William K.L. Dickson Movie Trailers

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage Trailer (1898)

25 September 1898

Filmmaker WKL Dickson, one-time right hand man to Thomas Edison, the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', here captures an even greater eminence, Pope Leo XIII.

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.

Four Warships in Rough Seas Trailer (1900)

01 January 1900

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Film by W.K.L. Dickson; Rounding a bend in the track, we behold Windsor Castle.

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII Trailer (1898)

01 July 1898

From Wikipedia: Sua Santità papa Leone XIII (Italian for "His Holiness Pope Leo XIII") is an 1898 short film directed by William Kennedy Dickson for the Biograph Company and is one of the first existing films shot in the Kingdom of Italy.

Man Overboard! Trailer (1899)

01 September 1899

Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard.

Maidenhead Junction Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Film shot by W.K.L. Dickson at Maidenhead Junction, 1898.

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Warships at Sunset Trailer (1900)

01 January 1900

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

Flower Parade in Haarlem Trailer (1899)

04 June 1899

In April the bloemencorso (flower parade) takes place in Haarlem in the Netherlands. This shot shows groups of carriages, festooned with flowers parading in a grassy area with onlookers.

Mills from the Zaanstreek Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Windmills along the River Zaan.

Changing Guard (Berlin) Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

Military in Germany.

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Butterfly Dances Trailer (2007)

01 June 2007

Selection of hand-painted films made from serpentine dance performances between 1895 and 1907, with original music by Carol Robinson.

Place de la Concorde Trailer (1897)

01 December 1897

A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and elegant equipages drive by.

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Young people dance the Tarantella

Amann, the Great Impersonator Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."

Tram Journey through Southampton Trailer (1900)

01 January 1900

A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.

Man on Parallel Bars Trailer (1892)

01 January 1892

Lost film directed by William K.L. Dickson. Presented by Edison Manufacturing Company.

New Blacksmith Shop Trailer (1895)

20 November 1895

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

Duncan Smoking Trailer (1891)

01 January 1891

Unfound film from 1891, directed by William K.L. Dickson and William Heise. The film stars James C. Duncan.

Wrestling Match Trailer (1894)

01 April 1894

Early short film.

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Black hooded pallbearers carry a coffin in a funeral procession in front of onlookers.

From Monte Carlo to Monaco Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Phantom train ride along the French Riviera in Monte Carlo, Monaco

In a German Bath Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Women bathing in a german bath.

Caicedo (with Pole) Trailer (1894)

25 July 1894

King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.

Upside Down Boxers Trailer (1899)

01 January 1899

Two men box while standing on their hands

Mlle. Capitaine Trailer (1894)

01 January 1894

Mlle. Capitaine, the noted trapezist, performs daring feats on the flying bar. An early Edison short directed by W.

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

A hand-colored ride along the Bangor-Conwy-Colwyn Bay railroad filmed from an express train from the London and North Western Railway; Stations, vistas and a tunnel under the Conwy Castle (misspelled in the title) in North Wales.

Blacksmithing Scene Trailer (1893)

08 May 1893

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

Annabelle Butterfly Dance Trailer (1894)

01 January 1894

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest a butterfly.

Sound Money Parade Trailer (1896)

02 November 1896

A "gigantic demonstration of the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money Association" on 10/31/1896, opposing "Free Silver" Democrats in the upcoming election.

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice Trailer (1898)

01 January 1898

Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) Trailer (1898)

06 September 1898

Carriages carrying Queen Wilhelmina arrive in Amsterdam

Dickson Greeting Trailer (1891)

20 May 1891

William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience.

Home Life of a Hungarian Family Trailer (1897)

01 January 1897

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel.

An Obstinate Cork Trailer (1902)

15 April 1902

Dan Leno and his wife celebrating the anniversary of their wedding day.

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag Trailer (1900)

01 January 1900

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was lessening.

Ruth Dennis Trailer (1894)

01 January 1894

"Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton Trailer (1899)

22 November 1899

Watched by crowds, Sir Redvers Buller, Lady Buller, the Mayor of Southampton and others walk along the gangway leading to the ship towards the camera.

Horse Shoeing Trailer (1893)

01 January 1893

One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the other heating iron at the forge.

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle Trailer (1896)

17 September 1896

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a variety of patterns.