Robert W. Paul Movies

  • 1901
    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    5.6451901HD

    Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth...

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    6.51906HD

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

    The '?' Motorist
  • 1902
    Delhi Durbar

    Delhi Durbar

    Delhi Durbar

    01902HD

    Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

    Delhi Durbar
  • 1899
    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

    5.31899HD

    A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
  • 1896
    Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    5.11896HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1903
    A Chess Dispute

    A Chess Dispute

    A Chess Dispute

    5.91903HD

    A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces....

    A Chess Dispute
  • 1904
    Buy Your Own Cherries

    Buy Your Own Cherries

    Buy Your Own Cherries

    4.71904HD

    A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman...

    Buy Your Own Cherries
  • 1895
    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    3.11895HD

    The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.

    Opening of the Kiel Canal
  • 1901
    The Countryman and the Cinematograph

    The Countryman and the Cinematograph

    The Countryman and the Cinematograph

    5.41901HD

    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
  • 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
    Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

    Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

    Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

    4.81897HD

    A series of actuality films showing the procession to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

    Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
  • 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    5.31901HD

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

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop
  • 1897
    Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's

    Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's

    Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's

    4.21897HD

    Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's
  • 1897
    Cupid at the Washtub

    Cupid at the Washtub

    Cupid at the Washtub

    4.31897HD

    A playful variation on A Soldier's Courtship, producer Robert W. Paul's smash hit from the previous year, this film spies on a young man trying to...

    Cupid at the Washtub
  • 1903
    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    5.91903HD

    A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk...

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident
  • 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!

    4.81898HD

    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!
  • 1898
    Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England

    Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England

    Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England

    21898HD

    Clog dancing contest winner dances on dinner plate.

    Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England
  • 1901
    The Deonzo Brothers

    The Deonzo Brothers

    The Deonzo Brothers

    51901HD

    The famous acrobats in the above title appear in a marvellous acrobatic act. There are three barrels arranged on the stage. The boys, blindfolded,...

    The Deonzo Brothers