Boireau Moves

Boireau Moves 1906

1

Andre Deed is moving out, so he has hired some guys with a cart to move his stuff...... and they have a drink to seal the deal. They load his cart...... and they have a drink..... in short, but the time this is over, Deed is pretty loaded too in this amusing comedy.

1906

Dogs Used as Smugglers

Dogs Used as Smugglers 1906

4.00

With contraband strapped to the backs of their dogs, smugglers set off to cross the Spanish-French border. Having been spied upon and betrayed to customs officers, a fierce skirmish results and only the dogs and a single smuggler reach their destination.

1906

The '?' Motorist

The '?' Motorist 1906

6.50

A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

1906

Otello

Otello 1906

1

An Italian movie about Othello.

1906

Joined Lips

Joined Lips 1906

4.83

The setting is a postoffice. A well-to-do lady has brought her maid to lick the stamps. A man, the maid's love interest, is taken by the sight and, as soon as he can, attempts to kiss her. Unfortunately the lovers forgot about the sticky residue…

1906

Bathing Forbidden

Bathing Forbidden 1906

5.00

Three young women are smiling and playing in a lake, their nude bodies reflecting in the water, when a forest watcher appears from the wood, and chases them away. They get out of the water, pick their clothes from tree branches, and move away before putting them on. The bearded man seems to be shy, but he is chasing after them through the wood, anyway.

1906

The Stepmother

The Stepmother 1906

4.80

A poor boy is mistreated by his stepmother when his father isn't present.

1906

The Merry Frolics of Satan

The Merry Frolics of Satan 1906

6.50

Two travellers are tormented by Satan from inn to inn and eventually experience a buggy ride through the heavens courtesy of the Devil before he takes one of them down to Hell and roasts him on a spit.

1906

The Hand of the Artist

The Hand of the Artist 1906

4.50

Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper and dispenses it in the form of confetti. (BFI)

1906

Madame's Cravings

Madame's Cravings 1906

5.70

A pregnant woman steals things from others on account of her cravings.

1906

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend 1906

6.30

A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. This silent short film follows the established theme: the “Rarebit Fiend” gorges himself on rarebit and thus suffers spectacular hallucinatory dreams.

1906

A Mix-Up in the Gallery

A Mix-Up in the Gallery 1906

5.10

A photographer has an accident which not only screws up his lab but dumps a great deal of debris into the street below, causing general chaos.

1906

The Automobile Thieves

The Automobile Thieves 1906

1

A young couple conducts a series of robberies, followed by a chase, in which they are shot and killed.

1906

How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game 1906

5.00

An office boy plays hooky from work so he can watch a ballgame perched high atop a telephone pole. Includes footage of an actual baseball game as if seen through a telescope.

1906

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

Dick Turpin's Ride to York 1906

1

The pursuit of a highwayman taking a message to a knight (First British one-reel feature).

1906