Movies: British Mutoscope And Biograph Company

1899
King John (1899)
King John
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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 attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to com...
1898
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade (1898)
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade
01898HD
A parade in the Vatican....
1899
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso (1899)
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso
01899HD
Close shot of 4.7" naval gun pointing to the left with group of British naval ratings standing around it. The gun fires and the men run up to reload, the begin to pull the gun forward....
1898
Pelicans at the Zoo (1898)
Pelicans at the Zoo
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Pelicans being released for feeding into their enclosure at London Zoological Gardens....
1898
A Tug in a Heavy Sea (1898)
A Tug in a Heavy Sea
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"Many spectators who have viewed this picture on the Biograph have insisted that they have experienced the pangs of seasickness. The picture was taken from the deck of one tug which was tumbling and tossing in the immense rollers, while the tug that ...
1899
Amann, the Great Impersonator (1899)
Amann, the Great Impersonator
01899HD
"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."...
1898
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
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Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation....
1900
Children of the Royal Family of England (1900)
Children of the Royal Family of England
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Prince Edward of York, executing the manual of arms, attended by Prince Albert, and Princess Victoria, of York....
1898
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel (1898)
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
31898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company....
1899
The Lane on Sunday Morning (1899)
The Lane on Sunday Morning
01899HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company....
1899
Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)
Launch of the 'Oceanic'
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"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 out over the water; the vessel coming stern on towards the camera and passing it by. A tremendous wave ...
1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
3.31898HD
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 soldiers, or possibly more performers, march past. W K L Dickson who is directing the action can apparently b...
1899
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (1899)
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
01899HD
"An interesting picture of the great inter-collegiate eight-oared boat race of 1899. The picture is taken from the judge's boat, and shows the start and first part of the race."...
1901
Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls (1901)
Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls
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A short documentary registering the meeting between two aviation pioneers: the Brazilian Santos Dumont and the Briton Charles Rolls. In it, Dumont presents his ideas for a future balloon, showing to Rolls the concept of such invention and the project...
1897
Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)
Changing Guard (Berlin)
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Military in Germany....
1898
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
41898HD
A British Mutoscope & Biograph production....
1900
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag (1900)
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
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Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was lessening. He sent back this celebration of the expanding empire in response, capturing the annexation cer...
1899
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 (1899)
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899
01899HD
[DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']...
1898
The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)
The Grand Canal, Venice
3.71898HD
"This picture was taken from the front of a rapidly moving launch through one of the most beautiful stretches of the Grand Canal, showing many magnificent historical palaces. The photographic work is unusually fine."...
1898
Duel to the Death (1898)
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 and Wine'. The actresses are believed to be Edith Blanche and Beatrice Homer....