Walter R. Booth Movies

  • 1901
    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    5.61901HD

    Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth...

    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
  • 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

    The '?' Motorist

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

    The '?' Motorist
  • 1909
    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    The Airship Destroyer

    5.7921909HD

    An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships.

    The Airship Destroyer
  • 1899
    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

    5.4171899HD

    A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.

    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
  • 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    5.21901HD

    An old proprietor is startled and haunted by the strange happenings inside his curiosity shop.

    The Haunted Curiosity Shop
  • 1901
    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    An Over-Incubated Baby

    4.91901HD

    An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

    An Over-Incubated Baby
  • 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
  • 1903
    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    5.7271903HD

    A man and a woman talk beside a street near a corner where a cop stands. Just as a horse-drawn cart rounds the corner, the man backs off the sidewalk...

    An Extraordinary Cab Accident
  • 1911
    Animated Putty

    Animated Putty

    Animated Putty

    5.51911HD

    Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.

    Animated Putty
  • 1911
    The Automatic Motorist

    The Automatic Motorist

    The Automatic Motorist

    5.61911HD

    A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.

    The Automatic Motorist
  • 1910
    The Aerial Submarine

    The Aerial Submarine

    The Aerial Submarine

    4.51910HD

    Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their...

    The Aerial Submarine
  • 1900
    Plucked From The Burning

    Plucked From The Burning

    Plucked From The Burning

    01900HD

    Drama by Walter R. Booth. Survival status unknown.

    Plucked From The Burning
  • 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
  • 1901
    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    4.6111901HD

    A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...

    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant
  • 1901
    The Magic Sword

    The Magic Sword

    The Magic Sword

    6.3571901HD

    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
  • 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    62018HD

    BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

    Secrets of British Animation
  • 1909
    Animated Cotton

    Animated Cotton

    Animated Cotton

    41909HD

    It might not take you long to cotton on to the trick of this film, but the results are still impressive. Though the various strings, wools and...

    Animated Cotton
  • 1901
    Undressing Extraordinary

    Undressing Extraordinary

    Undressing Extraordinary

    5.3331901HD

    Here we present a picture that simply convulses an audience with laughter. The scene opens in the bedroom of a hotel. A traveler appears, evidently a...

    Undressing Extraordinary
  • 1901
    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    The Waif and the Wizard

    6.51901HD

    The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

    The Waif and the Wizard
  • 1907
    When the Devil Drives

    When the Devil Drives

    When the Devil Drives

    01907HD

    The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...

    When the Devil Drives