Pathe Freres Movies

A collection of African views.

A demonstration of a new telephotography system.

A man suffers heart break.

A story about the relationship of a cat and a mouse.

Shot in 1908, the film shows a half-fictionalized hunting expedition in Uganda.

When the father of high-born son refuses to let him marry the beautiful seafood seller, she and her brothers determine on a grisly vengeance.

The versatile Max Linder heads a novel chase in this film, the pursuers being three dogs, the pets of the comedian's fiancée. Max was dreadfully afrai...

Yet again, Léontine ignores the well-meaning advice of her mother. She attempts to hang her downstairs neighbor (played by a man in drag) with a rope,...

Rigadin and his rival use camera/projector systems to reach their objectives.

The life of the rich Pierre de Brézieux is turned upside down when he meets Ida Bianca, famous for her bewitching dance.

Short trick film

An early film depicting the life of Jesus Christ

Yes, I understand that everyone gets a little behind occasionally, but when the stout, well-dressed man is woken by his servant to deal with the credi...

While the old gentleman is dying his mustache and eyebrows, putting in his monocle, and donning his toupee, the little brat fits a two-gallon jar of g...

A man puts up a poster, which turns out to be someones window.

Boireau, apprentice mason, and a coalman fight it out for the affections of the cook.

Renowned market leader Pathé Frères was specialized in filming elaborate Biblical stories. Here the life of Moses is told in six scenes.

“The barbaric negro inhabitants of an African village are shown in their various forms of activity, the first view being a photograph of a number of c...

Short fairy tale in which a young prince falls under the spell of a siren while taking a walk along the beach with his fiancé. Right before the marria...