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 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....
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....
1898
Me and My Two Friends (1898)
Me and My Two Friends
5.51898HD
A sweet little girl is seated in the bow of a life-boat feeding crackers to a magnificent St. Bernard dog, while a tabby cat dozes and blinks at her side....
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
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A parade in the Vatican....
1899
Man Overboard! (1899)
Man Overboard!
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Sailors practice rescuing someone who's fallen overboard....
1898
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed (1898)
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed
3.51898HD
Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston....
1899
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 (1899)
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899
01899HD
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
Amann, the Great Impersonator (1899)
Amann, the Great Impersonator
01899HD
"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."...
1898
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
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Queen Wilhelmina arrives to the palace during her coronation....
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
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City (1898)
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City
61898HD
A group of monks in procession carrying a large crucifix in Vatican City, 1898....
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
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
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[DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']...
1897
Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)
Changing Guard (Berlin)
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Military in Germany....
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
Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)
Launch of the 'Oceanic'
81899HD
"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
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 (1898)
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104
4.81898HD
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company....
1899
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton (1899)
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton
11899HD
Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks. The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal attire at Southampton docks....