William K.L. Dickson Movies

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.

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

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

Men run a training course

A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshines, No. 2". Once again, an Edison company worker moves...

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

Windmills along the River Zaan.

"The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...

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

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....

Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

"Sir Hiram Maxim, in person, firing at targets with one of his latest type rapid-fire guns.

Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding. Camilla and Roland take the...

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

A parade in the Vatican.

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

"This picture was taken from the front of a rapidly moving launch through one of the most beautiful stretches of the Grand Canal, showing many...