Williamson Kinematograph Company Movies
- 1901
The Big Swallow
The Big Swallow6.4871901HD
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...
- 1902
The Little Match Seller
The Little Match Seller6.21902HD
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...
- 1901
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...
- 1901
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...
- 1900
Attack on a China Mission
Attack on a China Mission5.11900HD
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...
- 1904
An Interesting Story
An Interesting Story5.91904HD
The adventures of an inattentive man who can't look away from his book.
- 1909
The Boy and the Convict
The Boy and the Convict51909HD
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...
- 1910
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life51910HD
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...
- 1906
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving51906HD
Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.
- 1907
The Village Fire Brigade
The Village Fire Brigade01907HD
A village fire brigade puts out a fire.
- 1913
The Derby
The Derby61913HD
A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
- 1898
The Clown Barber
The Clown Barber11898HD
A clown cuts off a customer's head and replaces it.
- 1904
An Affair of Honour
An Affair of Honour01904HD
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...
- 1901
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes71901HD
As a man removes his clothes to bathe, more reappear on him.
- 1899
Lady Cyclists
Lady Cyclists4.3751899HD
A two-wheeled convoy of Victorian gentlewomen in a charming early film enigma.
- 1901
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.
- 1905
The Polite Lunatic
The Polite Lunatic5.51905HD
A workman flees from a lunatic who wishes to return a putty knife.
- 1901
Magic Extinguisher
Magic Extinguisher61901HD
A conjurer vanishes animals then vanishes himself.
- 1898
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler51898HD
Boys blow peas at the cobbler, who throws a boot and hits a woman.
- 2024
Launch of the Filey Lifeboat
Launch of the Filey Lifeboat02024HD
On the Yorkshire coast, a Victorian crew launch their lifeboat the old-fashioned way, with a horse-drawn slipway