William K.L. Dickson Movies

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”

A parade in the Vatican.

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

Many gondolas in Venice harbour with a fishing boat in the background

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

A "gigantic demonstration of the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money Association" on 10/31/1896, opposing "Free Silver" Democrats in the...

A remarkable picture in many ways. It shows a game between two expert English teams from the go-off to the making of a goal. The photographic effects...

An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where...

Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.

Tracking shot across a bay showing a large number of fishing boats.

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.

Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton...

Two men box while standing on their hands

Two Mexican men duel with knives.

The busy Frederick Street in Berlin.

A London fire brigade springs into action.

Mr. Hurry-Up gets dressed in a rush, and then races down to breakfast. After a few quick bites and a couple gulps of coffee, he races out the door...

Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.