Walter R. Booth

Walter R. Booth

Directing

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

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Paper Cuttings ★ 5.5 Paper Cuttings 1912 The Jester's Joke ★ 7.0 The Jester's Joke 1912 The Aerial Anarchists ★ 7.0 The Aerial Anarchists 1911 The Automatic Motorist ★ 6.2 The Automatic Motorist 1911 Animated Putty ★ 5.7 Animated Putty 1911 The Aerial Submarine ★ 6.3 The Aerial Submarine 1910 The Electrical Vitalizer The Electrical Vitalizer 1910 Animated Cotton ★ 5.5 Animated Cotton 1909 The Airship Destroyer ★ 5.8 The Airship Destroyer 1909 Diabolo Nightmare ★ 6.3 Diabolo Nightmare 1907 When the Devil Drives ★ 8.0 When the Devil Drives 1907 The Sorceror's Scissors ★ 7.7 The Sorceror's Scissors 1907 A Juvenile Scientist ★ 7.0 A Juvenile Scientist 1907 Willie's Magic Wand ★ 6.5 Willie's Magic Wand 1907 The Baffled Burglar ★ 8.0 The Baffled Burglar 1907 The Magical Press ★ 8.0 The Magical Press 1907 Comedy Cartoons ★ 8.3 Comedy Cartoons 1907 The Waif and the Statue ★ 7.0 The Waif and the Statue 1907 The '?' Motorist ★ 6.5 The '?' Motorist 1906 The Hand of the Artist ★ 4.5 The Hand of the Artist 1906 A Lively Quarter Day ★ 5.4 A Lively Quarter Day 1906 An Extraordinary Cab Accident ★ 5.8 An Extraordinary Cab Accident 1903 Pocket Boxers ★ 6.4 Pocket Boxers 1903 Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent ★ 6.5 Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent 1903 Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent ★ 6.5 Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent 1903 The Extraordinary Waiter ★ 4.8 The Extraordinary Waiter 1902 The Magic Sword ★ 6.4 The Magic Sword 1901 Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost ★ 5.7 Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost 1901 Artistic Creation ★ 6.2 Artistic Creation 1901 The Waif and the Wizard ★ 7.0 The Waif and the Wizard 1901 The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant ★ 4.6 The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant 1901 An Over-Incubated Baby ★ 5.3 An Over-Incubated Baby 1901 Undressing Extraordinary ★ 5.3 Undressing Extraordinary 1901 The Haunted Curiosity Shop ★ 5.3 The Haunted Curiosity Shop 1901 The Devil in the Studio ★ 8.0 The Devil in the Studio 1901 Plucked From The Burning ★ 7.0 Plucked From The Burning 1900 Chinese Magic ★ 4.5 Chinese Magic 1900 The Last Days of Pompeii ★ 3.5 The Last Days of Pompeii 1900 A Railway Collision ★ 4.5 A Railway Collision 1900 Upside Down; or, The Human Flies ★ 5.6 Upside Down; or, The Human Flies 1899 The Miser's Doom ★ 4.0 The Miser's Doom 1899