William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1895
    Billy Edwards and the Unknown

    Billy Edwards and the Unknown

    Billy Edwards and the Unknown

    3.61895HD

    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...

    Billy Edwards and the Unknown
  • 1894
    Fred Ott Holding a Bird

    Fred Ott Holding a Bird

    Fred Ott Holding a Bird

    01894HD

    Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.

    Fred Ott Holding a Bird
  • 1897
    Has He Hit Me?

    Has He Hit Me?

    Has He Hit Me?

    1.51897HD

    Two boxers miss their punches - until they don't.

    Has He Hit Me?
  • 1894
    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

    51894HD

    Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
  • 1891
    Men Boxing

    Men Boxing

    Men Boxing

    4.11891HD

    Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

    Men Boxing
  • 1898
    Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

    Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

    Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

    11898HD

    Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

    Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot
  • 1894
    Bucking Broncho

    Bucking Broncho

    Bucking Broncho

    4.21894HD

    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...

    Bucking Broncho
  • 1892
    Fencing

    Fencing

    Fencing

    3.41892HD

    Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

    Fencing
  • 1899
    King John

    King John

    King John

    4.91899HD

    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...

    King John
  • 1891
    Newark athlete. [No. 2]

    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...

    Newark athlete. [No. 2]
  • 1899
    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

    01899HD

    Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp
  • 1894
    The Boxing Cats

    The Boxing Cats

    The Boxing Cats

    5.81894HD

    "A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)

    The Boxing Cats
  • 1894
    The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

    The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

    The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

    4.51894HD

    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...

    The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
  • 1898
    Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1

    Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1

    Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1

    01898HD

    Two men with three lordships between them.

    Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1
  • 1897
    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

    01897HD

    After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière...

    Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris
  • 1894
    Glenroy Bros., No. 2

    Glenroy Bros., No. 2

    Glenroy Bros., No. 2

    4.71894HD

    The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".

    Glenroy Bros., No. 2
  • 1894
    Buffalo Bill

    Buffalo Bill

    Buffalo Bill

    1.71894HD

    The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.

    Buffalo Bill
  • 1896
    Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

    2.31896HD

    "A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

    Little Egypt
  • 1899
    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    61899HD

    In April the bloemencorso (flower parade) takes place in Haarlem in the Netherlands. This shot shows groups of carriages, festooned with flowers...

    Flower Parade in Haarlem
  • 1894
    Hadj Cheriff

    Hadj Cheriff

    Hadj Cheriff

    4.31894HD

    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...

    Hadj Cheriff