George Albert Smith Movies

  • 1897
    The Miller and the Sweep

    The Miller and the Sweep

    The Miller and the Sweep

    5.31897HD

    In front of a flour mill, two men fight. One is the miller, and he's swinging a bag of flour in the scuffle. The other is a chimney sweep, and he's...

    The Miller and the Sweep
  • 1900
    A Quick Shave and Brush Up

    A Quick Shave and Brush Up

    A Quick Shave and Brush Up

    4.21900HD

    A man attempts to shave with a blunt razor.

    A Quick Shave and Brush Up
  • 1901
    Photograph Taken From An Area Window

    Photograph Taken From An Area Window

    Photograph Taken From An Area Window

    6.51901HD

    Close view of legs and feet passing a basement window.

    Photograph Taken From An Area Window
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1898
    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    4.21898HD

    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
    The Maid in the Garden

    The Maid in the Garden

    The Maid in the Garden

    71897HD

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

    The Maid in the Garden
  • 1900
    The House That Jack Built

    The House That Jack Built

    The House That Jack Built

    4.71900HD

    A cleverly conceived picture of a little boy and girl with building blocks. The little girl has erected a pretty structure, which the boy proceeds to...

    The House That Jack Built
  • 1900
    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    81900HD

    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
    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    01902HD

    Compilation of 7 short scenes: ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’; ‘Old Mother Hubbard’; ‘Little Miss Muffet’;...

    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
  • 1904
    Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace

    Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace

    Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace

    6.71904HD

    An actuality of the Brock's fireworks factory to celebrate its 40th anniversary organizes. The final shot has two flaming portraits of King Edward...

    Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
  • 1900
    Scandal Over the Teacups

    Scandal Over the Teacups

    Scandal Over the Teacups

    41900HD

    Well did you ever? Two women share juicy stories, and enjoyably shocked reaction, over tea.

    Scandal Over the Teacups
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1898
    The Corsican Brothers

    The Corsican Brothers

    The Corsican Brothers

    1.81898HD

    The ghost of a man's twin shows him a vision of how he was killed in a duel.

    The Corsican Brothers
  • 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
  • 1897
    The Sign Writer

    The Sign Writer

    The Sign Writer

    41897HD

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

    The Sign Writer
  • 1912
    Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus

    Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus

    Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus

    71912HD

    An early experiment in bringing colour to animation sees a bubble-blowing doll, a toy circus and a stubborn donkey revelling in two-tone glory.

    Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
  • 1897
    Comic Shaving

    Comic Shaving

    Comic Shaving

    4.21897HD

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

    Comic Shaving
  • 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