Walter R. Booth Movies

  • 1911
    The Aerial Anarchists

    The Aerial Anarchists

    The Aerial Anarchists

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    Anarchists build a super aircraft and bomb a railway, a fort and St. Paul's.

    The Aerial Anarchists
  • 1907
    A Juvenile Scientist

    A Juvenile Scientist

    A Juvenile Scientist

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    Punished for mistreating the family pets, a young boy uses his chemistry set to wreak revenge on his parents.

    A Juvenile Scientist
  • 1903
    Pocket Boxers

    Pocket Boxers

    Pocket Boxers

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    Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his...

    Pocket Boxers
  • 1907
    Diabolo Nightmare

    Diabolo Nightmare

    Diabolo Nightmare

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    A clerk, unable to stop playing the game of Diabolo, strays in and out of precarious situations while playing with the toy.

    Diabolo Nightmare
  • 1907
    The Baffled Burglar

    The Baffled Burglar

    The Baffled Burglar

    01907HD

    A small dog thwarts burglars in this British short film.

    The Baffled Burglar
  • 1901
    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

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    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...

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
  • 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    62018HD

    BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

    Secrets of British Animation
  • 1901
    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

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    An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

    An Over-Incubated Baby
  • 1909
    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    5.81909HD

    An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships.

    The Airship Destroyer
  • 1911
    The Automatic Motorist

    The Automatic Motorist

    The Automatic Motorist

    5.91911HD

    A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.

    The Automatic Motorist
  • 1900
    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    3.51900HD

    Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.

    The Last Days of Pompeii
  • 1901
    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    4.61901HD

    A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant
  • 1900
    Chinese Magic

    Chinese Magic

    Chinese Magic

    4.51900HD

    Trick film. A stage magician transforms a woman into a butterfly and himself into a giant bat. This film is considered lost.

    Chinese Magic
  • 1907
    Comedy Cartoons

    Comedy Cartoons

    Comedy Cartoons

    7.51907HD

    The artist is presented, with his board: his only appearance. The hand rapidly outlines a human head, into the chalky jaws of which it inserts a...

    Comedy Cartoons
  • 1907
    The Waif and the Statue

    The Waif and the Statue

    The Waif and the Statue

    01907HD

    A statue of Hope revives and finds a home for a waif.

    The Waif and the Statue
  • 1903
    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent

    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent

    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent

    51903HD

    Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent
  • 1907
    When the Devil Drives

    When the Devil Drives

    When the Devil Drives

    01907HD

    The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...

    When the Devil Drives
  • 1903
    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent

    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent

    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent

    51903HD

    Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent
  • 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
  • 1900
    Plucked From The Burning

    Plucked From The Burning

    Plucked From The Burning

    01900HD

    Drama by Walter R. Booth. Survival status unknown.

    Plucked From The Burning