Mitchell and Kenyon's gorgeous film of Dumfries schoolchildren. The filmmaking duo specialized in filming crowds and then encouraging them to come...

A very short, simple trick film with some pool divers in reverse.

Hearse bearing the remains of President McKinley on the way to the church, Canton, Ohio. Special Guard of honor.

This film captures both the build-up and the impressive parade itself, involving a brass band and then a lengthy march-past of what must surely have...

Here, as in the other pictures, we secured a most advantageous location, and we present a life size view of the casket containing the body of...

This picture was secured from a launch furnished by Mr. Eager, President of the California Construction Co....

Silent film.

An opium smoker intoxicated by this poison, falls asleep and dreams that he is in prison.

"Ballyhoo" cakewalk by the colored troupe of the Old Plantation.

If there ever was any footage of actual play in St Helens 6-3 victory over the previous season's Challenge Cup winners, it's now sadly lost. But at...

Before the rise of trade unions and the arrival of the welfare state, membership of a mutual Friendly Society, such as the Oddfellows, provided some...

Lancashire's St Helens, in hooped shirts, visited Cheshire rivals Warrington for this early Edwardian game. As in other Mitchell and Kenyon rugby...

Liverpool was a flourishing, prosperous city in 1901 and this display of English patriotism and civic pride was one of several events in the city...

Silent Film

Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

People ice skating.

A family suddenly sealed inside their home must work together to survive against dwindling resources and the ominous threat keeping them trapped.

Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without...

In future Rio de Janeiro, a young leader of the resistance must enter a deadly parkour-inspired competition in order to save his sister's life.

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to...

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but...

When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion...

After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As...

The story of Sapphire as she overcomes loss and trauma to protect those she holds dear.