Compilation of 16 short films made between 1896 and 1948, in black and white and in colored versions, restored from original elements. Among others there are the first screen appearance of Charles Chaplin, a documentary about the original Titanic, a Russian slapstick comedy about chess players in Moscow, a parade of Hollywood stars in a short film of 1931, one of the best comedies with Charley Chase and a film with the legendary dancer Josephine Baker.
The Films
Sortie d'Usine - France 1896 - Directed by: unknown -
Arrivée d'un Train - France 1897 - Directed by: unknown -
Partie de Cartes - France 1896 - Directed by: unknown -
Louis Lumière vous parle - France 1948 - Directed by: George Sadoul
Stolen Jools - USA 1931 - Directed by: William C. McGann - Written by: Al Boasberg, Edwin J. Burke, Arthur Caesar, Howard J. Green, Percy Heath, Henry Myers, Edgar Allan Woolf - Cast: Wallace Beery, Buster Keaton, Edward G. Robinson, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Victor McLaglen, Maurice Chevalier, Barbara Stanwyck - Produced by: Masquers Club of Hollywood - Premiere: April 4, 1931
L'Écrin du Rajah - France 1906 - Directed by: Gaston Velle - Cinematographed by: Segundo de Chomón - Produced by: Pathé
Titanic - USA 1912 - Directed by: unknown -
Kid's Auto Race in Venice - USA 1914 - Directed and written by: Henry Lehrman - Cast: Charles Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Frank D. Williams, Charlotte Fitzgerald, Thelma Salter - Produced by: Keystone Film Company - Premiere: February 7, 1914
Meet Me down at Coney Isle - USA 1932 - Directed by: unknown - Produced by: Fox Magic Carpet of Movietone
Shakhmatnaya goryachka / Chess fever - USSR 1925 - Directed by: Vsevolod Pudovkin - Written by: Nikolai Shpikovsky - Cinematographed by: Anatoli Golovnya - Cast: Vladimir Fogel, José Raúl Capablanca, Anna Zemtsova, Yakov Protazanov, Boris Barnet - Produced by: Mezhrabpom-Rus - Premiere: December 21, 1925
Le Pompier des Folies-Bergère - France 1928 - Directed by: unknown - Cast: Joséphine Baker
Celles qui s'en font - France 1930 - Directed by: Germaine Dulac - Cast: Lilian Constantini, Georges Vallée - Produced by: Isis Film
Tulips Shall Grow - USA 1942 - Directed and Cinematographed by: George Pal - Produced by: Paramount Pictures
Mighty Like a Moose - USA 1926 - Directed by: Leo McCarey - Cast: Charley Chase, Vivian Oakland; Ann Howe, Gale Henry, Malcolm Denny - Cinematographed by: Len Powers - Produced by: Hal Roach Studios Inc. - Premiere: June 21, 1926
Un Monsieur qui a mangé du Taureau - France 1935 - Directed by: Eugène Deslaw - Produced by: Victor Films
Der Flug um den Erdball (Episode 1) - Germany 1924 - Directed by: Willi Wolff - Written by: Robert Liebmann, Willi Wolff - Cast: Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner, Reinhold Schünzel, Hans Brausewetter, Paul Biensfeld, Claire Lotto - Produced by: Ellen Richter Film - Premiere: March 6, 1925
DVD Features
- Sortie d'Usine France 1896, 1'
- Arrivée d'un Train France 1897, 2'
- Partie de Cartes (colored) France 1896, 1'
- Louis Lumière vous parle France 1948, 4'
- Stolen Jools USA 1931, 19'
- L'Ecrin du Rajah (colored) France 1906, 8'
- Titanic USA 1912, 10'
- Kid's Auto Races in Venice USA 1914, 6'
- Meet Me Down at Coney Island USA 1932, 8'
- Shakhmatnaya goryachka Soviet Union 1925, 20'
- Le Pompier des Folies-Bergère France 1928, 8'
- Celles qui s'en font France 1930, 5'
- Tulips shall grow (Technicolor) USA 1942, 7'
- Mighty like a Moose (tinted) USA 1926, 22'
- Un Monsieur qui a mangé du Taureau France 1935, 7'
- Der Flug um den Erdball Episode 1 (tinted) Germany 1924, 23'
- Piano scores by Eric Le Guen and Neil Brand
- Chapter selection
- Text with background information
Edited by: Lobster Films
DVD Authoring & DVD Supervision: Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange
