Robert W. Paul Movies
- 1896
Sunderland
Sunderland11896HD
Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
- 1900
A Railway Collision
A Railway Collision4.11900HD
The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of...
- 1896
Rough Sea at Dover
Rough Sea at Dover5.11896HD
The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...
- 1901
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost5.61901HD
Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth...
- 1896
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon5.11896HD
The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from...
- 1896
London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade
London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade51896HD
The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre...
- 1895
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Opening of the Kiel Canal31895HD
The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.
- 1895
The Arrest of a Bookmaker
The Arrest of a Bookmaker4.11895HD
A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.
- 1896
The Soldier's Courtship
The Soldier's Courtship41896HD
Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.
- 1900
The Derby 1900
The Derby 190001900HD
Directed by Robert W. Paul.
- 1895
The Derby 1895
The Derby 18954.71895HD
A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and...
- 1897
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee4.81897HD
A series of actuality films showing the procession to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
- 1903
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
An Extraordinary Cab Accident5.71903HD
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...
- 1896
Comic Costume Race
Comic Costume Race4.51896HD
Three athletes make their way to wicker baskets that contain a mishmash of wacky costumes. They need to dress up as quickly as they can, and make...
- 1897
Dragoons Passing St Paul's
Dragoons Passing St Paul's4.21897HD
- 1903
A Chess Dispute
A Chess Dispute5.7631903HD
A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces....
- 1901
The Countryman and the Cinematograph
The Countryman and the Cinematograph5.41901HD
A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an...
- 1904
Buy Your Own Cherries
Buy Your Own Cherries4.61904HD
A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman...
- 1897
The Vanishing Lady
The Vanishing Lady5.41897HD
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...
- 1907
Laplander Feeding His Reindeer
Laplander Feeding His Reindeer01907HD
Short documentary released in 1907.