Cecil M. Hepworth Movies

  • 1911
    Are We Down-Hearted?

    Are We Down-Hearted?

    Are We Down-Hearted?

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    Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a...

    Are We Down-Hearted?
  • 1915
    The Outrage

    The Outrage

    The Outrage

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    A Prussian lieutenant rapes a girl in 1870. He is killed by their son in 1914.

    The Outrage
  • 1927
    The House of Marney

    The House of Marney

    The House of Marney

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    An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.

    The House of Marney
  • 1901
    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

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    An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a...

    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder
  • 1900
    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin

    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin

    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin

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    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin
  • 1915
    The Midnight Mail

    The Midnight Mail

    The Midnight Mail

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    A working knowledge of Morse code and the foresight to pick a train driver for a sweetheart come in handy in this ‘race to the rescue’...

    The Midnight Mail
  • 1923
    Comin' Thro the Rye

    Comin' Thro the Rye

    Comin' Thro the Rye

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    A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.

    Comin' Thro the Rye
  • 1914
    The Basilisk

    The Basilisk

    The Basilisk

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    A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are...

    The Basilisk
  • 1915
    Sweet Lavender

    Sweet Lavender

    Sweet Lavender

    01915HD

    A housekeeper's daughter loves a toper's affianced friend.

    Sweet Lavender
  • 1908
    Lace Making

    Lace Making

    Lace Making

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    The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.

    Lace Making
  • 1921
    The Narrow Valley

    The Narrow Valley

    The Narrow Valley

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    The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.

    The Narrow Valley
  • 1918
    The Leopard's Spots

    The Leopard's Spots

    The Leopard's Spots

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    British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918.

    The Leopard's Spots
  • 1902
    How to Stop a Motor Car

    How to Stop a Motor Car

    How to Stop a Motor Car

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    A policeman is run over by an automobile

    How to Stop a Motor Car
  • 1899
    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

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    Filmed from the front of a steam launch in a late Victorian summer, this film offers a glimpse of our 19th century ancestors enjoying their leisure...

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River
  • 1915
    Schoolgirl Rebels

    Schoolgirl Rebels

    Schoolgirl Rebels

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    A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.

    Schoolgirl Rebels
  • 1900
    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

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    A dramatic scene - and exactly what moving pictures were invented for. With a fixed camera and without a traditional narrative, this film...

    The Burning Stable
  • 1922
    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

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    Anson Dyer's animation of the age-old fable, made for Hepworth.

    Little Red Riding Hood
  • 1901
    Funeral of Queen Victoria

    Funeral of Queen Victoria

    Funeral of Queen Victoria

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    Early footage of Queen Victoria’s funeral.

    Funeral of Queen Victoria
  • 1919
    Broken in the Wars

    Broken in the Wars

    Broken in the Wars

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    'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)

    Broken in the Wars
  • 1909
    Invisibility

    Invisibility

    Invisibility

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    A man buys a magic powder that makes him invisible.

    Invisibility