George Albert Smith Movies

1897
The Miller and the Sweep
The Miller and the Sweep
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In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's...
1910
Fording the River
Fording the River
01910HD
Kinemacolor
1900
As Seen Through a Telescope
As Seen Through a Telescope
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An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a...
1900
Grandma Threading Her Needle
Grandma Threading Her Needle
01900HD
An old lady is seated at a table with her work basket and her cat washing its paws beside her. The old lady makes several attempts to thread a needle...
1898
Cinderella
Cinderella
5.61898HD
An adaptation of the folk tale.
1898
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
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The ghost of a man's twin shows him a vision of how he was killed in a duel.
1899
The Kiss in the Tunnel
The Kiss in the Tunnel
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Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...
1900
Spiders on a Web
Spiders on a Web
41900HD
Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the...
1899
The Inexhaustible Cab
The Inexhaustible Cab
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A cab is hailed in front of a palatial mansion by a gentleman who wishes a score of people driven to another part of the city. A clown jumps out and...
1901
The Death of Poor Joe
The Death of Poor Joe
3.71901HD
A scene from Charles Dickens' Bleak House.
1902
Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria
Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria
61902HD
The coronation of Edward VII and his wife Alexandra as King and Queen of Great Britain and the British Dominions took place on August 9, 1902, at...
1904
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
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An actuality of the Brock's fireworks factory to celebrate its 40th anniversary organizes. The final shot has two flaming portraits of King Edward...
1902
At Last! That Awful Tooth
At Last! That Awful Tooth
01902HD
Man pulls out bad tooth, which is then shown in closeup.
1902
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
01902HD
A boy releases a mouse and frightens a model.
1906
Tartans of Scottish Clans
Tartans of Scottish Clans
4.31906HD
It's common knowledge that Scotsmen are macho enough to pull off wearing a skirt - perhaps it's all that caber-tossing. This disarmingly simple film...
1897
Train Entering Hove Station
Train Entering Hove Station
51897HD
Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith...
2023
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
02023HD
A collection of early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya. Films include: Brighton Seagoing Electric Car (1897), The Inexhaustible Cab...
1897
Hanging Out the Clothes
Hanging Out the Clothes
31897HD
Lovers are comically interrupted
1908
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
3.71908HD
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs is a 1908 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith as a showcase his new...