Movies: Walter R. Booth
- 1906
The '?' Motorist (1906)
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A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage....
- 1901
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901)
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Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was released in November 1901. As was common in cinema'...
- 1901
The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901)
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An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop....
- 1909
The Airship Destroyer (1909)
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An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships....
- 1900
A Railway Collision (1900)
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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 speed. At this instant the audience is appalled at the sight of a second train rushing out of the tunnel...
- 1910
The Aerial Submarine (1910)
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Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their escape by taking to the air....
- 1903
Pocket Boxers (1903)
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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 favorite pugilist from his pocket, and they set them on the table. A hot battle ensues, in which one of the ...
- 2018
Secrets of British Animation (2018)
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BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye,...
- 1911
The Automatic Motorist (1911)
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A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea....
- 1901
Undressing Extraordinary (1901)
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Here we present a picture that simply convulses an audience with laughter. The scene opens in the bedroom of a hotel. A traveler appears, evidently a "little worse for wear." After stretching and yawning, he proceeds to disrobe. He throws off his coa...
- 1900
Chinese Magic (1900)
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Trick film. A stage magician transforms a woman into a butterfly and himself into a giant bat. This film is considered lost....
- 1899
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies (1899)
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A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience....
- 1907
When the Devil Drives (1907)
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The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make films in his own London garden....
- 1903
An Extraordinary Cab Accident (1903)
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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 saying good-by to his companion. The horse and cart flatten him and continue on, out of the camera's...
- 1901
Artistic Creation (1901)
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An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real woman. He then continuous drawing the lady, one body part after the other....
- 1901
An Over-Incubated Baby (1901)
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An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the growth of her child enters, places her baby in care of the professor, who promptly places it in the i...
- 1912
The Jester's Joke (1912)
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A cheeky female jester uses the smoke of her cigarette to make things appear and disappear. After showing her talents by playing with a chair or a dog, she lets clowns appear; one female, and two male. The male clowns fight each other over the girl w...
- 1899
The Miser's Doom (1899)
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A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears....
- 1906
The Hand of the Artist (1906)
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Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper and dispenses it in the form of confetti. (BFI)...
- 1901
The Waif and the Wizard (1901)
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The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's another early example of a two-shot film along the lines of Paul's earlier film Come Along Do!. The you...