Walter R. Booth Movies

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

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...

The devil hijacks a train trip in France. Made by magician turned filmmaker Walter Booth, who established the Charles Urban Trading Company to make...

A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter. (IMDb)

It might not take you long to cotton on to the trick of this film, but the results are still impressive. Though the various strings, wools and...

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

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

Two sports are seen drinking beer and arguing as to the qualities of certain prize fighters. They make a bet, and to prove it, each pulls his...

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

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

A clerk, unable to stop playing the game of Diabolo, strays in and out of precarious situations while playing with the toy.

"Magic" film using the art of animation and stop motion to do a surreal experiment with paper.

A magician's son plays tricks with his father's magic wand.

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

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...

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...

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 small dog thwarts burglars in this British short film.