Robert W Paul Movies

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his...

Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.

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...

Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.

A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.

Drama by Walter R. Booth. Survival status unknown.

A ballerina dreams of dancing under the sea.

A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

Four men of different ranks play a game of tetherball on a ship's deck.

A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only...

Mephistopholes causes an artist's model to disappear.

Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. A magician sits a lady under a rug and makes her disapppear, before she reappearing in a...

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...

A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.