Robert W Paul Movies

  • 1901
    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    6.51901HD

    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...

    The Waif and the Wizard
  • 1903
    A Chess Dispute

    A Chess Dispute

    A Chess Dispute

    5.7631903HD

    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....

    A Chess Dispute
  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    6.41906HD

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

    The '?' Motorist
  • 1895
    Incident at Clovelly Cottage

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage

    2.71895HD

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

    Incident at Clovelly Cottage
  • 1908
    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    61908HD

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

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore
  • 1903
    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    5.71903HD

    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...

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident
  • 1905
    The Freak Barber

    The Freak Barber

    The Freak Barber

    01905HD

    A barber cuts heads off Negro and white customers, who then dismember him.

    The Freak Barber
  • 1901
    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    4.91901HD

    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...

    An Over-Incubated Baby
  • 1895
    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    31895HD

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

    Opening of the Kiel Canal
  • 1900
    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    4.11900HD

    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...

    A Railway Collision
  • 1898
    The Launch of H.M.S. Albion

    The Launch of H.M.S. Albion

    The Launch of H.M.S. Albion

    5.11898HD

    The festive start and disastrous aftermath of the launch of the H.M.S. Albion.

    The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
  • 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    5.21901HD

    An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop
  • 1895
    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    41895HD

    A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 1901
    The Devil in the Studio

    The Devil in the Studio

    The Devil in the Studio

    01901HD

    Mephistopholes causes an artist's model to disappear.

    The Devil in the Studio
  • 1898
    Santa Claus and the Children

    Santa Claus and the Children

    Santa Claus and the Children

    01898HD

    Santa Claus and the Children
  • 1899
    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    41899HD

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

    The Miser's Doom
  • 1904
    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers

    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers

    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers

    01904HD

    Japanese pose as coolies, blow up a train, are caught and shot.

    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers
  • 1897
    The Vanishing Lady

    The Vanishing Lady

    The Vanishing Lady

    5.41897HD

    Robert W. Paul production, "The Vanishing Lady", 1897. Man in roman costume carves figure of girl in doorway. As he finishes, the statue comes to...

    The Vanishing Lady
  • 1906
    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed

    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed

    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed

    4.71906HD

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

    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed
  • 1903
    The Kiddies' Cakewalk

    The Kiddies' Cakewalk

    The Kiddies' Cakewalk

    51903HD

    The Kiddies' Cakewalk