Robert W Paul Movies

  • 1908
    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore

    61908HD

    A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.

    Whaling Afloat and Ashore
  • 1899
    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War

    01899HD

    A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in...

    Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War
  • 1899
    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    The Miser's Doom

    41899HD

    A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.

    The Miser's Doom
  • 1904
    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers

    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers

    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers

    01904HD

    Japanese pose as coolies, blow up a train, are caught and shot.

    The Capture and Execution as Spies of Two Japanese Officers
  • 1895
    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

    41895HD

    A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing...

    Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 1896
    Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    5.11896HD

    The surf pounds against a breakwater on which are visible several people standing. The wall looks to be about 20 feet above sea level and extend at...

    Rough Sea at Dover
  • 1896
    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return

    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return

    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return

    4.8331896HD

    Husband comes home late and wakes the wife. Based on a popular stage play.

    Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
  • 1900
    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    A Railway Collision

    4.11900HD

    The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of...

    A Railway Collision
  • 1896
    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

    5.11896HD

    The water beats relentlessly against the Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno), one of the main natural attractions of Lisbon's west coast, filmed from...

    A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
  • 1898
    Tetherball, or Do-Do

    Tetherball, or Do-Do

    Tetherball, or Do-Do

    4.21898HD

    Four men of different ranks play a game of tetherball on a ship's deck.

    Tetherball, or Do-Do
  • 1906
    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed

    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed

    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed

    4.5711906HD

    Men expose a fake medium's tricks and take revenge.

    Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed
  • 1902
    The Extraordinary Waiter

    The Extraordinary Waiter

    The Extraordinary Waiter

    3.51902HD

    A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter.

    The Extraordinary Waiter
  • 1895
    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker

    4.11895HD

    A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.

    The Arrest of a Bookmaker
  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    6.431906HD

    A magical glowing white motorcar ignores policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space, and can transform into a horse and carriage.

    The '?' Motorist
  • 1895
    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    Opening of the Kiel Canal

    31895HD

    The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.

    Opening of the Kiel Canal
  • 1905
    The Freak Barber

    The Freak Barber

    The Freak Barber

    01905HD

    A barber cuts heads off Negro and white customers, who then dismember him.

    The Freak Barber
  • 1895
    Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy

    Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy

    Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy

    3.21895HD

    An 1895 British short black and white silent comedy film featuring two drunken men and a boy squabbling in a small bar.

    Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy
  • 1901
    The Magic Sword

    The Magic Sword

    The Magic Sword

    6.41901HD

    On the roof of an ancient palace appear a young Knight and his lady. While they are making love an ugly old witch appears and is rather troublesome....

    The Magic Sword
  • 1897
    Fun on the Clothesline

    Fun on the Clothesline

    Fun on the Clothesline

    31897HD

    A 19th century wire-walker performs his stage act on a woman's clothesline. An early comedy by pioneer director Robert W. Paul.

    Fun on the Clothesline
  • 1901
    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    Artistic Creation

    61901HD

    An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real...

    Artistic Creation