William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1897
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun5.51897HD
Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.
- 1898
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)01898HD
Parade of guards during Queen Wilhelminas coronation.
- 1894
Carmencita
Carmencita5.1821894HD
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...
- 1896
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf4.2261896HD
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.
- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 14.881890HD
Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...
- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 1044.81898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
- 1894
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Cats5.8491894HD
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
- 1896
Hard Wash
Hard Wash11896HD
This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...
- 1894
Ruth Dennis
Ruth Dennis21894HD
"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."
- 1894
Unsuccessful Somersault
Unsuccessful Somersault2.41894HD
One of the series gives successive pictures of an athlete in an unsuccessful attempt to turn a somersault. Everybody who has seen a boy perform this...
- 1899
From Monte Carlo to Monaco
From Monte Carlo to Monaco71899HD
Phantom train ride along the French Riviera in Monte Carlo, Monaco
- 1896
Sandow
Sandow5.11896HD
Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....
- 1898
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)21898HD
Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam
- 1899
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 189901899HD
[DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']
- 1894
Japanese Dancers
Japanese Dancers41894HD
Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.
- 1900
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns4.51900HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
- 1894
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop4.9231894HD
“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...
- 1894
Athlete with Wand
Athlete with Wand3.81894HD
An athlete demonstrating various poses.
- 1893
Horse Shoeing
Horse Shoeing2.71893HD
One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the...
- 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...