Robert W. Paul Movies

  • 1896
    Footpads

    Footpads

    Footpads

    61896HD

    A staged scene of a mugging on a London street. The interesting feature here is the hand controlled flashing light street sign used in the backdrop,...

    Footpads
  • 1895
    Incident at Clovelly Cottage

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage

    31895HD

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborator...

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage
  • 1895
    The Derby 1895

    The Derby 1895

    The Derby 1895

    4.61895HD

    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...

    The Derby 1895
  • 1896
    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade

    51896HD

    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...

    London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade
  • 1896
    Sunderland

    Sunderland

    Sunderland

    11896HD

    Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

    Sunderland
  • 1897
    Robbery

    Robbery

    Robbery

    3.71897HD

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

    Robbery
  • 1896
    The Derby

    The Derby

    The Derby

    5.11896HD

    The Derby
  • 1899
    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    01899HD

    A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in...

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War
  • 1895
    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    41895HD

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

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 1900
    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    4.31900HD

    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...

    A Railway Collision
  • 1903
    Hammerfest

    Hammerfest

    Hammerfest

    4.61903HD

    A panorama shot of the Norwegian town and harbour of Hammerfest. Believed to be the earliest surviving film of Norway.

    Hammerfest
  • 1896
    Fire Brigade

    Fire Brigade

    Fire Brigade

    51896HD

    4 horse drawn fire brigade carts pull out from Newcastle fire station in the UK as part of a filmed demonstration

    Fire Brigade
  • 1903
    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    5.81903HD

    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...

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident
  • 1900
    The Bout

    The Bout

    The Bout

    01900HD

    Directed by Robert W. Paul.

    The Bout
  • 1901
    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    6.51901HD

    The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

    The Waif and the Wizard
  • 1895
    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    4.41895HD

    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.

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker
  • 1899
    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus

    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus

    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus

    01899HD

    Taken from a motor cab running at full speed along Piccadilly and through the Circus, narrowly escaping collision with various buses and cabs

    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus
  • 1902
    Delhi Durbar

    Delhi Durbar

    Delhi Durbar

    01902HD

    Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

    Delhi Durbar
  • 1896
    Trilby Burlesque

    Trilby Burlesque

    Trilby Burlesque

    11896HD

    The Alhambra Girls perform a dance at Alhambra Theatre, London. Lost.

    Trilby Burlesque
  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    6.51906HD

    A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

    The '?' Motorist