Chamonix: Le mauvais pas

Chamonix: Le mauvais pas 1900

5.40

A group of people cross a mountain near Chamonix and are filmed doing so by the Lumière brothers.

1900

Hong Kong Wharf Scene

Hong Kong Wharf Scene 1900

4.00

Chinese passengers make their way down the wharf. Two chair bearers are soliciting fares, but without any success.

1900

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac 1900

5.71

Considered the first motion picture to employ both color and sound, the only film record ever made of the original star of Rostand's famous play performing a scene from his most famous role. It is accompanied by a sound-on-cylinder recording of Coquelin's voice reciting one of Cyrano's speeches.

1900

New Black Diamond Express

New Black Diamond Express 1900

4.40

A crew of railroad workmen are busy along the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the Black Diamond Express appears in the distance, they begin to pull back from the rails to clear the way. As the train approaches their work site, some of them begin to wave at it.

1900