Cecil M. Hepworth Movies

King of Iran, travel to Europe.

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...

Anson Dyer's animation of the age-old fable, made for Hepworth.

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

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

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

Early footage of Queen Victoria’s funeral.

A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew.....

An early example of film nostalgia. This lengthy programme put together by filmmaker Cecil Hepworth, largely from films in his own collection, is a...

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.

Scenes from the coronation of George V. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

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

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

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

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

'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)

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

A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.

TRICK. Two bathers arrive at a river, disrobe at the water's edge and dive in. The action is then reversed and the men are seen leaving the water...