Top 20 Films of the 1890s POLL

[Kevin Holly]

Previous Polls (all from 1920s onwards run by Abdrewes and mjbethancourt; I have borrowed both their idea and their formatting, so full acknowledgement and respect to them)

The 1900's Poll
The 1910's Poll
The 1920's Poll
The 1930's Poll
The 1940's Poll
The 1950's Poll
The 1960's Poll
The 1970's Poll
The 1980's Poll
The 1990's Poll

List your Top 20 Movies of the 1890s!

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Results



1. Le manoir du diable (The Haunted Castle) (1896, Georges Méliès) (44 points)
2. L'arroseur arrosé (The Waterer Watered) (1896, Louis Lumière) (38 points)
3. Santa Claus (1898, George Albert Smith) (20 points)
4. Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895, William K.L. Dickson and William Heise) (20 points)
5. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895, Alfred Clark) (20 points)
6. Les jouers de cartes arrosés (The Card Players Watered) (1897, Louis Lumière) (19 points)
7. Cinderella (1899, Georges Méliès) (18 points)
8. L’hallucination de l’alchemiste (The Hallucinated Alchemist) (1897, Georges Méliès) (17 points)
=. King John (1899, Walter Pfeffer Dando and William K. L. Dickson) (17 points)
10. La lune à un mètre ([I]The Astronomer's Dream) (1898, Georges Méliès) (16 points)
11. Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894, William K. L. Dickson) (16 points)
12. The Temptation of St. Anthony (1898, Georges Méliès) (16 points)
13. Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin (The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin) (1896, Georges Méliès) (15 points)
14. The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (only fragments remain) (1897, Enoch J. Rector) (14 points)
15. Fatima, Muscle Dancer (1896, James H. White) (13 points)
=. Partie d'écarté (The Messers. Lumière at Cards) (1896, Louis Lumière) (13 points)
17. Après le bal (After the Ball) (1897, Georges Méliès) (12 points)
=. John C. Rice/May Irwin Kiss (1896, William Heise) (12 points)
19. Neuville-sur-Saône: Débarquement du congrès des photographes à Lyon (The Photographical Cogress Arrives in Lyon) (1895, Louis Lumière) (11 points)
=. Workers Leaving the Factory (1895, Louis Lumière) (11 points)

The Rest

[Show spoiler]21. Egypt: The Pyramids (1897, Lumières) (10 points)
22. The Vanishing Lady (1897, ?) (10 points)
23. Blacksmith Scene (1893, William K. L. Dickson) (9 points)
=. Princess Ali, Egyptian dance (1895, William Heise) (9 points)
25. Défense d’afficher (Post no Bills) (1896, Georges Méliès) (9 points)
26. A Kiss in the Tunnel (1899, George Albert Smith) (8 points)
=. L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat) (1896, Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière) (8 points)
28. A Wringing Good Joke (1899, James H. White) (7 points)
=. Démolition d'un mur (Demolition of a Wall) (1896, Louis Lumière) (7 points)
30. The Devil in a Convent (1899, Georges Méliès) (5 points)
31. At the Hypnotist’s (1898, Alice Guy-Blaché) (4 points)
32. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890, William K. L. Dickson and William Heise) (3 points)
=. Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak (1898, Alice Guy-Blaché) (3 points)
34. Le spectre (Murder Will Out) (1899, Georges Méliès) (2 points)
=. Wonderful Absinthe (1899, Alice Guy-Blaché) (2 points)
36. L’Affaire Dreyfus (The Dreyfus Affair) (1899, Georges Méliès) (1 point)
=. London's Trafalgar Square (1890, William Carr Crofts and Wordsworth Donisthorp) (1 point)

The Math

[Show spoiler]First Tiebreak: Number of Lists appeared on (this is why, say, Santa Claus is above The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots)
Second Tiebreak: Highest Single Number of Points From One Rating (this is why, say, Santa Claus is above Annabelle Serpentine Dance, as 15 > 14)
Third Tiebreak: Longest List Appeared on (this is why, say, Egypt: The Pyramids is above The Vanishing Lady).

Le manoir du diable: 11 + 16 + 19 = 46
L'arroseur arrosé: 18 + 20 = 38
Santa Claus: 5 + 15 = 20
Annabelle Serpentine Dance: 6 + 14 = 20
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots: 20
Les jouers de cartes arrosés: 19
Cinderella: 18
L’hallucination de l’alchemiste: 17
King John: 17
La lune à un mètre:12 + 4 = 16
Dickson Experimental Sound Film: 10 + 6 = 16
The Temptation of St. Anthony: 16
Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin: 15
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight: 14
Fatima, Muscle Dancer: 13
Partie d'écarté: 13
Après le bal: 12
John C. Rice/May Irwin Kiss: 12
Neuville-sur-Saône: Débarquement du congrès des photographes à Lyon: 11
Workers Leaving the Factory:11
Egypt: The Pyramids: 10
The Vanishing Lady: 10
Blacksmith Scene: 9
Princess Ali, Egyptian dance: 9
Défense d’afficher: 9
A Kiss in the Tunnel: 8
L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat: 8
A Wringing Good Joke: 7
Démolition d'un mur: 7
The Devil in a Convent: 5
At the Hypnotist’s: 4
Monkeyshines, No. 1: 3 points
Surprise Attack on a House at Daybreak: 3
Le spectre: 2
Wonderful Absinthe: 2
L’Affaire Dreyfus: 1
London's Trafalgar Square: 1

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Rules

1. All lists of any length (1 movie to 20 movies) will be allowed in the poll.

2. You can elect to give your #1 choice 20 points, #2 19 points, etc., or give 10 points to each film on the list. If there is no indication, the latter will be assumed.

2a. If your list has less than 20 entries, but you elect for the ranked ratings, they will be as such:

2ai. If your list has one entry, it will get 10 points.
2aii. If your list has two entries, #1 gets 11 points and #2 gets 10 points.
2aiii. If your list has three entries, #1 gets 11 points and #2 gets 10 points and #3 gets 9 points.
2aiv. If your list has four entries, #1 gets 12 points and #2 gets 11 points and #3 gets 10 points and #4 gets 9 points.
etc.

3. The poll will close in a month, on February 28, 2014..

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My List

1. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895, Alfred Clark) - 20 points
2. Le manoir du diable (The House of the Devil) (1896,Georges Méliès) - 19 points
3. L'arroseur arrosé (The Waterer Watered) (1896, Louis Lumière) - 18 points
4. King John (1899, Walter Pfeffer Dando and William K. L. Dickson) - 17 points
5. The Temptation of St. Anthony (1898, Georges Méliès) - 16 points
6. Escamotage d'une dame au théâtre Robert Houdin (The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin) (1896, Georges Méliès) - 15 points
7. The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (only fragments remain) (1897, Enoch J. Rector) - 14 points
8. Partie d'écarté (The Messers. Lumière at Cards) (1896, Louis Lumière) - 13 points
9. Après le bal (After the Ball) (1897, Georges Méliès) - 12 points
10. Neuville-sur-Saône: Débarquement du congrès des photographes à Lyon (The Photographical Cogress Arrives in Lyon) (1895, Louis Lumière) - 11 points
11. Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894, William K. L. Dickson) - 10 points
12. Blacksmith Scene (1893, William K. L. Dickson) - 9 points
13. L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat (Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat) (1896, Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière) - 8 points
14. Démolition d'un mur (Demolition of a Wall) (1896, Louis Lumière) - 7 points
15. Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895, William K.L. Dickson and William Heise) - 6 points
16. Santa Claus (1898, George Albert Smith) - 5 points
17. La lune à un mètre (The Moon at Arm's Length) (1898, Georges Méliès) - 4 points
18. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890, William K. L. Dickson and William Heise) - 3 points
19. Le spectre (Murder Will Out) (1899, Georges Méliès) - 2 points
20. London's Trafalgar Square (1890, William Carr Crofts and Wordsworth Donisthorp) - 1 point

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Fun Fact: Many (most) films from this decade can be easily viewed for free on YouTube, including all of my list! And they are short enough that one can watch 20 and make a list in under an hour.