Walter R. Booth Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1912
    The Jester's Joke

    The Jester's Joke

    The Jester's Joke

    6.51912HD

    A cheeky female jester uses the smoke of her cigarette to make things appear and disappear. After showing her talents by playing with a chair or a...

    The Jester's Joke
  • 1909
    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    61909HD

    An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships.

    The Airship Destroyer
  • 1901
    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    4.91901HD

    An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

    An Over-Incubated Baby
  • 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
  • 1901
    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    4.751901HD

    A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant
  • 1907
    The Waif and the Statue

    The Waif and the Statue

    The Waif and the Statue

    01907HD

    A statue of Hope revives and finds a home for a waif.

    The Waif and the Statue
  • 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
  • 1911
    The Automatic Motorist

    The Automatic Motorist

    The Automatic Motorist

    5.61911HD

    A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.

    The Automatic Motorist
  • 1902
    The Extraordinary Waiter

    The Extraordinary Waiter

    The Extraordinary Waiter

    3.51902HD

    A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

    The Extraordinary Waiter
  • 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
  • 1901
    The Magic Sword

    The Magic Sword

    The Magic Sword

    7.11901HD

    On the roof of an ancient palace appear a young Knight and his lady. While they are making love an ugly old witch appears and is rather troublesome....

    The Magic Sword
  • 1900
    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    41900HD

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

    The Last Days of Pompeii
  • 1907
    The Sorcerer's Scissors

    The Sorcerer's Scissors

    The Sorcerer's Scissors

    71907HD

    A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....

    The Sorcerer's Scissors
  • 1899
    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    51899HD

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

    The Miser's Doom
  • 1900
    Chinese Magic

    Chinese Magic

    Chinese Magic

    01900HD

    Trick film. A stage magician transforms a woman into a butterfly and himself into a giant bat. This film is considered lost.

    Chinese Magic