Robert W Paul Movies
- 1908
Whaling Afloat and Ashore
Whaling Afloat and Ashore61908HD
A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.
- 1897
Robbery
Robbery3.71897HD
A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.
- 1900
A Railway Collision
A Railway Collision4.11900HD
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...
- 1899
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies5.3081899HD
A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.
- 1895
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
Incident at Clovelly Cottage2.71895HD
Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborator...
- 1904
Buy Your Own Cherries
Buy Your Own Cherries4.61904HD
A barmaid plies a swell with smiles and with cherries from a box that's just been delivered. When she refuses a cherry to a roughly-dressed tradesman...
- 1895
The Arrest of a Bookmaker
The Arrest of a Bookmaker4.11895HD
A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.
- 1896
Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
Two AM; or, The Husband's Return4.8331896HD
Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.
- 1895
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Opening of the Kiel Canal31895HD
The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.
- 1906
The '?' Motorist
The '?' Motorist6.4571906HD
A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.
- 1903
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
An Extraordinary Cab Accident5.71903HD
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...
- 1901
The Magic Sword
The Magic Sword6.41901HD
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....
- 1900
His Brave Defender
His Brave Defender41900HD
- 1898
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion5.11898HD
The festive start and disastrous aftermath of the launch of the H.M.S. Albion.
- 1895
Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II41895HD
A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...
- 1898
Come Along, Do!
Come Along, Do!4.6921898HD
Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only...
- 1900
Army Life: Mounted Infantry
Army Life: Mounted Infantry4.1671900HD
- 1901
Undressing Extraordinary
Undressing Extraordinary5.3331901HD
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...
- 1899
Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War
Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War01899HD
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...
- 1901
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
The Haunted Curiosity Shop5.3081901HD
An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.