Helen's Marriage - 1912

Country: USA

Language: English

Director: Mack Sennett

Writer: Earl Hodge

Stars: Mabel Normand (Helen), Edward Dillon (Tom) and Frank Opperman (Father)

Release Date: 23 May 1912 (USA)

Filming Locations: California, USA

Production Co: Biograph Company

Runtime: 7 min (16 fps)

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Genres: Short | Comedy   

Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison - 1901

Country: USA

Release Date: 16 November 1901 (USA)

Also known as: Electrocution of Czolgosz (undefined)

Filming locations: Auburn, New York, USA (exteriors: Auburn Prison); New York City, New York, USA (studio)

Runtime: 4 min (16 fps)

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

 Plot Keywords: Prison | Electrocution | Docudrama | Death | Anarchism  |  Execution

Genres: Short | Drama | History

Trivia: The panorama that opens this film was shot on the day that Czolgosz was actually executed.

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States. Some versions offer additional footage at the beginning which shows McKinley on the day of his assassination followed by scenes from his funeral.

The Ghosts of Hollywood - 1930ies

Country: United States
Made in the 1930s, we see the sad remains of several silent movie studios.

Italian cinema (1896-1920)

Country: Italy

Emperor Wilhelm II. Dedicates a Memorial Plaque to Empress Friedrich of Kronberg (18.6.1904)

Country: Germany

Director: Julius Neubronner

Complete German title: Kaiser Wilhelm II. weiht eine Gedenktafel für die Kaiserin Friedrich von Kronberg ein (18.6.1904)

English title: Emperor Wilhelm II. Dedicates a Memorial Plaque to Empress Friedrich of Kronberg (18.6.1904)

Synopsis: Julius Neubronner (1852-1932), a chemist and inventor from Kronberg was one of the first people to film in the Rhine-Main region. He purchased his first camera in 1903, a "Kino" manufactured by Dresdner Foto-Firma. With his camera Neubronner recorded historical events as well as the everyday life of his family. Furthermore, he also shot short sketches performed by himself and his family on a stage set-up in the garden of their home. "Emperor Wilhelm II. Dedicates a Memorial Plaque to Empress Friedrich of Kronberg" shows Emperor Wilhelm and Prince Heinrich dedicating a relief at Johanniskirche. The sculptor Professor Adolf von Hildebrand, who has produced the bronze relief, is also present at the ceremony.

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The Julians, Acrobats - 1903

Country: France

Release Date: October 1903 (USA)

Sound Mix: Silent

Color: Black and White

Genres: Documentary | Short

Trivia: May be the Pathé Frères film "Les Julians (acrobates)".

These famous European acrobats are shown in their wonderful feats of balancing and high-class acrobatic work. This troupe commands the highest salary ever paid to a company of gymnasts, and the sensational work they perform gives proof that theirs is justly the most celebrated in the world. The photography is beautifully sharp and distinct, and the subject most entertaining. Written by Edison Catalog