Hepworth Manufacturing Company Movies

Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a...

A newspaper brought to life.

Six scenes: A child knocks clothes into fire; alarm at station; engines emerge; engines rush down street; arrival; fireman breaks through wall and...

Nothing to do with potties... Baby gets a good wash. In this charming Hepworth actuality film a crisply uniformed, no-nonsense nurse bounces a baby...

Actuality film documenting the funeral of Queen Victoria in February 1901. The footage captures the solemn processions and ceremonies that marked the...

A countryman buys a stubborn donkey and has trouble.

A drunkard has a vision of everything turning into bottles.

Scenes from the coronation of George V. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.

A legless beggar with a sign around his neck saying "cripple" pushes himself slowly and laboriously on a trolley along the pavement, soliciting alms...

A young woman is abducted and forced to beg from passers-by.

A man plays a trick to gain a woman's affection.

A tour of central London locations, including Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. An important document for Edwardian London.

A scientist dreams of prehistoric monsters. He awakes in a cavern. A dinosaur chases him, even though he tries to shoot it with his revolver. The...

Footage of Edward VII in the funeral procession of his mother, Queen Victoria.

Film of a royal visit to Ireland, by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Appears on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion"

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

Film of Edward VII's coronation. Appears on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".