Cecil M. Hepworth Movie Trailers
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Annie Laurie Trailer (1916)
01 June 1916
A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew.....
Burnham Beeches Trailer (1909)
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
Molly Bawn Trailer (1916)
01 December 1916
Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome an Violet Hopson.
The Bathers Trailer (1900)
01 November 1900
TRICK. Two bathers arrive at a river, disrobe at the water's edge and dive in. The action is then reversed and the men are seen leaving the water feet first and their clothes fly back on their bodies.
The Burning Stable Trailer (1900)
02 January 1900
A dramatic scene - and exactly what moving pictures were invented for. With a fixed camera and without a traditional narrative, this film nevertheless tells a compelling story as a cast of men and boys fight an impending crisis.
Ladies on Bicycles Trailer (1899)
01 January 1899
This is a ladies cycling display by the Catford Cycling Club in the summer of 1899 in London, England.
Clown and Police Trailer (1900)
01 January 1900
A Victorian vaudeville routine is given the big screen treatment with camera tricks galore.Three characters straight off the vaudeville stage - the mischievous tramp, the anarchic clown and the hapless bobby - duke it out here in a sketch involving an exploding gunpowder barrel.
Funeral of Queen Victoria Trailer (1901)
02 February 1901
Actuality film documenting the funeral of Queen Victoria in February 1901. The footage captures the solemn processions and ceremonies that marked the end of her long reign, offering a rare moving-image record of a major state occasion.
An Engagement of Convenience Trailer (1914)
27 March 1914
A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.
How Things Do Develop Trailer (1914)
01 May 1914
A professor takes daughter's suitor's camera by mistake.
Tansy Trailer (1921)
01 September 1921
'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British)
Helen of Four Gates Trailer (1920)
01 September 1920
HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name.
The Magic Glass Trailer (1914)
23 June 1914
A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.
Alice in Wonderland Trailer (1903)
19 May 1903
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch.
A Day with the Gipsies Trailer (1922)
01 January 1922
A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.
Comin' Thro' the Rye Trailer (1916)
02 January 1916
A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement.
The Outrage Trailer (1915)
02 January 1915
A Prussian lieutenant rapes a girl in 1870. He is killed by their son in 1914.
Lace Making Trailer (1908)
31 December 1908
The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.
Wisp o' the Woods Trailer (1919)
01 August 1919
A rich man's son loves a nature girl loved by a gypsy who is really her half brother.
The Midnight Mail Trailer (1915)
01 January 1915
A working knowledge of Morse code and the foresight to pick a train driver for a sweetheart come in handy in this ‘race to the rescue’ thriller.
The Narrow Valley Trailer (1921)
01 January 1921
The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Trailer (1900)
26 March 1900
This picture, taken from Thorneycroft's Yard, shows the two boats about twelve lenghts apart - a state of things owing to terrible weather in which the race was rowed.
Baby's Toilet Trailer (1905)
23 May 1905
Nothing to do with potties... Baby gets a good wash. In this charming Hepworth actuality film, a crisply uniformed, no-nonsense nurse bounces a baby girl on her lap before submerging the unsuspecting infant into a tub of soapy water.
The Coveted Coat Trailer (1924)
01 October 1924
A tramp persuades another tramp to let him have a coat off a scarecrow by persuading him it's haunted.
Comin' Thro the Rye Trailer (1923)
01 November 1923
A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.
Broken in the Wars Trailer (1919)
01 January 1919
'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (Bri)
The Leopard's Spots Trailer (1918)
22 July 1918
British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918.
The House of Marney Trailer (1927)
04 April 1927
An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.
Mist in the Valley Trailer (1923)
01 March 1923
Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe.
Peace with Honour Trailer (1902)
24 June 1902
Survey of the Boer war with reconstructions and actualities.
The Book Trailer (1913)
01 January 1913
A cashier gambles and robs a bank, but returns the money for his mother's sake.
A Day in the Hayfields Trailer (1904)
22 May 1904
Documentary on the process of hay-making, from the cutting of the grass to the stacking of the hay.
Anna the Adventuress Trailer (1920)
01 February 1920
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
How It Feels to Be Run Over Trailer (1900)
30 June 1900
As the camera looks down an open road, a horse and carriage approaches, and passes by to one side of the field of view.
Schoolgirl Rebels Trailer (1915)
01 February 1915
A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.
The Doll's Revenge Trailer (1907)
02 March 1907
A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.
The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper Trailer (1908)
20 April 1908
Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.
The Beggar's Deceit Trailer (1900)
01 November 1900
A legless beggar with a sign around his neck saying "cripple" pushes himself slowly and laboriously on a trolley along the pavement, soliciting alms from sympathetic passers-by.
The Basilisk Trailer (1914)
01 December 1914
A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé.
Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River Trailer (1899)
11 January 1899
Filmed from the front of a steam launch in a late Victorian summer, this film offers a glimpse of our 19th century ancestors enjoying their leisure time.
Panorama of the Paris Exhibition No. 3 Trailer (1900)
31 December 1900
An actuality film of the 1900 Paris Exhibition, shot from a boat travelling down the Seine.
Prehistoric Peeps Trailer (1905)
04 August 1905
A scientist dreams of prehistoric monsters. He awakes in a cavern. A dinosaur chases him, even though he tries to shoot it with his revolver.
Little Red Riding Hood Trailer (1922)
29 July 1922
Anson Dyer's animation of the age-old fable, made for Hepworth.
The Unclean World: The Suburban-Bunkum Microbe-Guyoscope Trailer (1903)
16 September 1903
A professor eating his lunch at his work table becomes suspicious of the taste of his cheese. He puts a slice under the nearby microscope.
What the Curate Really Did Trailer (1905)
15 September 1905
Some gossiping women exaggerate the priest’s gift to a little girl.
Are We Down-Hearted? Trailer (1911)
01 January 1911
Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a poor family to regular visits from the bailiffs.
Heart of Midlothian Trailer (1914)
16 April 1914
A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.
Oh'phelia: A Cartoon Burlesque Trailer (1919)
01 January 1919
Cut-out animated parody of Hamlet by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer.
Explosion of a Motor Car Trailer (1900)
01 July 1900
An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.
Firemen to the Rescue Trailer (1903)
09 November 1903
Six scenes: A child knocks clothes into fire; alarm at station; engines emerge; engines rush down street; arrival; fireman breaks through wall and saves child.
Coronation of George V Trailer (1911)
01 July 1911
Scenes from the coronation of George V. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".
Alf's Button Trailer (1920)
30 April 1920
A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.
The Jonah Man; or, The Traveller Bewitched Trailer (1904)
16 September 1904
A man preparing for a trip encounters a series of mysterious problems.