Actuality Movies

  • 1896
    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    Hyde Park Corner

    51896HD

    Film made at Hyde Park Corner in 1896 by an unknown filmmaker. It looks south west across Grosvenor Place. The southern wing of St George's Hospital...

    Hyde Park Corner
  • 1896
    Carousel

    Carousel

    Carousel

    51896HD

    An actuallity film of a fairground carousel in action. Filmmaker unknown but it has been suggested it is R.W. Paul. The film was made on Hampstead...

    Carousel
  • 1895
    The Derby 1895

    The Derby 1895

    The Derby 1895

    4.71895HD

    A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and...

    The Derby 1895
  • 2024
    In a Film by Allan King

    In a Film by Allan King

    In a Film by Allan King

    02024HD

    In 1968, Billy and Antoinette Edwards participated in a landmark documentary that would intimately observe their turbulent relationship. Over 50...

    In a Film by Allan King
  • 1896
    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

    41896HD

    Actuality film. Late 19th century General Officer ranks and higher cross to a ship over a gangplank. As VIPs they meet some people which we don't...

    Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank
  • 1899
    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus

    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus

    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus

    01899HD

    Taken from a motor cab running at full speed along Piccadilly and through the Circus, narrowly escaping collision with various buses and cabs

    On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus