William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1896
    Sound Money Parade

    Sound Money Parade

    Sound Money Parade

    81896HD

    A "gigantic demonstration of the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money Association" on 10/31/1896, opposing "Free Silver" Democrats in the...

    Sound Money Parade
  • 1896
    Dancing Darkies

    Dancing Darkies

    Dancing Darkies

    4.81896HD

    "A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

    Dancing Darkies
  • 1899
    Upside Down Boxers

    Upside Down Boxers

    Upside Down Boxers

    6.31899HD

    Two men box while standing on their hands

    Upside Down Boxers
  • 1900
    Brook Trout Fishing

    Brook Trout Fishing

    Brook Trout Fishing

    5.31900HD

    Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.

    Brook Trout Fishing
  • 1898
    Duel to the Death

    Duel to the Death

    Duel to the Death

    71898HD

    This Victorian duel between knife-wielding women was taken from an existing stage production, thought to be the Drury Lane theatre melodrama 'Women...

    Duel to the Death
  • 1899
    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

    71899HD

    Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

    Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp
  • 1896
    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

    4.4741896HD

    “This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his...

    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
  • 1899
    Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

    Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

    Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

    01899HD

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

    Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899
  • 1898
    Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

    Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

    Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

    6.31898HD

    Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.

    Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats
  • 1898
    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    91898HD

    "The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
  • 1895
    James Grundy, Buck and Wing

    James Grundy, Buck and Wing

    James Grundy, Buck and Wing

    31895HD

    A short of Mr. Grundy dancing. He's a Black man in a jockey outfit and there's someone in a horse costume dancing next to him.

    James Grundy, Buck and Wing
  • 1895
    Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

    Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

    Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

    2.3331895HD

    Scene represents section of the interior of a Chinese Opium Den.

    Robetta and Doretto, No. 1
  • 1894
    Rats and Weasel

    Rats and Weasel

    Rats and Weasel

    1.31894HD

    Sequel to the Rats and Terrier series

    Rats and Weasel
  • 1898
    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

    41898HD

    Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice
  • 1899
    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    8.3331899HD

    "A magnificent picture of the launching of the 'Oceanic,' which up to that time was the largest vessel ever floated. The view is taken from a pier...

    Launch of the 'Oceanic'
  • 1997
    Annabelle Dances and Dances

    Annabelle Dances and Dances

    Annabelle Dances and Dances

    41997HD

    A remix of Dickson's Annabelle Butterfly Dance with a modern score.

    Annabelle Dances and Dances
  • 1899
    The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

    The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

    The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

    5.51899HD

    Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton...

    The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton
  • 1898
    Pelicans at the Zoo

    Pelicans at the Zoo

    Pelicans at the Zoo

    51898HD

    Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens.

    Pelicans at the Zoo
  • 1896
    American Falls from Goat Island

    American Falls from Goat Island

    American Falls from Goat Island

    01896HD

    The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...

    American Falls from Goat Island
  • 1898
    From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton

    From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton

    From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton

    51898HD

    The SS 'St. Louis' departs from Southampton Docks

    From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton