William K.L. Dickson Movies

Windmills along the River Zaan.

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...

An African American family eats watermelons.

"A company of little darkies showing off their paces to the music of the banjo."

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

Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding. Camilla and Roland take the...

Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

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

Scene from the second act of The Prince of Wales Theatre production.

Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

An amusing picture showing a quarrel between an elderly husband and his young wife, and a joyful reconciliation.

Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...

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

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

Tracking shot across a bay showing a large number of fishing boats.

Muskoka Lake District, Canada. Beautiful picture, showing a man casting a fly, getting a strike, and landing the trout.

Two Mexican men duel with knives.

A "gigantic demonstration of the Business Men's Republican and Sound Money Association" on 10/31/1896, opposing "Free Silver" Democrats in the...

Military subjects were consistent crowd-pleasers, and this film showing a near fatal accident was especially popular.

Sequel to the Rats and Terrier series