William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1897
    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

    5.51897HD

    Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.

    Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing 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)

    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.

    Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)
  • 1894
    Carmencita

    Carmencita

    Carmencita

    5.1821894HD

    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...

    Carmencita
  • 1896
    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    4.2261896HD

    A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    4.881890HD

    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...

    Monkeyshines, No. 1
  • 1898
    Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

    Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

    Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

    4.81898HD

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

    Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104
  • 1894
    The Boxing Cats

    The Boxing Cats

    The Boxing Cats

    5.8491894HD

    "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
  • 1896
    Hard Wash

    Hard Wash

    Hard Wash

    11896HD

    This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...

    Hard Wash
  • 1894
    Ruth Dennis

    Ruth Dennis

    Ruth Dennis

    21894HD

    "Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

    Ruth Dennis
  • 1894
    Unsuccessful Somersault

    Unsuccessful Somersault

    Unsuccessful Somersault

    2.41894HD

    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...

    Unsuccessful Somersault
  • 1899
    From Monte Carlo to Monaco

    From Monte Carlo to Monaco

    From Monte Carlo to Monaco

    71899HD

    Phantom train ride along the French Riviera in Monte Carlo, Monaco

    From Monte Carlo to Monaco
  • 1896
    Sandow

    Sandow

    Sandow

    5.11896HD

    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....

    Sandow
  • 1898
    Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

    Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

    Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

    21898HD

    Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam

    Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)
  • 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, 1899

    Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899

    01899HD

    [DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']

    Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899
  • 1894
    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    41894HD

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

    Japanese Dancers
  • 1900
    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    4.51900HD

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

    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
  • 1894
    The Barber Shop

    The Barber Shop

    The Barber Shop

    4.9231894HD

    “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...

    The Barber Shop
  • 1894
    Athlete with Wand

    Athlete with Wand

    Athlete with Wand

    3.81894HD

    An athlete demonstrating various poses.

    Athlete with Wand
  • 1893
    Horse Shoeing

    Horse Shoeing

    Horse Shoeing

    2.71893HD

    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...

    Horse Shoeing
  • 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