Cecil M. Hepworth Movies

  • 1909
    Burnham Beeches

    Burnham Beeches

    Burnham Beeches

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    First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.

    Burnham Beeches
  • 1901
    Funeral of Queen Victoria

    Funeral of Queen Victoria

    Funeral of Queen Victoria

    81901HD

    Early footage of Queen Victoria’s funeral.

    Funeral of Queen Victoria
  • 1899
    Ladies on Bicycles

    Ladies on Bicycles

    Ladies on Bicycles

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    This is a ladies cycling display by the Catford Cycling Club in the summer of 1899 in London, England.

    Ladies on Bicycles
  • 1923
    Mist in the Valley

    Mist in the Valley

    Mist in the Valley

    61923HD

    Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away...

    Mist in the Valley
  • 1899
    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    71899HD

    Filmed from the front of a steam launch in a late Victorian summer, this film offers a glimpse of our 19th century ancestors enjoying their leisure...

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River
  • 1914
    The Magic Glass

    The Magic Glass

    The Magic Glass

    4.51914HD

    A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.

    The Magic Glass
  • 1919
    Oh'phelia: A Cartoon Burlesque

    Oh'phelia: A Cartoon Burlesque

    Oh'phelia: A Cartoon Burlesque

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    Cut-out animated parody of Hamlet by pioneering British animator Anson Dyer.

    Oh'phelia: A Cartoon Burlesque
  • 1902
    Peace with Honour

    Peace with Honour

    Peace with Honour

    01902HD

    Survey of the Boer war with reconstructions and actualities.

    Peace with Honour
  • 1921
    Dollars in Surrey

    Dollars in Surrey

    Dollars in Surrey

    01921HD

    Dollars in Surrey
  • 1927
    The House of Marney

    The House of Marney

    The House of Marney

    01927HD

    An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.

    The House of Marney
  • 1919
    Wisp o' the Woods

    Wisp o' the Woods

    Wisp o' the Woods

    01919HD

    A rich man's son loves a nature girl loved by a gypsy who is really her half brother.

    Wisp o' the Woods
  • 1921
    The Narrow Valley

    The Narrow Valley

    The Narrow Valley

    01921HD

    The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.

    The Narrow Valley
  • 1916
    Comin' Thro' the Rye

    Comin' Thro' the Rye

    Comin' Thro' the Rye

    01916HD

    A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement.

    Comin' Thro' the Rye
  • 1924
    The Coveted Coat

    The Coveted Coat

    The Coveted Coat

    61924HD

    A tramp persuades another tramp to let him have a coat off a scarecrow by persuading him it's haunted.

    The Coveted Coat
  • 1900
    The Beggar's Deceit

    The Beggar's Deceit

    The Beggar's Deceit

    51900HD

    A legless beggar with a sign around his neck saying "cripple" pushes himself slowly and laboriously on a trolley along the pavement, soliciting alms...

    The Beggar's Deceit
  • 1905
    Prehistoric Peeps

    Prehistoric Peeps

    Prehistoric Peeps

    01905HD

    A scientist dreams of prehistoric monsters. He awakes in a cavern. A dinosaur chases him, even though he tries to shoot it with his revolver. The...

    Prehistoric Peeps
  • 1900
    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin

    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin

    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin

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    Queen Victoria's Visit to Dublin
  • 1908
    The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper

    The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper

    The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper

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    Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.

    The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper
  • 1900
    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    The Burning Stable

    6.31900HD

    A dramatic scene - and exactly what moving pictures were invented for. With a fixed camera and without a traditional narrative, this film...

    The Burning Stable
  • 1900
    Clown and Police

    Clown and Police

    Clown and Police

    41900HD

    A Victorian vaudeville routine is given the big screen treatment with camera tricks galore.Three characters straight off the vaudeville stage - the...

    Clown and Police