Robert W Paul Movies

  • 1896
    Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    5.0711896HD

    The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...

    Rough Sea at Dover
  • 1897
    Robbery

    Robbery

    Robbery

    3.71897HD

    A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

    Robbery
  • 1900
    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    3.51900HD

    Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.

    The Last Days of Pompeii
  • 1908
    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    61908HD

    A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore
  • 1901
    The Countryman and the Cinematograph

    The Countryman and the Cinematograph

    The Countryman and the Cinematograph

    5.3521901HD

    A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an...

    The Countryman and the Cinematograph
  • 1901
    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    61901HD

    An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

    Artistic Creation
  • 1896
    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

    5.11896HD

    The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from...

    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
  • 1897
    The Vanishing Lady

    The Vanishing Lady

    The Vanishing Lady

    5.41897HD

    Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to...

    The Vanishing Lady
  • 1898
    Come Along, Do!

    Come Along, Do!

    Come Along, Do!

    4.6921898HD

    Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only...

    Come Along, Do!
  • 1896
    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return

    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return

    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return

    4.8331896HD

    Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.

    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
  • 1901
    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    6.51901HD

    The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

    The Waif and the Wizard
  • 1905
    The Freak Barber

    The Freak Barber

    The Freak Barber

    01905HD

    A barber cuts heads off Negro and white customers, who then dismember him.

    The Freak Barber
  • 1900
    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    4.11900HD

    The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of...

    A Railway Collision
  • 1897
    Dragoons Passing St Paul's

    Dragoons Passing St Paul's

    Dragoons Passing St Paul's

    4.21897HD

    Dragoons Passing St Paul's
  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    6.431906HD

    A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

    The '?' Motorist
  • 1899
    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    41899HD

    A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.

    The Miser's Doom
  • 1907
    The Fatal Hand

    The Fatal Hand

    The Fatal Hand

    41907HD

    There's a killer on the loose in Muswell Hill. Escaped from an asylum, he can be identified by the missing forefinger on his left hand.

    The Fatal Hand
  • 1904
    Drat That Boy!

    Drat That Boy!

    Drat That Boy!

    4.51904HD

    A boy pulls a prank on his poor old mother.

    Drat That Boy!
  • 1895
    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    4.11895HD

    A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker
  • 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    5.241901HD

    An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop