Movies: Williamson Kinematograph Company
- 1901
The Big Swallow (1901)
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A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera and cinematographer. He steps back, chews, and grins....
- 1900
Attack on a China Mission (1900)
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The titles tell us this film is based on an incident in the Boxer Rebellion. A man tries to defend a woman and a large house against Chinese attackers. They attack with swords, guns, and paddles. He's over-matched. What will become of the mission, it...
- 1902
The Little Match Seller (1902)
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A short melodrama based on Hans Christian Andersen's harrowing tale. A poor little girl tries to sell matchsticks in the freezing December cold. She lights matches for some light and warmth. There are visions: a fireplace, dinner, a Christmas tree. S...
- 1901
Stop Thief! (1901)
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A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as neighbors watch the spectacle. The hobo jumps into a large rain barrel, followed by the dogs....
- 1909
The Boy and the Convict (1909)
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A boy helps a convict to escape after meeting him at his mother's graveyard. The convict gets rich in Australia and when he returns is arrested again but released in the last moment after a dying convict confesses....
- 1901
Fire! (1901)
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Firefighters ring for help, and here comes the ladder cart; they hitch a horse to it. A second horse-drawn truck joins the first, and they head down the street to a house fire. Inside a man sleeps, he awakes amidst flames and throws himself back on t...
- 1904
An Interesting Story (1904)
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The adventures of an inattentive man who can't look away from his book....
- 1907
The Village Fire Brigade (1907)
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A village fire brigade puts out a fire....
- 1910
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life (1910)
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Directed by one of the pioneers of the cinematic industry, James Williamson, The History of a Butterfly - A Romance of Insect Life is an intriguing look at the life cycles of butterflies and moths. Caterpillars are seen hatching, feeding and ready fo...
- 1906
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)
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Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier....
- 1899
Lady Cyclists (1899)
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A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma....
- 1913
The Derby (1913)
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A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby....
- 1901
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes (1901)
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As a man removes his clothes to bathe, more reappear on him....
- 1898
The Clown Barber (1898)
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A clown cuts off a customer's head and replaces it....
- 1905
The Polite Lunatic (1905)
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A workman flees from a lunatic who wishes to return a putty knife....
- 1898
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler (1898)
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Boys blow peas at the cobbler, who throws a boot and hits a woman....
- 1901
Are You There? (1901)
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A young man's telephone call to his sweetheart is intercepted by her father, who beats him with his umbrella....
- 1904
An Affair of Honour (1904)
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A comedy of faux Frenchmen who engage in a duel over some slight disagreement and who manage to shoot everyone but each other. Filmed by James Williamson on the South Downs, near England’s famous white cliffs....
- 1969
Launch of the Filey Lifeboat (1969)
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On the Yorkshire coast, a Victorian crew launch their lifeboat the old-fashioned way, with a horse-drawn slipway...
- 1904
The Old Chorister (1904)
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An aged villager, reminded of his boyhood days in the church choir by the sound of the bells, totters to the church door and begs the vicar to allow him to join in and sing once more. He expires in the chancel, happy....