Cecil M. Hepworth
Biography: Cecil Milton Hepworth (19 March 1874 – 9 February 1953) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s at his Hepworth Studios. His works include Alice in Wonderland (1903), the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 19, 1873
Deathday: February 09, 1953
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Alice in Wonderland
1903-10-17
Alice in Wonderland
Overview: This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1903-10-17
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The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper
1908-04-09
The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper
Overview: Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1908-04-09
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How It Feels to Be Run Over
1900-06-30
How It Feels to Be Run Over
Overview: As the camera looks down an open road, a horse and carriage approaches, and passes by to one side of the field of view. Soon afterwards, an automobile comes up the road, straight towards the camera. As it gets nearer, the occupants start to wave frantically, but can a collision be avoided?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1900-06-30
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Explosion of a Motor Car
1900-07-01
Explosion of a Motor Car
Overview: An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1900-07-01
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How to Stop a Motor Car
1902-06-24
How to Stop a Motor Car
Overview: A policeman is run over by an automobile
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1902-06-24
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Rescued by Rover
1905-07-03
Rescued by Rover
Overview: A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1905-07-03
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The Unclean World
1903-08-31
The Unclean World
Overview: A professor eating his lunch at his work table becomes suspicious of the taste of his cheese. He puts a slice under the nearby microscope. But the crawling creatures thus revealed aren't quite what one might expect.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1903-08-31
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The Bathers
1900-11-01
The Bathers
Overview: TRICK. Two bathers arrive at a river, disrobe at the water's edge and dive in. The action is then reversed and the men are seen leaving the water feet first and their clothes fly back on their bodies.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1900-11-01
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