George Albert Smith Movies
- 1908
A Visit to the Seaside
A Visit to the Seaside6.31908HD
The first successful motion picture in natural color, filmed with Kinemacolor. It is an 8 minute short film directed by George Albert Smith of...
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- 1899
The Kiss in the Tunnel
The Kiss in the Tunnel5.7881899HD
Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...
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- 1897
The X-Ray Fiend
The X-Ray Fiend5.51897HD
A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in...
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- 1898
Santa Claus
Santa Claus6.2041898HD
Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.
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- 1903
The Sick Kitten
The Sick Kitten5.6041903HD
A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is...
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- 1897
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle4.61897HD
George Albert Smith's remake of Georges Méliès - Le Manoir du diable (The Haunted Castle) from 1896. This film is lost or never...
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- 1902
The Coronation of Edward VII
The Coronation of Edward VII4.6461902HD
King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.
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- 1898
Cinderella
Cinderella5.6251898HD
An adaptation of the folk tale.
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- 1900
Let Me Dream Again
Let Me Dream Again5.6481900HD
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into...
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- 1897
Comic Face
Comic Face4.91897HD
An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as...
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- 1900
Two Old Sports
Two Old Sports51900HD
A conversation between two gents perks up when the see a picture in a magazine. A 'facial' comedy by GA Smith.
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- 1900
Spiders on a Web
Spiders on a Web41900HD
Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the...
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- 1900
Grandma's Reading Glass
Grandma's Reading Glass6.31900HD
A child borrows his grandmother's magnifying glass to look at a newspaper ad for Bovril, at a watch, and then at a bird. The child shows grandma what...
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- 1900
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built4.71900HD
A cleverly conceived picture of a little boy and girl with building blocks. The little girl has erected a pretty structure, which the boy proceeds to...
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- 1900
As Seen Through a Telescope
As Seen Through a Telescope5.4531900HD
An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a...
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- 1906
Two Clowns
Two Clowns4.71906HD
A male and female clown drink, smoke, and flirt in this early Kinemacolor short.
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- 1897
Comic Shaving
Comic Shaving3.31897HD
A man comes in for a shave in this film of a popular stage act.
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- 1902
Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria
Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria01902HD
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- 1900
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
A Quick Shave and Brush Up4.21900HD
A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.
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- 1900
The Dull Razor
The Dull Razor5.3331900HD
A man shaves, back to the camera, face reflected in a mirror.
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