William K.L. Dickson Movies

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

Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation.

Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is...

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison...

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

Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

Taken in 1896 on the Boulevard (upper Broadway) on the occasion of a bicycle parade in the heyday of the wheeling craze. Old-fashioned horse cars...

A parade in the Vatican.

A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored.

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...

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....