Most Popular William K.L. Dickson Trailers
Total trailers found: 194
02 October 1896
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, while Dickson and Bitzer were filming McKinley and the Empire State Express.
30 September 1896
Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.
06 September 1900
Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.
01 September 1896
“This view was taken upon Mr. McKinley's lawn at his home in Canton, Ohio. Mr. McKinley appears walking across the lawn in company with his Secretary, who hands him a telegram, which he reads with apparent satisfaction.
02 October 1896
The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896, while Dickson and Bitzer were filming McKinley and the Empire State Express.
30 April 1894
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
01 February 1894
An athlete demonstrating various poses.
05 October 1894
Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio.
30 September 1896
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.
14 June 1894
In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters swing roundhouse blows at each other.
16 July 1894
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh.
01 March 1896
"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America.
01 May 1891
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
01 January 1897
Men run a training course
16 May 1894
“A scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.
28 November 1894
A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers.
01 January 1898
Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.
02 October 1894
A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the light-haired smaller one goes down; but he's up before the referee starts counting.
01 January 1894
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds.
01 January 1892
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
05 October 1894
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete", which depicts a boxer with a classic style trying to contend with an opponent who uses a very unorthodox approach.
01 January 1894
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
16 October 1894
Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.
30 January 1895
Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match.
05 November 1898
The SS 'St. Louis' departs from Southampton Docks
01 May 1894
Bears that are trained.
01 January 1891
Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars Fred C. Devonald and James C.
01 January 1899
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
24 January 1895
A short of Mr. Grundy dancing. He's a Black man in a jockey outfit and there's someone in a horse costume dancing next to him.
24 October 1897
A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume.
01 January 1897
Hiram Maxim shows off his machine gun.
28 January 1898
The boulevard in front of the Kurhaus, with pedestrians and a terrace.
01 January 1899
Sailors clamber up the rigging. Filmed at Portsmouth.
04 March 1897
"A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes."
01 January 1894
Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film
30 April 1891
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
18 May 1894
Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
21 November 1890
Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshines, No. 2". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
01 January 1900
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
01 May 1894
Edison short.
01 April 1898
"Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness.
01 April 1898
A remarkable picture in many ways. It shows a game between two expert English teams from the go-off to the making of a goal.
01 January 1899
Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding.
17 June 1894
The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.
01 January 1900
Tracking shot across a bay showing a large number of fishing boats.
01 January 1899
"A magnificent picture of the launching of the 'Oceanic,' which up to that time was the largest vessel ever floated.
01 January 1901
Single panning shot of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
01 January 1892
A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.
05 August 1898
This Victorian duel between knife-wielding women was taken from an existing stage production, thought to be the Drury Lane theatre melodrama 'Women and Wine'.
01 August 1898
An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.
01 January 1891
Lost film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars James C. Duncan.
09 January 1894
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
