Walter R. Booth Movies

A man's invention brings waxworks of historical figures to life

A miser dies of shock when the ghost of a poor woman appears.

A mix of spectacle, animation and dance, the film reveals an early delight in the potential for creative fun with film form. Its director, Walter R....

The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's...

Using a futuristic submarine, pirates kidnap a young couple, torpedo a passenger ship, travel under the sea to salvage bullion, then make their...

Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper...

Mephistopholes causes an artist's model to disappear.

Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.

A lady uses a series of newspaper spreads to create various objects including a man, a clock and a dog.

The scene is a railroad track on the side of a steep mountain, with a tunnel in the background, toward which a train is running at a high rate of...

A small dog thwarts burglars in this British short film.

Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in...

An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the...

A jovial looking man is seated nearest the window of a restaurant. He has just finished his meal and the waiter brings a glass of beer, and when he...

Punished for mistreating the family pets, a young boy uses his chemistry set to wreak revenge on his parents.

Anarchists build a super aircraft and bomb a railway, a fort and St. Paul's.

A statue of Hope revives and finds a home for a waif.

Vesuvius erupts and people escape from a room as the ceiling falls.

A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.