Walter R. Booth Movies

  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    6.41906HD

    A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

    The '?' Motorist
  • 1901
    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

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    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
  • 1900
    Chinese Magic

    Chinese Magic

    Chinese Magic

    4.51900HD

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

    Chinese Magic
  • 1909
    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    5.7831909HD

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

    The Airship Destroyer
  • 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
  • 1900
    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    3.51900HD

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

    The Last Days of Pompeii
  • 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    5.21901HD

    An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop
  • 1907
    When the Devil Drives

    When the Devil Drives

    When the Devil Drives

    01907HD

    The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...

    When the Devil Drives
  • 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 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
  • 1903
    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    5.7271903HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1906
    The Hand of the Artist

    The Hand of the Artist

    The Hand of the Artist

    4.51906HD

    Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper...

    The Hand of the Artist
  • 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
  • 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

    4.6111901HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1903
    Pocket Boxers

    Pocket Boxers

    Pocket Boxers

    61903HD

    Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his...

    Pocket Boxers
  • 1899
    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    41899HD

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

    The Miser's Doom
  • 1901
    Undressing Extraordinary

    Undressing Extraordinary

    Undressing Extraordinary

    5.3331901HD

    Here we present a picture that simply convulses an audience with laughter. The scene opens in the bedroom of a hotel. A traveler appears, evidently a...

    Undressing Extraordinary
  • 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    62018HD

    BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

    Secrets of British Animation