Robert W. Paul Movies

The Alhambra Girls perform a dance at Alhambra Theatre, London. Lost.

The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre...

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

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...

A stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and...

4 horse drawn fire brigade carts pull out from Newcastle fire station in the UK as part of a filmed demonstration

A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in...

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

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...

Trick film. A stage magician transforms a woman into a butterfly and himself into a giant bat. This film is considered lost.

Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only...

Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.

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 water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from...

A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Four men of different ranks play a game of tetherball on a ship's deck.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

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