William K.L. Dickson Movies

A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes.

Dan Leno and his wife celebrating the anniversary of their wedding day.

Film shot by W.K.L. Dickson at Maidenhead Junction, 1898.

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters...

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...

Imagine ten pickaninnies turned loose and on mischief bent. Farmer catches one leaving but Nine. Nine Happy Snowballs on a Swing elate. One gets...

Edison short.

"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying themselves in the surf. Several picturesque Holland boats are...

Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard.

This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...

A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and...

A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.

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...

Bears that are trained.

"A well-known oriental dancer in a dance du ventre to the music of a Turkish band."

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."