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 LIST OF MOVIES RELEASED IN 1900  

  • Army Life, a documentary directed by Robert W. Paul on the training techniques of British soldiers. Most of it is currently lost. It was one of the oldest proto-feature films - 20 short films that when combined could have been seen as a feature film. Combined together, it was originally over an hour in length and over two hours when combined with a lecture and slides.

  • Attack on a China Mission, directed by James Williamson.

  • As Seen Through a Telescope, directed by George Albert Smith. May be the first example of editing between medium and close-up shots in cinema.

  • Automobile Parade, directed by William 'Daddy' Paley.

  • The Beggar's Deceit, directed by Cecil Hepworth.

  • Danse Serpentine (In A Lion's Cage), directed by Alice Guy.

  • The Enchanted Drawing, directed by J. Stuart Blackton.

  • Explosion of a Motor Car, directed by Cecil Hepworth.

  • Going to Bed Under Difficulties, directed by Georges Méliès; possibly contains the first "Infinite Clothing" trick.

  • Grandma's Reading Glass, directed by George Albert Smith. One of the earliest examples of editing between medium and close-up shots in cinema.

  • How He Missed His Train, directed by Georges Méliès.

  • How It Feels to Be Run Over, directed by Cecil Hepworth.

  • Joan of Arc, directed by Georges Méliès.

  • The (New) Kiss, remake from The Edison Studios of their popular (and controversial) 1896 film.

  • Ladies' Skirt Nailed to a Fence, produced by Bamforth & Co Ltd.

  • Let Me Dream Again, directed by George Albert Smith. May be the first attempt at a dissolve between 2 shots in cinema.

  • Le village de Namo - Panorama pris d'une chaise à porteurs, directed by Gabriel Veyre.

  • Messrs Lumb And Co., Leaving The Works, Huddersfield, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.

  • Eine moderne Jungfrau von Orléans, directed by Max Skladanowsky.

  • The One-Man Band, directed by Georges Méliès. One of the earliest use of multiple exposures in cinema (In this film, 7 exposures).

  • Reproduction of the McGovern and Dixon Fight, starring Terry McGovern and George Dixon.

  • Rough Sea, produced by Bamforth & Co Ltd.

  • Sherlock Holmes Baffled, directed by Arthur Marvin.

  • 20,000 Employees Entering Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.

  • The Two Blind Men, directed by Georges Méliès.

  • Solser en Hesse, directed by M.H. Laddé.