William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1898
    The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

    The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

    The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

    71898HD

    Young people dance the Tarantella

    The Tarantella, an Italian Dance
  • 1897
    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    2.51897HD

    Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, seated round a tea-table in the grounds...

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House
  • 1900
    Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

    Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

    Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

    7.51900HD

    Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.

    Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith
  • 1899
    Tapping a Blast Furnace

    Tapping a Blast Furnace

    Tapping a Blast Furnace

    6.51899HD

    Showing the tapping of the furnace, and the running of the molten metal into the moulds at Elswick yard.

    Tapping a Blast Furnace
  • 1902
    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    6.51902HD

    This advertisement shows a happy woman with her bicycle. A man rides up, sweaty from exertion, for his bike is much heavier than the woman's superior...

    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
  • 1900
    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    5.61900HD

    Ambulances and British troops crossing the Tugela River over the pontoon bridge near Trichardt's Drift, during the British retreat from Spion Kop in...

    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River
  • 1898
    A Tug in a Heavy Sea

    A Tug in a Heavy Sea

    A Tug in a Heavy Sea

    81898HD

    "Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness. The picture was...

    A Tug in a Heavy Sea
  • 1897
    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

    01897HD

    After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière...

    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris
  • 1892
    Wrestling

    Wrestling

    Wrestling

    3.41892HD

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

    Wrestling
  • 1898
    Me and My Two Friends

    Me and My Two Friends

    Me and My Two Friends

    6.71898HD

    A sweet little girl is seated in the bow of a life-boat feeding crackers to a magnificent St. Bernard dog, while a tabby cat dozes and blinks at her...

    Me and My Two Friends
  • 1894
    The Barber Shop

    The Barber Shop

    The Barber Shop

    5.11894HD

    “Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...

    The Barber Shop
  • 1894
    Rats and Terrier No. 2

    Rats and Terrier No. 2

    Rats and Terrier No. 2

    11894HD

    Sequel to Rats Killing from 1894

    Rats and Terrier No. 2
  • 1892
    Fencing

    Fencing

    Fencing

    3.61892HD

    Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

    Fencing
  • 1894
    Rats and Terrier No. 3

    Rats and Terrier No. 3

    Rats and Terrier No. 3

    1.31894HD

    Sequel to Rats and Terrier No. 2

    Rats and Terrier No. 3
  • 1899
    Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

    Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

    Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

    01899HD

    Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload,...

    Naval Guns Firing at Colenso
  • 1898
    Mills from the Zaanstreek

    Mills from the Zaanstreek

    Mills from the Zaanstreek

    71898HD

    Windmills along the River Zaan.

    Mills from the Zaanstreek
  • 1894
    A Bar Room Scene

    A Bar Room Scene

    A Bar Room Scene

    4.21894HD

    "Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."

    A Bar Room Scene
  • 1898
    Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

    Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

    Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

    5.21898HD

    A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.

    Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    5.11890HD

    Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...

    Monkeyshines, No. 1
  • 1902
    Nabbed by the Nipper

    Nabbed by the Nipper

    Nabbed by the Nipper

    101902HD

    Match boy saves mother and baby from drunken husband.

    Nabbed by the Nipper