Walter R. Booth Movies

An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships.

Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their...

A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....

A man's invention brings waxworks of historical figures to life

A magician's son plays tricks with his father's magic wand.

Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper...

Punished for mistreating the family pets, a young boy uses his chemistry set to wreak revenge on his parents.

Anarchists build a super aircraft and bomb a railway, a fort and St. Paul's.

A lady uses a series of newspaper spreads to create various objects including a man, a clock and a dog.

A small dog thwarts burglars in this British short film.

An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.

An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

A statue of Hope revives and finds a home for a waif.