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- "Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Catalog
- Lost film that depicts the burning of Joan of Arc. Only fragments of it still exist in the Centre Jeanne d'Arc in Orléans and in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa.
- Two duelists, armed with pistols, fire: one of them is hit and collapses.
- The third of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip helps the dwarf carrying the barrel into the mountains.
- Horses led by grooms enter the water, while a man tries to push ducks back on the water.
- The fourth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip encounters several other dwarf-like mountain-dwellers.
- The seventh of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip awakes from his slumber, having significantly aged during his sleep.
- Passenger drops child from steam launch; it is rescued by swimmer from river bank.
- The sixth of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, Rip passes out from drinking and falls asleep.
- The first of eight short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson in which he chronicles the story of Rip Van Winkle. In this film, two men - one of them being Rip himself - toast and enjoy their drinks.
- Servant persuades cellist to play and his errant wife returns.
- A hotel porter decides to spy on what his guests are doing in their rooms. But as all Peeping Toms are caught eventually, this one gets what he deserves. And it served him right.
- "Charles Ross and Mabel Fenton, who are very prominent in vaudeville and burlesque, in their thrilling sketch taken from Dickens's novel 'Oliver Twist.'"
- From the celebrated play where the child begs her father to come home. The well-known song 'Father, Dear Father, Come Home With me Now, ' may be either sung or played on an instrument, behind the scenes while this subject is being shown.
- "The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is removed in a stretcher."
- This is the celebrated duel scene from the melodrama 'Women and Wine, ' enacted by the original characters of the Drury Lane cast. The women fight with butcher knives, and their struggle is intensely interesting and realistic.
- "A dramatic incident, showing how the victim is lured into a Bowery lodging house, and there drugged and robbed by a woman and her confederate."
- "This misguided creature is counting his hoard of gold coins and apparently hears someone approaching. His fear and greed are plainly shown by his actions."
- Dramatic scene in gardens - jealous husband shot.
- The Lumière catalog sold this title as 13 individual, one-scene films - allowing exhibitors to choose which films they wanted to purchase and how to arrange them in their programs. Lumière catalog no. 933 through 945.
- The pious St. Anthony is tormented by visions of seductive women.
- The battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbor during the Spanish-American War.
- Jesus, surrounded by his disciples and the holy women, moves away from the place of agony. No sooner has he taken a few steps than a cohort commanded by an officer from Herod's palace arrives with a bang. Judas is among this malicious soldiery; it is he who shows them Christ with a kiss. Then the troop seizes the Innocent to the great agitation of the holy women and the apostles.
- At the beginning of this painting, soldiers are busy crucifying two thieves condemned to be crucified alongside Jesus. Christ comes loaded with his cross. He is stripped of his clothes and placed on the cross.