William K.L. Dickson Movies

1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
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Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...
1898
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
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Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
1894
Cock Fight, No. 2
Cock Fight, No. 2
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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...
1899
Amann, the Great Impersonator
Amann, the Great Impersonator
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"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."
1898
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore
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Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
1898
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway
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A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations,...
1902
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
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This advertisement shows a happy woman with her bicycle. A man rides up, sweaty from exertion, for his bike is much heavier than the woman's superior...
1899
The Lane on Sunday Morning
The Lane on Sunday Morning
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Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
1898
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
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Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.
1896
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle
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1898
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII
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From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy...
1898
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
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"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...
1897
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies
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Roma families eat, drink, dance, and play
1997
Annabelle Dances and Dances
Annabelle Dances and Dances
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A remix of Dickson's Annabelle Butterfly Dance with a modern score.
1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
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A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...
1899
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899
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Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
1898
The Grand Canal, Venice
The Grand Canal, Venice
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"This picture was taken from the front of a rapidly moving launch through one of the most beautiful stretches of the Grand Canal, showing many...
1894
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
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“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”
1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene
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The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
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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...