William K.L. Dickson Movies

"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start...

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

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

An African American family eats watermelons.

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

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

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

A remarkable picture in many ways. It shows a game between two expert English teams from the go-off to the making of a goal. The photographic effects...

Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.

A graceful performance of the Mikado dance, featuring three Japanese women in elaborate traditional costume. Originally noted for its striking effect...

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

Bears that are trained.

Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

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

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

This 1894 film depicts a staged “war council” featuring a group of Sioux men in traditional dress, seated in deliberation as Buffalo Bill...

Two Mexican men duel with knives.