Robert W. Paul Movies
- 1899
The Kaiser at Portsmouth
The Kaiser at Portsmouth01899HD
Short actuality showing Kaiser Wilhelm II visiting Portsmouth, including views associated with Nelson’s flagship H.M.S. Victory. Produced in...
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- 1903
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
An Extraordinary Cab Accident5.71903HD
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 sidewalk...
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- 1903
Race for the Grand National
Race for the Grand National01903HD
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
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- 1900
Plucked From The Burning
Plucked From The Burning01900HD
Drama by Walter R. Booth. Survival status unknown.
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- 1896
Children in the Nursery
Children in the Nursery5.51896HD
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...
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- 1898
Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall
Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall3.51898HD
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- 1895
The Arrest of a Bookmaker
The Arrest of a Bookmaker4.11895HD
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.
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- 1905
A Victim of Misfortune
A Victim of Misfortune4.81905HD
Painter pursued by policeman, laundress, milkman, etc.
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- 1896
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon5.11896HD
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...
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- 1900
A Railway Collision
A Railway Collision4.11900HD
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...
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- 1895
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
Incident at Clovelly Cottage2.71895HD
Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborator...
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- 1901
The Waif and the Wizard
The Waif and the Wizard6.51901HD
The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...
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- 1895
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Opening of the Kiel Canal2.8641895HD
The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.
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- 1896
Rocky Shore
Rocky Shore11896HD
This attractively composed one-shot film offers viewers an uncomplicated view of waves crashing against rocks.
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- 1897
Cupid at the Washtub
Cupid at the Washtub4.31897HD
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...
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- 1896
A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne
A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne01896HD
A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne refers to a one-minute film recorded in October 1896 by English film pioneer Robert William Paul. According to...
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- 1899
A Camp Smithy
A Camp Smithy3.51899HD
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- 1903
A Chess Dispute
A Chess Dispute5.81903HD
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....
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- 1898
Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England
Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England21898HD
Clog dancing contest winner dances on dinner plate.
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- 1896
The Soldier's Courtship
The Soldier's Courtship41896HD
Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.
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