Cecil M. Hepworth Movies

  • 1903
    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    61903HD

    This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch....

    Alice in Wonderland
  • 1899
    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

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    Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...

    The Kiss in the Tunnel
  • 1900
    Explosion of a Motor Car

    Explosion of a Motor Car

    Explosion of a Motor Car

    6.11900HD

    An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.

    Explosion of a Motor Car
  • 1921
    Dollars in Surrey

    Dollars in Surrey

    Dollars in Surrey

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    Dollars in Surrey
  • 1905
    Rescued by Rover

    Rescued by Rover

    Rescued by Rover

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    A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.

    Rescued by Rover
  • 1900
    How It Feels to Be Run Over

    How It Feels to Be Run Over

    How It Feels to Be Run Over

    5.9211900HD

    As the camera looks down an open road, a horse and carriage approaches, and passes by to one side of the field of view. Soon afterwards, an...

    How It Feels to Be Run Over
  • 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
  • 1904
    A Day in the Hayfields

    A Day in the Hayfields

    A Day in the Hayfields

    5.31904HD

    Documentary on the process of hay-making, from the cutting of the grass to the stacking of the hay.

    A Day in the Hayfields
  • 1920
    Alf's Button

    Alf's Button

    Alf's Button

    21920HD

    A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.

    Alf's Button
  • 1899
    Ladies on Bicycles

    Ladies on Bicycles

    Ladies on Bicycles

    41899HD

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

    Ladies on Bicycles
  • 1901
    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

    31901HD

    An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a...

    The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder
  • 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
  • 1921
    Tansy

    Tansy

    Tansy

    01921HD

    'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)

    Tansy
  • 1914
    An Engagement of Convenience

    An Engagement of Convenience

    An Engagement of Convenience

    51914HD

    A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.

    An Engagement of Convenience
  • 1907
    The Doll's Revenge

    The Doll's Revenge

    The Doll's Revenge

    71907HD

    A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

    The Doll's Revenge
  • 1914
    The Basilisk

    The Basilisk

    The Basilisk

    01914HD

    A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are...

    The Basilisk
  • 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
  • 1922
    A Day with the Gipsies

    A Day with the Gipsies

    A Day with the Gipsies

    01922HD

    A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.

    A Day with the Gipsies
  • 1911
    Are We Down-Hearted?

    Are We Down-Hearted?

    Are We Down-Hearted?

    41911HD

    Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a...

    Are We Down-Hearted?
  • 1902
    How to Stop a Motor Car

    How to Stop a Motor Car

    How to Stop a Motor Car

    5.61902HD

    A policeman is run over by an automobile

    How to Stop a Motor Car