Walter R. Booth
Biography: Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
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Secrets of British Animation
2018-11-19
Secrets of British Animation
Overview: BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-19
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The Hand of the Artist
1906-04-01
The Hand of the Artist
Overview: 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 and dispenses it in the form of confetti. (BFI)
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1906-04-01
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Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
1899-09-01
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Overview: A magician performs tricks. First with a top hat, then with his audience.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1899-09-01
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Undressing Extraordinary
1901-08-01
Undressing Extraordinary
Overview: Here we present a picture that simply convulses an audience with laughter. The scene opens in the bedroom of a hotel. A traveler appears, evidently a "little worse for wear." After stretching and yawning, he proceeds to disrobe. He throws off his coat and vest, but to his surprise and anguish, he suddenly finds himself clothed in a continental uniform. He throws this off in anger, but immediately a policeman's costume flies on him. This is in turn thrown aside in great rage and he finds himself clothed in a soldier's uniform. At last, thinking himself successful, he makes for the bed and finds a skeleton complacently resting on his pillow. The bed suddenly disappears, leaving him seated on the floor, and great quantities of bed clothes rain down from the ceiling. The picture ends leaving the audience simply convulsed in laughter. (Edison Catalog)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1901-08-01
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Artistic Creation
1901-10-01
Artistic Creation
Overview: An artist draws the head of a pretty girl, takes the drawing off the paper and places it on a small table, turning the image into the head of a real woman. He then continuous drawing the lady, one body part after the other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1901-10-01
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A Lively Quarter-Day
1906-03-01
A Lively Quarter-Day
Overview: A conjurer makes furniture return from the bailiff's.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1906-03-01
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Comedy Cartoons
1907-04-08
Comedy Cartoons
Overview: The artist is presented, with his board: his only appearance. The hand rapidly outlines a human head, into the chalky jaws of which it inserts a cigarette. The chalk head smokes, and finally eats, the cigarette. The head of a woman is drawn, which gradually fills and becomes undoubtedly human. —Urban-Eclipse catalogue
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1907-04-08
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