The 20 Best of W.K.L. Dickson
Here I have listed the twenty best films of pioneer W.K.L. Dickson.
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- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam Heise"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison CatalogDickson sets the scene well with smoke and the realistic acting by the firemen in this short from Edison.
- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseCustomer gets a lightning-fast shave.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarWilliam K.L. DicksonThe earliest extant sound film, but the phonograph soundtrack has been lost. It depicts William K.L. Dickson standing in the background next to a huge sound pickup horn connected to a Thomas Edison phonograph recorder.Dickson has his name in the title, so of course it has to be good for him. He plays the violin on film for this short for Edison. His playing is recorded at the same time as the film.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. Dickson
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJoe RastusDenny TolliverWalter WilkinsA scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.Three dancers from a popular show in 1894 is captured by Dickson's camera.
- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarHadj CheriffHadj Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Edison studio.Cheriff was a vaudeville performer who displays his skills here for the Edison camera and director Dickson.
- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsPhil DoretoRobettaThe pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.Two performers do stunts on a set.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsFrancis E. ButlerAnnie OakleyAnnie Oakley, the 'Little Miss Sure Shot' of the 'Wild West' gives an exhibition of rifle shooting at glass balls and clay pigeons in a film from the Edison Catalog.Oakley, the legend, appears for Dickson's camera.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. Dickson
- DirectorWilliam K.L. Dickson"Showing the wind-up of a political discussion. Dramatis personae: A Democrat, a Republican, a Bar Maid, and a Policeman."
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJack CushingMike LeonardShort depicting the box-fight between Mike Leonard and Jack Cushing fight.A recreation of the two men’s boxing match.
- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsJames J. CorbettPeter CourtneyJames J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.Dickson places the camera for this staged fight between the two fighters.
- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarAnnabelle MooreAnnabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dance routines. She uses her dance steps and her long, flowing skirts to create a variety of visual patterns.Annabelle performs her popular dance for the Edison boys.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsBertha WaringJohn W. WilsonAn eccentric dance from "Little Christopher Columbus," by John Wilson, the famous "Tramp," and Bertha Waring.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsEugene HornbackerMurphyA referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the light-haired smaller one goes down; but he's up before the referee starts counting. After the knockdown, the boxers mostly hit each other's gloves. The fans, at least one of whom is sitting inside the ring, show no animation. They're all men, dressed in a range of late 19th-century garb.Two fighters briefly exchange blows.
- DirectorsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsFrank HammittLee MartinSunfishA fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one. (from Edison Films)
