The Tempest
1908 12 min
Prospero and his daughter Miranda must take refuge on an enchanted island. There Prospero, who himself has magical powers, releases the spirit ...
Rescued in Mid-Air
1906 9 min
A car crash blows a lady with a parasol onto a steeple. An inventor with an airship comes to the rescue.
The Mistletoe Bough
1904 9 min
During a game of hide and seek, a new bride hides in a chest and remains undiscovered until a strange visitation thirty years later.
How the Old Woman Caught the Omnibus
1903 2 min
An elderly woman is determined to board an omnibus that does not want to stop for her.
Alice in Wonderland
1903 9 min
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket ...
How to Stop a Motor Car
1902 2 min
A policeman is run over by an automobile
When Daddy Comes Home
1902 1 min
Short domestic scene featuring Percy Stow. A print survives at the BFI.
The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder
1901 2 min
An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing ‘Indian chief’ hopes to dissolve some trapped ...