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Notable 1905 films

• {it} [The] Capture of Rome / La presa di Roma (ITA 1905 Alberini) -- The Italian army captures Rome after refusal to surrender this unifying Italy.

• {en} [The] Little Train Robbery (USA 1905 Porter) <YouTube> -- In this parody of 1903's _Great Train Robbery, The (1903)_, also made by Edwin S. Porter, young bandits rob the passengers of a kiddie train and are chased by police officers.

• {fr} [The] Living Play Cards / Les Cartes vivantes or Les Cartes Animées (FRA 1905 Melies) <YouTube> -- With a brand-new deck of playing cards in his hand, an elegantly-attired thaumaturge, by fire and the pure power of illusion, transforms a plain nine of spades card into a full-size Queen of Hearts.

• {en} [The] Night Before Christmas (USA 1905 Porter) <YouTube> -- It's December 24th, and 'Santa Claus' is busy feeding his reindeer and finishing up the toys that he will soon deliver, while the children hang their stockings over the fireplace.

• {en} Rescued by Rover (GBR 1905 Fitzhamon & Hepworth) <YouTube> -- A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.

• {fr} [The] Scheming Gambler's Paradise / Le Tripot clandestin (FRA 1905 Melies) <YouTube> -- Despite all methods of instantaneously masking a clandestine gambling den's shady activities, the risk of getting caught is high, especially when the police thirsts for success. But, sometimes, indulging in pure fun is just too tempting.

• {en} Our New Errand Boy (GBR 1905 Williamson) <YouTube> -- A mischievous errand boy, sent out on a delivery, causes havoc in the streets of Hove. When he arrives back at the shop, he finds all his furious victims are already there complaining to the grocer -- and the chase is on!

Ranking

Silent Era, Best Films

-- #260. The Living Playing Cards

-- #300+. The Scheming Gambler’s Paradise

External links

• 1905 in film -- Wikipedia