William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Monkeyshines, No. 24.41890HD
Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...
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- 1894
Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance4.61894HD
Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...
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- 1892
Fencing
Fencing3.41892HD
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
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- 1894
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop4.9231894HD
“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...
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- 1894
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Glenroy Bros., No. 24.71894HD
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
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- 1892
A Hand Shake
A Hand Shake3.51892HD
William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.
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- 1894
Mexican Knife Duel
Mexican Knife Duel1.31894HD
Two Mexican men duel with knives.
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- 1898
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel31898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
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- 1898
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)01898HD
Queen Wilhelmina arrives to the palace during her coronation.
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- 1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight4.51894HD
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the...
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- 1894
The Cock Fight
The Cock Fight3.7811894HD
Two gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.
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- 1894
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”41894HD
“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.”
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- 1894
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)4.7881894HD
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a...
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- 1900
English Nell
English Nell01900HD
Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.
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- 1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene51894HD
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
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- 1894
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope4.91894HD
Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
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- 1894
Athlete with Wand
Athlete with Wand3.81894HD
An athlete demonstrating various poses.
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- 1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph4.91894HD
James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.
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- 1892
Wrestling
Wrestling2.91892HD
A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.
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- 1898
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade01898HD
A parade in the Vatican.
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