Walter R. Booth

Total Credits at Criticker: 25 (Director), 3 (Writer)

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    The \
    A magical glowing white motorcar dismembers policemen, drives up buildings, flies through outer space and can transform into a horse and carriage. This was a British effort to top Melies at his Sci-Fi/fantasy/comedy trick films. (imdb)
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    The Automatic Motorist
    A robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea. (imdb)
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    The Haunted Curiosity Shop
    An old proprietor is startled by the sudden appearance of a skull. Just as he draws back from the uncanny object, the doors of a medieval wardrobe fly back and a hand prods him with a sword. (imdb)
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    Scrooge; or Marley\
    Produced by the English movie pioneer R.W. Paul, this version of 'A Christmas Carol' is the earliest surviving adaptation of Dickens' work on film. The only known print, held by the BFI, is incomplete, but manages to tell enough of the story for it to be recognisable. (youtube-BFIfilms)
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    A Railroad Wreck (Imitation)
    An express train crashes into a goods train and plunges down an embankment. (imdb)
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    Magical Sword
    Magical Sword (1901) - Short Film
    On the roof of an ancient palace appear a young Knight and his lady. While they are making love an ugly old witch appears and is rather troublesome... (imdb)
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    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant
    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... (imdb)
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    The Hand of the Artist
    An artist draws a coster couple who come to life and dance a cakewalk. (imdb)
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    The Wonderful Baby Incubator
    An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator... (imdb)
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    The Extraordinary Waiter
    A Swiss tourist knocks the head off a negro waiter. (imdb)
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    The Waif and the Wizard
    A magician who, after completing his act, agrees to go home with the young boy from the audience who helped him perform his tricks. At the boy's home he finds a sick sister and a worried mother being threatened with eviction by her landlord. (imdb)
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    Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
    A Spiritualist causes a group of table-turners to walk upside down on the ceiling. (imdb)
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    Undressing Extraordinary
    Here we present a picture that simply convulses an audience with laughter. The scene opens in the bedroom of a hotel... (imdb)
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    Willie\
    A magician's son plays tricks with his father's magic wand. (imdb)
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    The Airship Destroyer
    An inventor uses a wireless controlled flying torpedo to destroy enemy airships. (imdb)
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    Artistic Creation
    Pierrot draws a lady in sections, and the parts come alive. (imdb)
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    Diabolo Nightmare
    A clerk, unable to stop playing the game of Diabolo, dreams of playing under the sea.
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    The Aerial Submarine
    Flying pirates torpedo a liner then travel under the sea to salvage bullion. (imdb)
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    Pocket Boxers
    Pocket Boxers (1903) - Short Film
    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 favorite pugilist from his pocket, and they set them on the table. A hot battle ensues, in which one of the midgets is knocked out. The sport whose favorite won the fight takes the money with a look of satisfaction, and replaces his man in his pocket. The loser looks very much disgusted as he picks up his man and puts him back in his pocket. (imdb)
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    Animated Cotton
    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 embroideries if this film are certainly animated in one sense, it is not through stop-motion animation. The time-consuming process of manipulating threads frame-by-frame is avoided by simply using reverse film techniques.
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    Animated Putty
    Animated Putty (1911) - Short Film
    Putty models itself into shapes.
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    The Sorcerer\
    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. Booth had been described as making British films which attempted to out-Méliès Méliès.
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    Santa Claus
    Santa Claus (1912) - Short Film
    A girl dreams she visits toyland and helps Santa Claus. (imdb)
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    When the Devil Drives
    Satan drives a train over telegraph wires, under the sea, etc.
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    Paper Cuttings
    Paper Cuttings (1912) - Short Film
    Scissors cut paper shapes relevant to a coal strike.
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