Most Viewed From Robert W. Paul

The famous acrobats in the above title appear in a marvellous acrobatic act. There are three barrels arranged on the stage. The boys, blindfolded,...

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

A stationary camera looks on as two dapper gents play a game of chess. One drinks and smokes, and when he looks away, his opponent moves two pieces....

The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...

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

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

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

Incident at Clovelly Cottage, also known as Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet, shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborator...

The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.

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

Painter pursued by policeman, laundress, milkman, etc.

A curate sits on an anthill at a picnic.

A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

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...

Men expose a fake medium's tricks and take revenge.

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