William K.L. Dickson Movies

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

Edison short.

Ambulances and British troops crossing the Tugela River over the pontoon bridge near Trichardt's Drift, during the British retreat from Spion Kop in...

"Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness. The picture was...

Black hooded pallbearers carry a coffin in a funeral procession in front of onlookers.

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

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

"This picture was taken from the front of a rapidly moving launch through one of the most beautiful stretches of the Grand Canal, showing many...

A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.

"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying themselves in the surf. Several picturesque Holland boats are...

A camera sits on top of a moving train, providing a panoramic view of Ealing (western London) as the train moves.

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

Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding. Camilla and Roland take the...

Two men box while standing on their hands

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

Sailors clamber up the rigging. Filmed at Portsmouth.

Tracking shot across a bay showing a large number of fishing boats.

Two boxers miss their punches - until they don't.

Directed by W.K.L Dickson.

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...