William K.L. Dickson Movies

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...

Match boy saves mother and baby from drunken husband.

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

“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

Presents a barroom, with all the accessories, including a barmaid, who serves a policeman with a glass of beer at the side entrance. Two men are...

Women bathing in a german bath.

Early short film.

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

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

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

Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film

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...

Sailors clamber up the rigging. Filmed at Portsmouth.

Two men box while standing on their hands

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

Two Mexican men duel with knives.

"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

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