William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1894
    Sioux Ghost Dance

    Sioux Ghost Dance

    Sioux Ghost Dance

    4.51894HD

    From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...

    Sioux Ghost Dance
  • 1897
    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    2.51897HD

    Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, seated round a tea-table in the grounds...

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House
  • 1892
    A Hand Shake

    A Hand Shake

    A Hand Shake

    3.51892HD

    William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

    A Hand Shake
  • 1895
    Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

    Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

    Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

    5.91895HD

    In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...

    Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
  • 1896
    Tambourine Dance by Annabelle

    Tambourine Dance by Annabelle

    Tambourine Dance by Annabelle

    01896HD

    Tambourine Dance by Annabelle
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 2

    Monkeyshines, No. 2

    Monkeyshines, No. 2

    4.6231890HD

    Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...

    Monkeyshines, No. 2
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 3

    Monkeyshines, No. 3

    Monkeyshines, No. 3

    3.4091890HD

    Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshines, No. 2". Once again, an Edison company worker moves...

    Monkeyshines, No. 3
  • 1893
    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene

    5.5371893HD

    Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

    Blacksmithing Scene
  • 1893
    Horse Shoeing

    Horse Shoeing

    Horse Shoeing

    2.71893HD

    One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the...

    Horse Shoeing
  • 1896
    Sandow

    Sandow

    Sandow

    5.21896HD

    Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

    Sandow
  • 1894
    Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

    Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

    Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

    4.7631894HD

    James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

    Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
  • 1894
    A Bar Room Scene

    A Bar Room Scene

    A Bar Room Scene

    11894HD

    "Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."

    A Bar Room Scene
  • 1894
    Buffalo Dance

    Buffalo Dance

    Buffalo Dance

    4.61894HD

    Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...

    Buffalo Dance
  • 1894
    Chinese Laundry Scene

    Chinese Laundry Scene

    Chinese Laundry Scene

    51894HD

    The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

    Chinese Laundry Scene
  • 1894
    Annabelle Sun Dance

    Annabelle Sun Dance

    Annabelle Sun Dance

    4.41894HD

    Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film

    Annabelle Sun Dance
  • 1892
    Wrestling

    Wrestling

    Wrestling

    2.91892HD

    A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.

    Wrestling
  • 1894
    Chinese Opium Den

    Chinese Opium Den

    Chinese Opium Den

    2.8751894HD

    Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

    Chinese Opium Den
  • 1894
    Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

    5.91894HD

    A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley...

    Annie Oakley
  • 1894
    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    Boxing Match

    21894HD

    Boxing Match
  • 1894
    Carmencita

    Carmencita

    Carmencita

    5.1511894HD

    The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...

    Carmencita