William K.L. Dickson Movies

Young people dance the Tarantella

Single shot of a column of Gordon Highlanders marching out of their camp at Ladysmith to meet General Buller's relief column.

Sequel to Rats and Terrier No. 2

Single panning shot of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

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

"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start...

"A well-known oriental dancer in a dance du ventre to the music of a Turkish band."

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

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

Early short film.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...

Roma families eat, drink, dance, and play

Men run a training course

A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.

Military subjects were consistent crowd-pleasers, and this film showing a near fatal accident was especially popular.

Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.

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

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.