William K.L. Dickson Movies

Sandow and Peerless Annabelle were the first performers filmed by the new American Mutoscope Co. Annabelle reprised her Butterfly Dance and several...

Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

Women bathing in a german bath.

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of...

A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...

A camera sits on top of a moving train, providing a panoramic view of Ealing (western London) as the train moves.

Phantom train ride along the French Riviera in Monte Carlo, Monaco

Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.

After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière...

Sequel to Rats Killing from 1894

Bears that are trained.

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

British officers (Royal Engineers) supervising repair work on a bridge at Frere, spanning the Blaauw Krantz River, South Africa, during the Boer War.

A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and...

Showing the tapping of the furnace, and the running of the molten metal into the moulds at Elswick yard.

A sweet little girl is seated in the bow of a life-boat feeding crackers to a magnificent St. Bernard dog, while a tabby cat dozes and blinks at her...

An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...

Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.