William K.L. Dickson Movies

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.

Military in Germany.

Sequel to Rats Killing from 1894

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...

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

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding. Camilla and Roland take the...

Two Mexican men duel with knives.

Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

An African American family eats watermelons.

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

An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.

A single shot of a fleet of warships at sea, with a sunset sky superimposed from another sequence to complete the effect.

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

Military subjects were consistent crowd-pleasers, and this film showing a near fatal accident was especially popular.

Mr. Hurry-Up gets dressed in a rush, and then races down to breakfast. After a few quick bites and a couple gulps of coffee, he races out the door...

"A well-known character, in a dance that created considerable excitement when first introduced in America."