William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

Directing

Born August 3, 1860 · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

173 films as director · Active 1890–2007

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture devic…

Known for

Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing

1893

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

1891

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

1894

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

1892

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

1898

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

1899

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

1898

Directed(173)

2007Butterfly Dances★ 5.0

1997Annabelle Dances and Dances★ 4.0

Ten Pickaninnies

1908Ten Pickaninnies★ 4.3

1907Mr. Hurry-up★ 5.8

An Obstinate Cork

1902An Obstinate Cork★ 4.8

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

1902Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle★ 6.5

1902Nabbed by the Nipper★ 10.0

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

1901Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram★ 4.3

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

1901Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.★ 6.5

1900Brook Trout Fishing★ 5.3

Four Warships in Rough Seas

1900Four Warships in Rough Seas★ 8.3

Warships at Sunset

1900Warships at Sunset★ 6.3

Tram Journey through Southampton

1900Tram Journey through Southampton★ 6.5

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

1900Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns★ 4.5

Dutch Fishing Fleet

1900Dutch Fishing Fleet★ 6.0

1900English Nell

Amann, the Great Impersonator

1899Amann, the Great Impersonator★ 6.5

King John

1899King John★ 4.9

Fun on a Sand Hill

1899Fun on a Sand Hill★ 8.5

Flower Parade in Haarlem

1899Flower Parade in Haarlem★ 6.0

In a German Bath

1899In a German Bath★ 8.0

Man Overboard!

1899Man Overboard!★ 8.0

London Fire Brigade, Alarm

1899London Fire Brigade, Alarm★ 7.5

In the Friedrichstrasse

1899In the Friedrichstrasse★ 8.0

From Monte Carlo to Monaco

1899From Monte Carlo to Monaco★ 7.0

Away Aloft

1899Away Aloft★ 7.0

Upside Down Boxers

1899Upside Down Boxers★ 6.3

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

1899Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam★ 4.0

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

1899Panoramic View of Windsor Castle★ 6.0

Tapping a Blast Furnace

1899Tapping a Blast Furnace★ 6.5

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

1899Launch of the 'Oceanic'★ 8.3

The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

1899The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton★ 5.5

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

1898Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage★ 5.3

1898Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1★ 7.0

1898Military Exercise - Aldershot

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade

1898Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa★ 9.0

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)

1898Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

The Grand Canal, Venice

1898The Grand Canal, Venice★ 3.7

The Boulevard of Scheveningen

1898The Boulevard of Scheveningen★ 4.3

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto

1898Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto★ 5.5

Duel to the Death

1898Duel to the Death★ 7.0

1898His Holiness Pope Leo XIII★ 5.0

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

1898Capuchin Monks in Vatican City★ 6.0

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

1898Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway★ 7.5

1898Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1★ 9.0

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club

1898Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club★ 6.5

He and She

1898He and She★ 4.5

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

1898Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square★ 5.0

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

1898Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104★ 5.6

1898Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel★ 4.7

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

1898Venice, harbour scene with gondolas★ 6.5

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

1898Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)★ 2.0

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

1898Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice★ 7.0

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

1898Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed★ 5.7

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia

1898Funeral Procession of the Misericordia★ 4.5

From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton

1898From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton★ 6.0

Mills from the Zaanstreek

1898Mills from the Zaanstreek★ 7.0

Dutch Fishing Boats

1898Dutch Fishing Boats★ 6.5

Maidenhead Junction

1898Maidenhead Junction★ 6.0

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries

1898A Blast at the Solvay Quarries★ 6.0

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

1898The Tarantella, an Italian Dance★ 7.0

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

1898The Bridge of Sighs, Venice★ 4.0

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

1898Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats★ 6.3

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

1898Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot★ 1.0

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

1898Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing★ 5.3

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

1898Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii★ 5.0

1897Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

1897Crissie Sheridan★ 4.8

Bath Scene

1897Bath Scene★ 5.3

Fatima

1897Fatima★ 9.0

1897Has He Hit Me?★ 4.0

Les Parisiennes

1897Les Parisiennes★ 4.8

Place de la Concorde

1897Place de la Concorde★ 6.9

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

1897Home Life of a Hungarian Family★ 5.7

Changing Guard (Berlin)

1897Changing Guard (Berlin)★ 8.0

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies

1897A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies★ 7.0

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

1897Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun★ 6.7

Firing the Maxim Gun

1897Firing the Maxim Gun★ 5.0

French Military School Exercise

1897French Military School Exercise★ 6.0

Sandow

1896Sandow★ 5.3

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

1896Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow★ 4.4

Rip Van Winkle

1896Rip Van Winkle★ 4.2

Rip's Toast

1896Rip's Toast★ 4.3

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

1896Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep★ 4.4

Hard Wash

1896Hard Wash★ 1.0

American Falls from Luna Island

1896American Falls from Luna Island

American Falls from Goat Island

1896American Falls from Goat Island

Annabelle in Flag Dance

1896Annabelle in Flag Dance★ 1.0

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

1896Serpentine Dance by Annabelle★ 5.5

Awakening of Rip

1896Awakening of Rip★ 4.2

1896Dancing Darkies★ 4.8

1896View on Boulevard, New York City★ 6.0

A Watermelon Feast

1896A Watermelon Feast★ 3.5

1896Tambourine Dance by Annabelle★ 9.0

Sound Money Parade

1896Sound Money Parade★ 8.0

1896Rip's Toast to Hudson★ 4.5

Rip Meeting the Dwarf

1896Rip Meeting the Dwarf★ 4.4

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

1896Exit of Rip and the Dwarf★ 4.2

Rip Passing Over the Mountain

1896Rip Passing Over the Mountain★ 4.4

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

1895Billy Edwards and the Unknown★ 4.0

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

1895Robetta and Doretto, No. 1★ 2.4

1895A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby★ 2.5

New Blacksmith Shop

1895New Blacksmith Shop★ 3.8

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

1895James Grundy, Buck and Wing★ 1.5

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

1895Danse serpentine (Annabelle)★ 5.9

Carmencita

1894Carmencita★ 5.2

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

1894Dickson Experimental Sound Film★ 6.1

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

1894Annabelle Butterfly Dance★ 5.5

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

1894Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze★ 4.8

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

1894Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)★ 5.0

1894The Cock Fight★ 4.3

The Barber Shop

1894The Barber Shop★ 5.1

Buffalo Dance

1894Buffalo Dance★ 4.8

Sioux Ghost Dance

1894Sioux Ghost Dance★ 4.8

Annie Oakley

1894Annie Oakley★ 5.9

The Boxing Cats

1894The Boxing Cats★ 5.9

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

1894Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph★ 4.8

Chinese Laundry Scene

1894Chinese Laundry Scene★ 5.2

Imperial Japanese Dance

1894Imperial Japanese Dance★ 4.5

1894Leonard-Cushing Fight★ 5.4

Band Drill

1894Band Drill★ 3.8

Bucking Broncho

1894Bucking Broncho★ 4.4

1894Hadj Cheriff★ 4.5

Sandow: The Strong Man

1894Sandow: The Strong Man★ 5.2

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

1894Luis Martinetti, Contortionist★ 5.3

Fire Rescue Scene

1894Fire Rescue Scene★ 5.3

Athlete with Wand

1894Athlete with Wand★ 4.0

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

1894The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight★ 4.7

1894Rats and Terrier No. 2★ 1.0

1894Rats and Terrier No. 3★ 1.5

1894Rats and Weasel★ 1.5

Buffalo Bill

1894Buffalo Bill★ 3.4

Cock Fight, No. 2

1894Cock Fight, No. 2★ 3.8

1894The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”★ 4.4

Annabelle Sun Dance

1894Annabelle Sun Dance★ 4.5

Caicedo (with Pole)

1894Caicedo (with Pole)★ 6.0

Trained Bears

1894Trained Bears★ 3.3

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

1894Glenroy Bros., No. 2★ 5.0

Chinese Opium Den

1894Chinese Opium Den★ 3.0

1894Dance★ 4.5

A Bar Room Scene

1894A Bar Room Scene★ 5.0

1894Ruth Dennis★ 4.3

1894Boxing Match★ 4.7

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

1894Fred Ott Holding a Bird★ 6.0

Indian War Council

1894Indian War Council★ 1.8

Wrestling Match

1894Wrestling Match★ 3.6

Rat Killing

1894Rat Killing★ 3.0

1894Mexican Knife Duel★ 1.5

1894Highland Dance★ 2.9

1894Lasso Thrower★ 1.8

1894Mlle. Capitaine★ 3.0

Blacksmithing Scene

1893Blacksmithing Scene★ 5.6

Horse Shoeing

1893Horse Shoeing★ 3.0

Fencing

1892Fencing★ 3.6

Man on Parallel Bars

1892Man on Parallel Bars★ 3.2

Wrestling

1892Wrestling★ 3.5

A Hand Shake

1892A Hand Shake★ 3.6

Dickson Greeting

1891Dickson Greeting★ 5.0

Newark Athlete

1891Newark Athlete★ 4.5

Men Boxing

1891Men Boxing★ 4.3

1891Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud★ 3.6

1891Monkey and Another, Boxing★ 4.0

1891Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop★ 3.8

Duncan Smoking

1891Duncan Smoking★ 3.8

1891Newark athlete. [No. 2]★ 4.3

Monkeyshines, No. 1

1890Monkeyshines, No. 1★ 5.0

Monkeyshines, No. 2

1890Monkeyshines, No. 2★ 4.6

Monkeyshines, No. 3

1890Monkeyshines, No. 3★ 3.6

Acting(7)

1899General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at SouthamptonSelf

1898Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of PompeiiSelf

1898Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's SquareMan on left of picture

William K.L. Dickson — Watchpile | Watchpile

1894Dickson Experimental Sound FilmSelf

1893Horse ShoeingSelf

1892A Hand Shake

1891Dickson GreetingSelf