James Williamson Movies

Firefighters ring for help, and here comes the ladder cart; they hitch a horse to it. A second horse-drawn truck joins the first, and they head down...

A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera...

A clown cuts off a customer's head and replaces it.

The titles tell us this film is based on an incident in the Boxer Rebellion. A man tries to defend a woman and a large house against Chinese...

A boy helps a convict to escape after meeting him at his mother's graveyard. The convict gets rich in Australia and when he returns is arrested again...

The adventures of an inattentive man who can't look away from his book.

George Smith's picture of the crowds out for a stroll on what I imagine is Brighton Pier.

Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

A mischievous errand boy, sent out on a delivery, causes havoc in the streets of Hove. When he arrives back at the shop, he finds all his furious...

Two washerwomen have an altercation with a chimney sweep

A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as...

A young man's telephone call to his sweetheart is intercepted by her father, who beats him with his umbrella.

Boys blow peas at the cobbler, who throws a boot and hits a woman.

Short film about a man embarking on and returing from war. A print survives at the BFI.

A poor family, suffering from a lack of food, plan to sell their dog to gain some extra income. Before they act on their plan, the dog discovers some...

A workman flees from a lunatic who wishes to return a putty knife.

As a man removes his clothes to bathe, more reappear on him.

Early film footage of fun fair workers and revelers at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs, taken by pioneer James Williamson in around 1896. At a fair...

Directed by one of the pioneers of the cinematic industry, James Williamson, The History of a Butterfly - A Romance of Insect Life is an intriguing...