William K.L. Dickson Movies

"A magnificent picture of the launching of the 'Oceanic,' which up to that time was the largest vessel ever floated. The view is taken from a pier...

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

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...

Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....

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

An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where...

Champion Lasso Thrower Vicente Oropeza (aka. Vincente Ore Passo/Bisento Orapeso/Vincenti Orapazza) shows his skills.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was...

A parade in the Vatican.

Early Edison film.

Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film

Match boy saves mother and baby from drunken husband.

Two men with three lordships between them.

Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

Reenactment of Jesus Christ with his cross.

"A well-known oriental dancer in a dance du ventre to the music of a Turkish band."

The pope resting.

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

British officers (Royal Engineers) supervising repair work on a bridge at Frere, spanning the Blaauw Krantz River, South Africa, during the Boer War.