Société Lumière

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by.

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.

While the crowd slowly moves forward, a company of guards and the Imperial dais enter the church.

Pedestrian, trams, carriages and carts traffic at the intersection of two streets on La Canebière in Marseille.

Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning.

Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.

Félicien Trewey, performing his spinning plates routine.

A crowd of passers-by is granted access to a drawbridge by its gatekeeper.

Passage of three carriages, escorted by lackeys and soldiers.

Three cats take turns jumping up, in order to catch some food that a woman's hand is holding above their heads.

People dismount and mount a gondola.

A gentleman having lunch at a hostelry experiences all kinds of mishaps.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Panorama of a mountainside railroad.

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto decides to get involved.

Herding cows

Three girls and a boy playing with their toys.

Tennis match between two women and a man.

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.