Walter R. Booth Movies

A cheeky female jester uses the smoke of her cigarette to make things appear and disappear. After showing her talents by playing with a chair or a...

A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....

Mephistopholes causes an artist's model to disappear.

Anarchists build a super aircraft and bomb a railway, a fort and St. Paul's.

A man's invention brings waxworks of historical figures to life

A lady uses a series of newspaper spreads to create various objects including a man, a clock and a dog.

Punished for mistreating the family pets, a young boy uses his chemistry set to wreak revenge on his parents.

Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper...

A small dog thwarts burglars in this British short film.

A magician's son plays tricks with his father's magic wand.

A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.

An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...

A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...

A statue of Hope revives and finds a home for a waif.