NOTHING BUT TIME (Rien que les heures) (1926):

A city: we know it's Paris by its monuments, but it could be anywhere; the lives of the poor are the same. We see a streetwalker, a woman who sells newspapers, a sailor, a landlady, an old woman, a shop keeper, and others. The camera shows us derelicts and the unemployed. As the clock shows passing time, people arrive for work, shops and restaurants open, butchers carry animal carcasses. After work, it's time for pleasure and relaxation, but after Midnight, danger awaits. So do possibilities.

DVD-R has French intertitles with hard-encoded English subtitles. Approx. 46 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality!

GOLD FEVER (La Fievre de l'Or) (1912):

NOTE: this film has a blurred-out timer in the middle of the frames, which isn't too intrusive. See film sample!

A man's debts have mounted up, and the creditors are starting to threaten him with bailiffs. His wife goes to see her father, a banker, who forbade the marriage. On seeing the gambling debts, he declares he will not help them out. 

DVD-R is in French with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 47 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality!