Robert W. Paul Movies

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then...

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

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

The famous acrobats in the above title appear in a marvellous acrobatic act. There are three barrels arranged on the stage. The boys, blindfolded,...

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

'The White Eyed Kaffir' performs with top hat.

A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.

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

Clog dancing contest winner dances on dinner plate.

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

A boy pulls a prank on his poor old mother.

The festive start and disastrous aftermath of the launch of the H.M.S. Albion.

An anarchist blows up the general who sent his wife to Siberia.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

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,...