The Story of the Animated Drawing 1955

Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.

Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre 1900

The Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre was a special pavilion at the 1900 Paris World's Fair which featured filmed performances presented with sound via wax cylinder recordings. Many of these short films were also presented in hand-tinted color. The performances ranged from theatre (Coquelin the eldest, Gabrielle Réjane, Sarah Bernhardt, Félicia Mallet), opera & operetta (Mariette Sully, Emile Cossira, Jeanne Hatto, Mily-Meyer, Désiré Pougaud), to café concert & music hall variety (Footit et Chocolat, Mason and Forbes, Little Tich, Brunin, Polin, Jules Moy) and dance (Blanche and Louise Mante from the Paris Opera, Carlotta Zambelli, Michel Vasquez, Rosita Mauri, Jeanne Chasles, Achille Viscusi, Christine Kerf, Cléo de Mérode).

The Slide 1900

This is another Animation made by Èmile Reynaud using The Praxinoscope. The Animation is essentially about kids sliding on Ice and then jumping over a Tree Stump Plinth. This is in Series 2 animation number 10.

Baby's Breakfast 1900

This is an animated colored Silent Short Film made by Émelie Reynaud in 1878. It is about a baby being fed it's breakfast. The animation was made into motion using The Praxinoscope and was included in his Collection of Three series, each series consisted of 10 different animations. This was in Series 2 animation number 4.

The Game of Graces 1900

Animation made using The Praxinoscope and is about Two Young Girls playing The Game of Graces. This is found in Series 3 animation number 6.

Les clowns Price 1898

Le premier cigare 1897

Since this is lost the content of the film can only be presumed but it was supposedly depicted a schoolboy smoking his first cigar.

Guillaume Tell 1896

Around a Cabin 1894

The film consists of a series of animations on a beach containing two beach huts and a diving board. Two characters play at diving into the water from the diving board and then appear on the beach. The woman begins to play with a small dog and is then joined by a gentleman. The two play around on the beach before getting changed into bathing costumes and going into the water. They bob up and down in the water before swimming out of the scene. Once the couple have gone a man sails out in a boat.

Un rêve au coin du feu 1894

A short film made by Emile Reynaud

Poor Pierrot 1892

One night, Arlequin comes to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away.

Clown and His Dogs 1892

Short film of 300 individually painted images. A lost film.

A Good Beer 1892

One of the first animated short films. A wanderer enters a cabaret in the countryside and asks a waitress for a beer. She comes back with a pint, as the wanderer begins to court her. However, the kitchen boy comes, drinks the beer and vanishes. The wanderer, misunderstanding, asks for another beer. Then a traveler enters and has an argument with the wandered. During the argument, the kitchen boy appears, sips the second beer and runs away. As the traveler quits, the customer finds his glass empty again. He calls the waitress, expresses his disappointment and leaves. The kitchen boy comes in and explains to the waitress what he did with the two beers. They make fun together of the wanderer and leave. A lost film.