Walter R. Booth Movies
- 1906
The '?' Motorist
The '?' Motorist6.51906HD
A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.
- 1909
The Airship Destroyer
The Airship Destroyer61909HD
An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships.
- 1903
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
An Extraordinary Cab Accident5.91903HD
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
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost5.51901HD
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...
- 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...
- 1910
The Aerial Submarine
The Aerial Submarine4.51910HD
Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their...
- 1901
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
The Haunted Curiosity Shop5.31901HD
An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.
- 1906
The Hand of the Artist
The Hand of the Artist4.91906HD
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...
- 2018
Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation62018HD
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...
- 1901
Artistic Creation
Artistic Creation61901HD
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...
- 1911
The Automatic Motorist
The Automatic Motorist5.61911HD
A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.
- 1900
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii41900HD
Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.
- 1911
Animated Putty
Animated Putty5.51911HD
Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.
- 1899
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies5.31899HD
A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.
- 1899
The Miser's Doom
The Miser's Doom51899HD
A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.
- 1907
When the Devil Drives
When the Devil Drives01907HD
The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...
- 1901
An Over-Incubated Baby
An Over-Incubated Baby4.91901HD
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...
- 1902
The Extraordinary Waiter
The Extraordinary Waiter3.51902HD
A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.
- 1901
The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant
The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant4.751901HD
A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...
- 1907
The Sorcerer's Scissors
The Sorcerer's Scissors71907HD
A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....