William K.L. Dickson Movies

  • 1896
    Rip Passing Over the Mountain

    Rip Passing Over the Mountain

    Rip Passing Over the Mountain

    4.3681896HD

    Rip Passing Over the Mountain
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    5.11890HD

    Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...

    Monkeyshines, No. 1
  • 1894
    Rats and Terrier No. 2

    Rats and Terrier No. 2

    Rats and Terrier No. 2

    11894HD

    Sequel to Rats Killing from 1894

    Rats and Terrier No. 2
  • 1898
    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

    51898HD

    A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of...

    Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
  • 1898
    Duel to the Death

    Duel to the Death

    Duel to the Death

    71898HD

    This Victorian duel between knife-wielding women was taken from an existing stage production, thought to be the Drury Lane theatre melodrama 'Women...

    Duel to the Death
  • 1898
    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

    4.71898HD

    Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

    Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
  • 1898
    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

    91898HD

    "The Worthing Station is some distance from the shore, and whenever there is a wreck the life-boat is dragged to the scene on a huge truck drawn by...

    Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse
  • 1896
    A Watermelon Feast

    A Watermelon Feast

    A Watermelon Feast

    3.51896HD

    An African American family eats watermelons.

    A Watermelon Feast
  • 1894
    Bucking Broncho

    Bucking Broncho

    Bucking Broncho

    4.51894HD

    Lee Martin, one of the cowboy stars in 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West', rides a bronco as a crowd looks on. While the horse is trying to throw Martin off...

    Bucking Broncho
  • 1896
    Rip's Toast to Hudson

    Rip's Toast to Hudson

    Rip's Toast to Hudson

    4.5631896HD

    Rip Van Winkle drinks with mysterious mountain men.

    Rip's Toast to Hudson
  • 1894
    Ruth Dennis

    Ruth Dennis

    Ruth Dennis

    3.51894HD

    "Said to be the Champion High Kicker of the World."

    Ruth Dennis
  • 1898
    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

    51898HD

    Short shot of the Bridge of Sighs in Venice with gondoliers

    The Bridge of Sighs, Venice
  • 1897
    French Military School Exercise

    French Military School Exercise

    French Military School Exercise

    61897HD

    Men run a training course

    French Military School Exercise
  • 1898
    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

    5.71898HD

    Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.

    Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
  • 1902
    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    6.51902HD

    This advertisement shows a happy woman with her bicycle. A man rides up, sweaty from exertion, for his bike is much heavier than the woman's superior...

    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
  • 1899
    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    8.31899HD

    "A magnificent picture of the launching of the 'Oceanic,' which up to that time was the largest vessel ever floated. The view is taken from a pier...

    Launch of the 'Oceanic'
  • 1891
    Men Boxing

    Men Boxing

    Men Boxing

    4.21891HD

    Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

    Men Boxing
  • 1896
    Rip Van Winkle

    Rip Van Winkle

    Rip Van Winkle

    4.11896HD

    An abridged version of the tale of Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, who wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where...

    Rip Van Winkle
  • 1897
    Place de la Concorde

    Place de la Concorde

    Place de la Concorde

    6.71897HD

    A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and...

    Place de la Concorde
  • 1894
    Fred Ott Holding a Bird

    Fred Ott Holding a Bird

    Fred Ott Holding a Bird

    6.31894HD

    Thomas Edison's machinist, Fred Ott, holds a bird in his hand.

    Fred Ott Holding a Bird