Warwick Trading Company Movies

  • 1901
    Visit to Pompeii

    Visit to Pompeii

    Visit to Pompeii

    61901HD

    George Albert Smith and Charles Urban snaffled the plum job of travelling to Italy to take a series of views of Italy for the Warwick Trading Company,...

    Visit to Pompeii
  • 1899
    Troops Passing Over Modder River by Train

    Troops Passing Over Modder River by Train

    Troops Passing Over Modder River by Train

    51899HD

    A train, with locomotives and armoured cars at each end, passes over a temporary bridge erected over the Modder river; Seaforth Highlanders are riding...

    Troops Passing Over Modder River by Train
  • 1899
    First Northumberland Fusiliers Digging Entrenchments

    First Northumberland Fusiliers Digging Entrenchments

    First Northumberland Fusiliers Digging Entrenchments

    51899HD

    The Passing of the Armoured Train - A large group of British soldiers are seen digging entrenchment's under the supervision of officers. A brief secon...

    First Northumberland Fusiliers Digging Entrenchments
  • 1900
    The Rival Clothiers

    The Rival Clothiers

    The Rival Clothiers

    01900HD

    An antisemitic comedy in which two Jewish clothiers cut prices until one buys the other's stock.

    The Rival Clothiers
  • 1900
    Sanger Circus Passing Through Inverness

    Sanger Circus Passing Through Inverness

    Sanger Circus Passing Through Inverness

    01900HD

    The parade of carriages, costumed riders, and exotic animals passing over the bridge at Inverness, Scotland, has attracted a crowd, despite the rain.

    Sanger Circus Passing Through Inverness
  • 1899
    Review of Lord George Sanger's Circus by the Queen

    Review of Lord George Sanger's Circus by the Queen

    Review of Lord George Sanger's Circus by the Queen

    01899HD

    Several scenes of Sanger’s Circus parading through Windsor Great Park after meeting Queen Victoria on the terrace at Windsor Castle. This scene is mis...

    Review of Lord George Sanger's Circus by the Queen
  • 1899
    Dalmeny to Dunfermline, Scotland Via the Firth of Forth Bridge

    Dalmeny to Dunfermline, Scotland Via the Firth of Forth Bridge

    Dalmeny to Dunfermline, Scotland Via the Firth of Forth Bridge

    01899HD

    A beautiful phantom ride across the Firth of Forth from Dalmeny near Edinburgh to Dunfermline, crossing the famous Forth Bridge, then less than a deca...

    Dalmeny to Dunfermline, Scotland Via the Firth of Forth Bridge
  • 1900
    A War Balloon and Transport Crossing the Vaal River

    A War Balloon and Transport Crossing the Vaal River

    A War Balloon and Transport Crossing the Vaal River

    01900HD

    Shot just a few days after the relief of Mafeking, this film captures the progress of British military personnel across the Vaal River in South Africa...

    A War Balloon and Transport Crossing the Vaal River
  • 1904
    The Kiddies and the Rabbits

    The Kiddies and the Rabbits

    The Kiddies and the Rabbits

    01904HD

    Kids playing with rabbits.

    The Kiddies and the Rabbits
  • 1899
    Major Wilson’s Last Stand

    Major Wilson’s Last Stand

    Major Wilson’s Last Stand

    01899HD

    A film adapted from the play Savage South Africa which depicts scenes from the first and second Matabele War.

    Major Wilson’s Last Stand
  • 1904
    Japanese Funeral

    Japanese Funeral

    Japanese Funeral

    01904HD

    Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

    Japanese Funeral
  • 1901
    Japanese Schoolchildren

    Japanese Schoolchildren

    Japanese Schoolchildren

    01901HD

    Film produced by the Warwick Trading Company.

    Japanese Schoolchildren
  • 1898
    Ship at Sea

    Ship at Sea

    Ship at Sea

    01898HD

    The power of moving photography is exploited in this early film, not to dazzle audiences' eyes but to turn their stomachs. The camera is mounted on th...

    Ship at Sea
  • 1912
    King George V's Durbar

    King George V's Durbar

    King George V's Durbar

    01912HD

    Film of George V's Delhi Durbar, the first attended by a British sovereign. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

    King George V's Durbar
  • 1900
    Surrender of Kroonstad to Lord Roberts

    Surrender of Kroonstad to Lord Roberts

    Surrender of Kroonstad to Lord Roberts

    01900HD

    Cavalry cross the river in enormous number. Occasionally a horse stops to take a drink, and then walks on.

    Surrender of Kroonstad to Lord Roberts
  • 1903
    Weary Willie and Tired Tim: The Gunpowder Plot

    Weary Willie and Tired Tim: The Gunpowder Plot

    Weary Willie and Tired Tim: The Gunpowder Plot

    01903HD

    Tramps stick a hot poker in a barrel labelled beer but containing gunpowder.

    Weary Willie and Tired Tim: The Gunpowder Plot
  • 1903
    Life of an English Fireman

    Life of an English Fireman

    Life of an English Fireman

    01903HD

    Firemen are awakened by an alarm, drive through London and rescue fire victims.

    Life of an English Fireman
  • 1905
    Siege and Surrender of Port Arthur

    Siege and Surrender of Port Arthur

    Siege and Surrender of Port Arthur

    01905HD

    British documentary short released in 1905.

    Siege and Surrender of Port Arthur