1894 Movies

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".

“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a clas...

Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of...

A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored.

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns a...

A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...

Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.

In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters swing...

Sequel to Rats Killing from 1894

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an ea...

It is a short film made by Emile Reynaud

"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

A group of children is playing in the garden.

Edison short.