William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1894
    Imperial Japanese Dance

    Imperial Japanese Dance

    Imperial Japanese Dance

    4.61894HD

    A graceful performance of the Mikado dance, featuring three Japanese women in elaborate traditional costume. Originally noted for its striking effect...

    Imperial Japanese Dance
  • 1896
    Awakening of Rip

    Awakening of Rip

    Awakening of Rip

    4.21896HD

    Awakening of Rip
  • 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

    5.61898HD

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

    Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104
  • 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
  • 1896
    Rip's Toast to Hudson

    Rip's Toast to Hudson

    Rip's Toast to Hudson

    4.51896HD

    Rip Van Winkle drinks with mysterious mountain men.

    Rip's Toast to Hudson
  • 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
  • 1897
    Home Life of a Hungarian Family

    Home Life of a Hungarian Family

    Home Life of a Hungarian Family

    5.71897HD

    Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in...

    Home Life of a Hungarian Family
  • 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
  • 1897
    Place de la Concorde

    Place de la Concorde

    Place de la Concorde

    6.91897HD

    A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and...

    Place de la Concorde
  • 1894
    Lasso Thrower

    Lasso Thrower

    Lasso Thrower

    1.61894HD

    Champion Lasso Thrower Vicente Oropeza (aka. Vincente Ore Passo/Bisento Orapeso/Vincenti Orapazza) shows his skills.

    Lasso Thrower
  • 1899
    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    61899HD

    In April the bloemencorso (flower parade) takes place in Haarlem in the Netherlands. This shot shows groups of carriages, festooned with flowers...

    Flower Parade in Haarlem
  • 1898
    Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

    Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

    Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

    61898HD

    A group of monks in procession carrying a large crucifix in Vatican City, 1898.

    Capuchin Monks in Vatican City
  • 1898
    Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

    Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

    Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

    7.51898HD

    A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations,...

    Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway
  • 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
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 3

    Monkeyshines, No. 3

    Monkeyshines, No. 3

    3.41890HD

    Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshines, No. 2". Once again, an Edison company worker moves...

    Monkeyshines, No. 3
  • 1898
    Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1

    Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1

    Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1

    71898HD

    The pope taking a twilight walk.

    Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1
  • 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
  • 1891
    Newark athlete. [No. 2]

    Newark athlete. [No. 2]

    Newark athlete. [No. 2]

    3.51891HD

    Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film. Film...

    Newark athlete. [No. 2]
  • 1900
    Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

    Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

    Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

    7.71900HD

    Naval ratings pulling along naval guns during the Boer War.

    Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith
  • 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