William K.L. Dickson Movies

A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored.

Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is...

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1" and "Monkeyshines, No. 2". Once again, an Edison company worker moves...

Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...

Early Edison short showing two men fencing.

From Edison films catalog: One of the most peculiar customs of the Sioux Tribe is here shown, the dancers being genuine Sioux Indians, in full war...

Lost film from 1894, directed by William K.L. Dickson.

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

William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.

William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.

"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)

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

“Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...

Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.

A scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns...

James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.

Annabelle Dances in William K.L. Dickson's 1894 short film