Robert W. Paul

Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth ...

01 de nov. de 1901

A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

01 de out. de 1906

A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces...

18 de ago. de 1903

The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...

14 de jan. de 1896

01 de out. de 1901

The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.

19 de jun. de 1895

A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.

01 de mai. de 1895

Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.

30 de mai. de 1896

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only f...

01 de jan. de 1898

A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewa...

01 de nov. de 1903

The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of s...

01 de mar. de 1900

Um antigo proprietário se assusta com o súbito aparecimento de uma caveira. No momento em que ele se afasta do objeto estranho, as portas de um gua...

01 de ago. de 1901

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then perf...

01 de jan. de 1898

A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and ...

20 de nov. de 1895

Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to l...

29 de set. de 1897

29 de mai. de 1896

Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic pass over Blackfriars Bridge in London.

01 de jan. de 1896

The famous acrobats in the above title appear in a marvellous acrobatic act. There are three barrels arranged on the stage. The boys, blindfolded, ...

11 de ago. de 1901

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

01 de set. de 1899

01 de jan. de 1896

Dangled precariously off a boat, a baby falls into the river. Many people on the bank quickly scramble to its rescue.

01 de jul. de 1896

01 de ago. de 1896

01 de jan. de 1897

Trick film. A stage magician transforms a woman into a butterfly and himself into a giant bat. This film is considered lost.

01 de set. de 1900

A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.

01 de jan. de 1908

Seen but not heard? Three children get up to mischief after their mother puts them to bed in this Victorian entertainment. This was one of numerous...

01 de out. de 1896

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

01 de jan. de 1897

Em 1897, a Rainha Vitória celebrou o seu 60º ano como monarca. Um evento espetacular foi realizado em Londres com uma rota processional repleta de ...

30 de out. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1898

A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesm...

01 de jun. de 1904

Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborato...

01 de mar. de 1895

01 de jan. de 1900

01 de jan. de 1897

The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from ab...

29 de out. de 1896

01 de jan. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1896

A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

05 de dez. de 1902

The Alhambra Girls perform a dance at Alhambra Theatre, London. Lost.

01 de jan. de 1896

01 de jan. de 1900

Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.

01 de ago. de 1896

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

01 de jan. de 1909

01 de jan. de 1897

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

02 de jan. de 1896

01 de jan. de 1897

Three athletes make their way to wicker baskets that contain a mishmash of wacky costumes. They need to dress up as quickly as they can, and make t...

01 de jan. de 1896

Old woman sews patch on grandson’s trousers while friends jeer.

08 de jul. de 1902

24 de jan. de 1903

01 de jan. de 1896

Brighton. Landing of party from small boat with comic incidents.

01 de jun. de 1896

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

01 de mar. de 1906

01 de jan. de 1900

01 de ago. de 1898

01 de jan. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1900

A panorama shot of the Norwegian town and harbour of Hammerfest. Believed to be the earliest surviving film of Norway.

18 de jul. de 1903

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 ...

01 de abr. de 1906

15 de abr. de 1905

01 de jan. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1897

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

02 de jan. de 1900

A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comedy by pioneer director Robert W. Paul.

22 de set. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1899

01 de ago. de 1898

'The White Eyed Kaffir' performs with top hat.

01 de jun. de 1896

A playful variation on A Soldier's Courtship, producer Robert W. Paul's smash hit from the previous year, this film spies on a young man trying to ...

01 de set. de 1897

01 de jan. de 1899

01 de jan. de 1900

31 de jan. de 1903

01 de nov. de 1903

01 de jan. de 1906

27 de set. de 1906

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

01 de jan. de 1896

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

02 de jan. de 1896

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

02 de jan. de 1900

A train snaking around Chamonix, Switzerland, with a steep Alpine slope inches away from the tracks.

02 de jan. de 1900

A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in exc...

02 de jan. de 1899

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

02 de jan. de 1910

Short documentary released in 1907.

02 de jan. de 1907