William K.L. Dickson Movies

Imagine ten pickaninnies turned loose and on mischief bent. Farmer catches one leaving but Nine. Nine Happy Snowballs on a Swing elate. One gets...

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

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

During Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

Queen Wilhelmina arrives to the palace during her coronation.

Sandow and Peerless Annabelle were the first performers filmed by the new American Mutoscope Co. Annabelle reprised her Butterfly Dance and several...

Sequel to the Rats and Terrier series

Roma families eat, drink, dance, and play

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...

Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

A London fire brigade springs into action.

Edison short.

Women bathing in a german bath.

Military in Germany.

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

After launching production in London Dickson traveled to the Continent; the first stop was Paris, where this restaging of a familiar Lumière...

Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.

Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.