and thought to be alone, a determined robot finds an eager helper to assist him in repairing a rocket to take him back home to Earth.

This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.

Filme mudo que mostra o primeiro beijo capturado por câmeras cinematográficas na história.