Movies

Early footage of Queen Victoria’s funeral.

'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)

British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918.

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

A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

Cut-out animated parody of Hamlet by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer.

A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.

'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)

A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.

A Victorian vaudeville routine is given the big screen treatment with camera tricks galore.Three characters straight off the vaudeville stage - the...

A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.

A man preparing for a trip encounters a series of mysterious problems.

A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.

First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.

A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement.

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...

A cashier gambles and robs a bank, but returns the money for his mother's sake.

A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.