Walter R. Booth Movies

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...

Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their...

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

A man's invention brings waxworks of historical figures to life

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

"Magic" film using the art of animation and stop motion to do a surreal experiment with paper.

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

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 statue of Hope revives and finds a home for a waif.

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...

A magician's son plays tricks with his father's magic wand.

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...

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....

An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

A lady uses a series of newspaper spreads to create various objects including a man, a clock and a dog.

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...

Punished for mistreating the family pets, a young boy uses his chemistry set to wreak revenge on his parents.

Anarchists build a super aircraft and bomb a railway, a fort and St. Paul's.

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