William K.L. Dickson Movies
- 1895
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Annabelle Serpentine Dance5.8881895HD
In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...
- 1894
Carmencita
Carmencita5.2651894HD
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United...
- 1893
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene5.5621893HD
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.
- 1894
Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance4.61894HD
Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...
- 1896
Rip Meeting the Dwarf
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- 1894
Hadj Cheriff
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Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife...
- 1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene5.051894HD
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 1
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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...
- 1894
Caicedo (with Pole)
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King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home.
- 1894
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
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Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
- 1894
Leonard-Cushing Fight
Leonard-Cushing Fight5.1741894HD
In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters...
- 1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Film6.2661894HD
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.
- 1896
Sandow
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Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....
- 1894
Sioux Ghost Dance
Sioux Ghost Dance4.5161894HD
From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...
- 1894
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dance5.4061894HD
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest...
- 1894
Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West...
- 1894
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Cats5.91894HD
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
- 1891
Newark Athlete
Newark Athlete4.3991891HD
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
- 1893
The Barber Shop
The Barber Shop4.9191893HD
“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...
- 1896
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf4.11896HD
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.