Robert W. Paul
Directing · Born 1869-10-04 · age 73 at death · Highbury, London, England, UK
Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English film pioneer and scientific instrument maker. He began producing narrative films as early as April 1895, initially shown on Edison Kinetoscope-style devices, and by 1896 he was projecting them—around the same time the Lumière brothers were developing projected cinema in France. In addition to his filmmaking, Paul achieved success as an inventor, notably creating the Unipivot galvanometer. In 1999, the British film industry honored his contributions with a commemorative plaque at his former workshop at 44 Hatton Garden, London.
Titles
The '?' Motorist
Rough Sea at Dover
The Countryman and the Cinematograph
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Come Along, Do!
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
The Derby
The Derby 1895
Blackfriars Bridge
The Vanishing Lady
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
The Arrest of a Bookmaker
The Twins' Tea Party
Opening of the Kiel Canal
A Railway Collision
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
Two AM; or, The Husband's Return
Army Life: Mounted Infantry
The Trick Cyclist
A Lively Quarter Day
Robbery
Comic Costume Race
Hyde Park Bicycling Scene
Royal Train
Scene on the River Thames
A Switchback Railway
Tommy Atkins in the Park
On Westminster Bridge
Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard
Hammerfest
The Deonzo Brothers
The Extraordinary Waiter
The Waif and the Wizard
The Soldier's Courtship
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
A Favourite Domestic Scene
Incident at Clovelly Cottage
Head of Procession Including Bluejackets
Royal Carriages Passing Westminster
Dragoons Passing St Paul's
Head of Colonial Procession
Life Guards and Princes North of St Paul's
Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's
Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's
Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall
Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's
Landing at Low Tide
Cupid at the Washtub
Chirgwin in His Humorous Business
Tetherball, or Do-Do
Fun on the Clothesline
The Deserter
His Brave Defender
Drat That Boy!
Mr. Pecksniff Fetches the Doctor
His Only Pair
Children in the Nursery
Fishermen and Boat at Port Said