Robert W Paul Movies

Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his...

A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk...

Mephistopholes causes an artist's model to disappear.

A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comedy by pioneer director Robert W. Paul.

Drama by Walter R. Booth. Survival status unknown.

'The White Eyed Kaffir' performs with top hat.

The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of...

Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.

Three athletes make their way to wicker baskets that contain a mishmash of wacky costumes. They need to dress up as quickly as they can, and make...

Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. A magician sits a lady under a rug and makes her disapppear, before she reappearing in a...

A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

An 1895 British short black and white silent comedy film featuring two drunken men and a boy squabbling in a small bar.

A soldier and a serving-girl are courting on a bench. A fat old lady sits on the bench, interrupting them.

A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.

A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in...

On the roof of an ancient palace appear a young Knight and his lady. While they are making love an ugly old witch appears and is rather troublesome....