George Albert Smith Movies

  • 1904
    Venice and the Grand Canal

    Venice and the Grand Canal

    Venice and the Grand Canal

    01904HD

    View of the Grand Canal in Venice from a boat believed to have been made in either 1901 or 1904 and as part of the series "Through Italy with the...

    Venice and the Grand Canal
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1910
    Choice Bouquets

    Choice Bouquets

    Choice Bouquets

    01910HD

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

    Choice Bouquets
  • 1903
    Dorothy's Dream

    Dorothy's Dream

    Dorothy's Dream

    51903HD

    Early story film about a girl's dreams

    Dorothy's Dream
  • 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
  • 1910
    Fording the River

    Fording the River

    Fording the River

    01910HD

    Kinemacolor

    Fording the River
  • 1898
    Ally Sloper

    Ally Sloper

    Ally Sloper

    01898HD

    Man dresses up as a woman, and the film is reversed.

    Ally Sloper
  • 1900
    The Rival Clothiers

    The Rival Clothiers

    The Rival Clothiers

    01900HD

    An antisemitic comedy in which two Jewish clothiers cut prices until one buys the other's stock.

    The Rival Clothiers
  • 1902
    At Last! That Awful Tooth

    At Last! That Awful Tooth

    At Last! That Awful Tooth

    01902HD

    Man pulls out bad tooth, which is then shown in closeup.

    At Last! That Awful Tooth
  • 1900
    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    01900HD

    An old lady is seated at a table with her work basket and her cat washing its paws beside her. The old lady makes several attempts to thread a needle...

    Grandma Threading Her Needle
  • 1902
    Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School

    Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School

    Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School

    01902HD

    A boy releases a mouse and frightens a model.

    Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
  • 1909
    Choosing the Wallpaper

    Choosing the Wallpaper

    Choosing the Wallpaper

    01909HD

    A woman is shown various wallpaper samples, in a short displaying the Kinemacolour process

    Choosing the Wallpaper
  • 1897
    The Maid in the Garden

    The Maid in the Garden

    The Maid in the Garden

    01897HD

    Master kisses maid behind a blanket on the clothes line and is seen by his wife.

    The Maid in the Garden