Williamson Kinematograph Company Movies

  • 1901
    The Big Swallow

    The Big Swallow

    The Big Swallow

    6.4871901HD

    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...

    The Big Swallow
  • 1902
    The Little Match Seller

    The Little Match Seller

    The Little Match Seller

    6.21902HD

    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 l...

    The Little Match Seller
  • 1901
    Fire!

    Fire!

    Fire!

    5.91901HD

    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 t...

    Fire!
  • 1901
    Stop Thief!

    Stop Thief!

    Stop Thief!

    5.21901HD

    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 ne...

    Stop Thief!
  • 1900
    Attack on a China Mission

    Attack on a China Mission

    Attack on a China Mission

    5.11900HD

    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...

    Attack on a China Mission
  • 1904
    An Interesting Story

    An Interesting Story

    An Interesting Story

    5.91904HD

    The adventures of an inattentive man who can't look away from his book.

    An Interesting Story
  • 1909
    The Boy and the Convict

    The Boy and the Convict

    The Boy and the Convict

    51909HD

    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...

    The Boy and the Convict
  • 1910
    The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life

    The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life

    The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life

    51910HD

    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 lo...

    The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
  • 1906
    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    51906HD

    Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
  • 1907
    The Village Fire Brigade

    The Village Fire Brigade

    The Village Fire Brigade

    01907HD

    A village fire brigade puts out a fire.

    The Village Fire Brigade
  • 1913
    The Derby

    The Derby

    The Derby

    61913HD

    A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

    The Derby
  • 1898
    The Clown Barber

    The Clown Barber

    The Clown Barber

    11898HD

    A clown cuts off a customer's head and replaces it.

    The Clown Barber
  • 1904
    An Affair of Honour

    An Affair of Honour

    An Affair of Honour

    01904HD

    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 Willia...

    An Affair of Honour
  • 1901
    The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes

    The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes

    The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes

    71901HD

    As a man removes his clothes to bathe, more reappear on him.

    The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
  • 1899
    Lady Cyclists

    Lady Cyclists

    Lady Cyclists

    4.3751899HD

    A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.

    Lady Cyclists
  • 1901
    Are You There?

    Are You There?

    Are You There?

    5.31901HD

    A young man's telephone call to his sweetheart is intercepted by her father, who beats him with his umbrella.

    Are You There?
  • 1905
    The Polite Lunatic

    The Polite Lunatic

    The Polite Lunatic

    5.51905HD

    A workman flees from a lunatic who wishes to return a putty knife.

    The Polite Lunatic
  • 1901
    Magic Extinguisher

    Magic Extinguisher

    Magic Extinguisher

    61901HD

    A conjurer vanishes animals then vanishes himself.

    Magic Extinguisher
  • 1898
    Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler

    Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler

    Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler

    51898HD

    Boys blow peas at the cobbler, who throws a boot and hits a woman.

    Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
  • 2024
    Launch of the Filey Lifeboat

    Launch of the Filey Lifeboat

    Launch of the Filey Lifeboat

    02024HD

    On the Yorkshire coast, a Victorian crew launch their lifeboat the old-fashioned way, with a horse-drawn slipway

    Launch of the Filey Lifeboat