George Albert Smith Movies

  • 1899
    The Inexhaustible Cab

    The Inexhaustible Cab

    The Inexhaustible Cab

    3.31899HD

    A cab is hailed in front of a palatial mansion by a gentleman who wishes a score of people driven to another part of the city. A clown jumps out and...

    The Inexhaustible Cab
  • 1906
    Two Clowns

    Two Clowns

    Two Clowns

    4.71906HD

    A male and female clown drink, smoke, and flirt in this early Kinemacolor short.

    Two Clowns
  • 1900
    Two Old Sports

    Two Old Sports

    Two Old Sports

    51900HD

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

    Two Old Sports
  • 1901
    The Death of Poor Joe

    The Death of Poor Joe

    The Death of Poor Joe

    3.71901HD

    A scene from Charles Dickens' Bleak House.

    The Death of Poor Joe
  • 1906
    Tartans of Scottish Clans

    Tartans of Scottish Clans

    Tartans of Scottish Clans

    4.31906HD

    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...

    Tartans of Scottish Clans
  • 1901
    The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten

    The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten

    The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten

    01901HD

    Girl gives spoonful of milk to kitten. (Cut-in close-up) [The British Film Catalogue]

    The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten
  • 1910
    Choice Bouquets

    Choice Bouquets

    Choice Bouquets

    01910HD

    A display of flower bouquets, rotating to show the Kinemacolour process.

    Choice Bouquets
  • 1897
    The Sign Writer

    The Sign Writer

    The Sign Writer

    11897HD

    Man paints 'This house to let' and then the film is reversed.

    The Sign Writer
  • 1900
    Spiders on a Web

    Spiders on a Web

    Spiders on a Web

    41900HD

    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...

    Spiders on a Web
  • 1900
    The Dull Razor

    The Dull Razor

    The Dull Razor

    51900HD

    A man shaves, back to the camera, face reflected in a mirror.

    The Dull Razor
  • 1903
    Dorothy's Dream

    Dorothy's Dream

    Dorothy's Dream

    41903HD

    Early story film about a girl's dreams

    Dorothy's Dream
  • 1898
    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    4.251898HD

    Satan conjures a vision of a girl, for whom an old man signs a pact and is made young. This is a lost film from George Albert Smith

    Faust and Mephistopheles
  • 1897
    Comic Shaving

    Comic Shaving

    Comic Shaving

    3.31897HD

    A man comes in for a shave in this film of a popular stage act.

    Comic Shaving
  • 1898
    Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

    Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

    Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

    51898HD

    George Smith's picture of the crowds out for a stroll on what I imagine is Brighton Pier.

    Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
  • 1898
    Photographing a Ghost

    Photographing a Ghost

    Photographing a Ghost

    31898HD

    Photographer tries to take a picture of a ghost, but it won't keep still and then vanishes.

    Photographing a Ghost
  • 1908
    Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

    Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

    Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

    3.6671908HD

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

    Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
  • 1897
    Brighton Seagoing Electric Car

    Brighton Seagoing Electric Car

    Brighton Seagoing Electric Car

    5.51897HD

    A view taken from Brighton beach on the Channel coast of the transit of Magnus Volk’s amazing seagoing electric railway, long celebrated as one...

    Brighton Seagoing Electric Car
  • 1897
    Weary Willie

    Weary Willie

    Weary Willie

    31897HD

    Comic hijinks with a malodorous tramp

    Weary Willie
  • 1903
    Old London Street Scenes

    Old London Street Scenes

    Old London Street Scenes

    61903HD

    London street scenes, showing varieties of horse-drawn traffic. Views of Parliament Square, Charing Cross, Pall Mall, the Royal Exchange and others.

    Old London Street Scenes
  • 1901
    Visit to Pompeii

    Visit to Pompeii

    Visit to Pompeii

    61901HD

    George Albert Smith and Charles Urban snaffled the plum job of travelling to Italy to take a series of views of Italy for the Warwick Trading...

    Visit to Pompeii