Robert W. Paul Movies

4 horse drawn fire brigade carts pull out from Newcastle fire station in the UK as part of a filmed demonstration

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

Brighton. Landing of party from small boat with comic incidents.

The short film is just a shot of the Oxford versus Cambridge University Boat Race. However, it is extremely important because, filmed on March 30...

A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne refers to a one-minute film recorded in October 1896 by English film pioneer Robert William Paul. According to...

The famous acrobats in the above title appear in a marvellous acrobatic act. There are three barrels arranged on the stage. The boys, blindfolded,...

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only...

A playful variation on A Soldier's Courtship, producer Robert W. Paul's smash hit from the previous year, this film spies on a young man trying to...

Taken from a music hall sketch of Lewin Fitzhamon and advertised as 'Two minutes of white hot excitement taking place on the open veldt.

A husband rushes for a doctor and his wife has triplets.

A train snaking around Chamonix, Switzerland, with a steep Alpine slope inches away from the tracks.

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...

Man robbed of spectacles mistakes tramp for girl, etc.

Old woman sews patch on grandson’s trousers while friends jeer.

Directed by Robert W. Paul.

Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. A magician sits a lady under a rug and makes her disapppear, before she reappearing in a...