William K.L. Dickson Movies

Sailors clamber up the rigging. Filmed at Portsmouth.

Film shot by W.K.L. Dickson at Maidenhead Junction, 1898.

William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.

"This view was made at the Scheveningen Baths. It shows a number of bathers enjoying themselves in the surf. Several picturesque Holland boats are...

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

A fascinating, up-to-date dancing diversion by four pretty girls in stunning costumes.

A short Edison Black Maria studio film featuring famed sharpshooter Annie Oakley, known as “Little Sure Shot.” Born Phoebe Ann Oakley...

During Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

Queen Vilhelminas coronation.

Early Edison film.

In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...

James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

Edison short.

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

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a...

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

The pope resting.

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

Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is...

The famous army scout in an exhibition of rifle shooting. A fine picture of the principal, and beautiful smoke effects.