Walter R. Booth

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Walter R. Booth

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Worcester, England, UK

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,…

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The '?' Motorist

The '?' Motorist

6.4 1906 Movie
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

5.6 1901 Movie
The Haunted Curiosity Shop

The Haunted Curiosity Shop

5.4 1901 Movie
The Airship Destroyer

The Airship Destroyer

5.8 1909 Movie
An Extraordinary Cab Accident

An Extraordinary Cab Accident

5.8 1903 Movie
Animated Putty

Animated Putty

5.7 1911 Movie
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

5.6 1899 Movie
A Railway Collision

A Railway Collision

4.5 1900 Movie
Artistic Creation

Artistic Creation

6.2 1901 Movie
The Automatic Motorist

The Automatic Motorist

6.2 1911 Movie
An Over-Incubated Baby

An Over-Incubated Baby

5.3 1901 Movie
The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword

6.4 1901 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Movie Self (archive Footage)

  2. 1912
    Paper Cuttings

    Movie Director

  3. 1912
    The Jester's Joke

    Movie Director

  4. 1911
    The Aerial Anarchists

    Movie Director

  5. 1911
    The Automatic Motorist

    Movie Director

  6. 1911
    Animated Putty

    Movie Director

  7. 1910
    The Aerial Submarine

    Movie Director

  8. 1910
    The Electrical Vitalizer

    Movie Director

  9. 1909
    The Airship Destroyer

    Movie Director

  10. 1909
    Animated Cotton

    Movie Director

  11. 1907
    Diabolo Nightmare

    Movie Director

  12. 1907
    When the Devil Drives

    Movie Director

  13. 1907
    The Sorceror's Scissors

    Movie Director

  14. 1907
    A Juvenile Scientist

    Movie Director

  15. 1907
    Willie's Magic Wand

    Movie Director

  16. 1907
    The Baffled Burglar

    Movie Director

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  1. 1907
    The Magical Press

    Movie Director

  2. 1907
    Comedy Cartoons

    Movie The artist

  3. 1907
    The Waif and the Statue

    Movie Director

  4. 1906
    The '?' Motorist

    Movie Director

  5. 1906
    The Hand of the Artist

    Movie

  6. 1906
    A Lively Quarter Day

    Movie The conjurer

  7. 1903
    An Extraordinary Cab Accident

    Movie Director

  8. 1903
    Pocket Boxers

    Movie Director

  9. 1903
    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent

    Movie Director

  10. 1903
    Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent

    Movie Director

  11. 1902
    The Extraordinary Waiter

    Movie Director

  12. 1901
    Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    Movie Director

  13. 1901
    The Magic Sword

    Movie Writer

  14. 1901
    Artistic Creation

    Movie The cartoonist

  15. 1901
    The Waif and the Wizard

    Movie Director

  16. 1901
    The Haunted Curiosity Shop

    Movie Director

  17. 1901
    An Over-Incubated Baby

    Movie Director

  18. 1901
    Undressing Extraordinary

    Movie

  19. 1901
    The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

    Movie Director

  20. 1901
    The Devil in the Studio

    Movie Director

  21. 1900
    Plucked From The Burning

    Movie Director

  22. 1900
    Chinese Magic

    Movie Director

  23. 1900
    The Last Days of Pompeii

    Movie Director

  24. 1900
    A Railway Collision

    Movie Director