William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1895
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Billy Edwards and the Unknown3.61895HD
Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match. The match...
- 1894
Fred Ott Holding a Bird
Fred Ott Holding a Bird01894HD
Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.
- 1897
Has He Hit Me?
Has He Hit Me?1.51897HD
Two boxers miss their punches - until they don't.
- 1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist51894HD
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...
- 1891
Men Boxing
Men Boxing4.11891HD
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
- 1898
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot11898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
- 1894
Bucking Broncho
Bucking Broncho4.21894HD
Lee Martin, one of the cowboy stars in 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West', rides a bronco as a crowd looks on. While the horse is trying to throw Martin off...
- 1892
Fencing
Fencing3.41892HD
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
- 1899
King John
King John4.91899HD
Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is...
- 1891
Newark athlete. [No. 2]
Newark athlete. [No. 2]4.51891HD
Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film. Film...
- 1899
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp01899HD
Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.
- 1894
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Cats5.81894HD
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
- 1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight4.51894HD
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...
- 1898
Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 101898HD
Two men with three lordships between them.
- 1897
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris01897HD
After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière...
- 1894
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Glenroy Bros., No. 24.71894HD
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
- 1894
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill1.71894HD
The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.
- 1896
Little Egypt
Little Egypt2.31896HD
"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."
- 1899
Flower Parade in Haarlem
Flower Parade in Haarlem61899HD
In April the bloemencorso (flower parade) takes place in Haarlem in the Netherlands. This shot shows groups of carriages, festooned with flowers...
- 1894
Hadj Cheriff
Hadj Cheriff4.31894HD
Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife...