George Albert Smith Movies
- 1899
The Kiss in the Tunnel
The Kiss in the Tunnel5.8131899HD
Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...
- 1898
Santa Claus
Santa Claus6.21898HD
Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.
- 1902
The Coronation of Edward VII
The Coronation of Edward VII4.61902HD
King Edward VII's coronation ceremony.
- 1897
The X-Ray Fiend
The X-Ray Fiend5.4411897HD
A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in...
- 1903
The Sick Kitten
The Sick Kitten5.6171903HD
A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is...
- 1903
Mary Jane's Mishap
Mary Jane's Mishap5.9171903HD
Mary Jane tries to light the oven. When she's unsuccessful, she plays around, getting black boot polish on her face. She mugs before a mirror. Then,...
- 1900
Grandma's Reading Glass
Grandma's Reading Glass6.3961900HD
A child borrows his grandmother's magnifying glass to look at a newspaper ad for Bovril, at a watch, and then at a bird. The child shows grandma what...
- 1900
As Seen Through a Telescope
As Seen Through a Telescope5.4621900HD
An elderly gentleman in a silk hat sits on a stool in front of a store on the main street of town. He has a telescope that focuses on the ankle of a...
- 1908
A Visit to the Seaside
A Visit to the Seaside6.51908HD
The first successful motion picture in natural color, filmed with Kinemacolor. It is an 8 minute short film directed by George Albert Smith of...
- 1900
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built4.7081900HD
A cleverly conceived picture of a little boy and girl with building blocks. The little girl has erected a pretty structure, which the boy proceeds to...
- 1901
The Death of Poor Joe
The Death of Poor Joe3.71901HD
A scene from Charles Dickens' Bleak House.
- 1897
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle4.5911897HD
George Albert Smith's remake of Georges Méliès - Le Manoir du diable (The Haunted Castle) from 1896. This film is lost or never...
- 1897
Making Sausages
Making Sausages4.61897HD
A butcher's crew make sausages from dogs and cats and old boots...
- 1900
Let Me Dream Again
Let Me Dream Again5.81900HD
Possibly the first film to utilize the technique of focus pulling. A man kisses a beautiful and lively woman, then the image blurs and dissolves into...
- 1897
The Miller and the Sweep
The Miller and the Sweep5.3331897HD
In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's...
- 1902
Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria
Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria01902HD
- 1903
Old London Street Scenes
Old London Street Scenes61903HD
London street scenes, showing varieties of horse-drawn traffic. Views of Parliament Square, Charing Cross, Pall Mall, the Royal Exchange and others.
- 1900
The Old Maid's Valentine
The Old Maid's Valentine3.81900HD
An old spinster receives an unexpected Valentine's letter.
- 1900
Spiders on a Web
Spiders on a Web41900HD
Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the...
- 1900
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
A Quick Shave and Brush Up4.21900HD
A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.