William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1894
    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

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    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...

    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
  • 1893
    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene

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    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.

    Blacksmithing Scene
  • 1895
    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

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    In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance
  • 1897
    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

    2.51897HD

    Several members of European Royalty, including the Duke and Duchess of York, and Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, seated round a tea-table in the grounds...

    Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House
  • 1894
    Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

    5.9241894HD

    Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West...

    Annie Oakley
  • 1894
    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

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    William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film
  • 1896
    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

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    A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.

    Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
  • 1898
    The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade

    The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade

    The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade

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    A parade in the Vatican.

    The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade
  • 1896
    Rip Passing Over the Mountain

    Rip Passing Over the Mountain

    Rip Passing Over the Mountain

    4.3061896HD

    Rip Passing Over the Mountain
  • 1896
    Awakening of Rip

    Awakening of Rip

    Awakening of Rip

    4.2161896HD

    Awakening of Rip
  • 1896
    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

    4.11896HD

    “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...

    McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
  • 1896
    American Falls from Goat Island

    American Falls from Goat Island

    American Falls from Goat Island

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    The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...

    American Falls from Goat Island
  • 1900
    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    4.51900HD

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

    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
  • 1894
    Carmencita

    Carmencita

    Carmencita

    5.1821894HD

    The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...

    Carmencita
  • 1896
    Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

    2.31896HD

    "A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."

    Little Egypt
  • 1900
    English Nell

    English Nell

    English Nell

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    Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.

    English Nell
  • 1898
    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

    3.51898HD

    Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.

    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
  • 1896
    American Falls from Luna Island

    American Falls from Luna Island

    American Falls from Luna Island

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    The first movie audiences took particular delight in scenes of rushing, churning water. These scenes of Niagara Falls were taken in September 1896,...

    American Falls from Luna Island
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    4.881890HD

    Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...

    Monkeyshines, No. 1
  • 1892
    Fencing

    Fencing

    Fencing

    3.41892HD

    Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

    Fencing