George Albert Smith Movies

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...

It's common knowledge that Scotsmen are macho enough to pull off wearing a skirt - perhaps it's all that caber-tossing. This disarmingly simple film...

The coronation of Edward VII and his wife Alexandra as King and Queen of Great Britain and the British Dominions took place on August 9, 1902, at...

Early story film about a girl's dreams

Well did you ever? Two women share juicy stories, and enjoyably shocked reaction, over tea.

A woman is shown various wallpaper samples, in a short displaying the Kinemacolour process

Lovers are comically interrupted

Man dresses up as a woman, and the film is reversed.

A conversation between two gents perks up when the see a picture in a magazine. A 'facial' comedy by GA Smith.

Warwick. Railway actuality footage

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...

A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.

An early experiment in bringing colour to animation sees a bubble-blowing doll, a toy circus and a stubborn donkey revelling in two-tone glory.

Most movie fans know that the first filmmakers liked to shoot trains entering stations. This example by Sussex film pioneer George Albert Smith...

Master kisses maid behind a blanket on the clothes line and is seen by his wife.

An actuality of the Brock's fireworks factory to celebrate its 40th anniversary organizes. The final shot has two flaming portraits of King Edward...

A scene from Charles Dickens' Bleak House.

Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs is a 1908 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith as a showcase his new...

A collection of early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya. Films include: Brighton Seagoing Electric Car (1897), The Inexhaustible Cab...