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THE WONDER EMPORIUM DAWN-OF-CINEMA REVUE proudly joins in a temporary merger with THE WONDER EMPORIUM RED LIGHT DISTRICT to bring you…

Georges Méliès’ After the Ball, the Bath (1897)

Send the kids to bed, light the scented candles, and gather round for a lascivious look at the erotica of your great, great grandparents. This short film from the man who brought you A Trip to the Moon is credited with containing the first nude scene in history. And, come to think of it, also the first nude shower scene in history - a form of nude scene that to my eyes would not reach its zenith until Meatballs 4 nearly a century later.