
Robert W. Paul
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Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English film pioneer and scientific instrument maker. He began producing narrative films as early as April 1895, initially shown on Edison Kinetoscope-style devices, and by 1896 he was projecting them—around the same time the Lumière brothers were developing projected cinema in France. In addition to his filmmaking, Paul achieved success as an inventor, notably creating the Unipivot galvanometer. In 1999, the British film industry honored his contributions with a commemorative plaque at his former workshop at 44 Hatton Garden, London.
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Robbery (1897)
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The Bout (1900)
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Waves Breaking (1896)
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The Butterfly (1910)
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The Deserter (1900)
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Delhi Durbar (1902)
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The Derby (1896)
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Contortionist (1896)
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Hammerfest (1903)
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Domesticated Elephants (1909)
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Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall (1898)
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Fun on the Clothesline (1897)
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Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's (1897)
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Tommy Atkins in the Park (1898)
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On Westminster Bridge (1896)
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Scene on the River Thames (1896)
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The Twins' Tea Party (1896)
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The Deonzo Brothers (1901)
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The Young Rivals (1897)
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The Trick Cyclist (1901)
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Attack on a Piquet (1899)
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The Derby 1900 (1900)
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Tetherball, or Do-Do (1898)
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A Switchback Railway (1898)
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Phantom Ride, Chamonix (1900)
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The Vanishing Lady (1897)
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His Brave Defender (1900)
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Come Along, Do! (1898)
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The Football Final (1901)
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Army Life: Mounted Infantry (1900)
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Head of Colonial Procession (1897)
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Cupid at the Washtub (1897)
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Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations (1906)
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Cyclists and Pony Traps (1900)
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Our New General Servant (1896)
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The Delhi Durbar (1903)
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His Only Pair (1902)
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Comic Costume Race (1896)
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Gardener Watering Plants (1896)
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The Countryman and the Cinematograph (1901)
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Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897)
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London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade (1896)
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Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War (1899)
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The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin (1909)
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Royal Train (1896)
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Head of Procession Including Bluejackets (1897)
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Dragoons Passing St Paul's (1897)
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The Arrest of a Bookmaker (1895)
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A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne (1896)
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Return of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)
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The Launch of H.M.S. Albion (1898)
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Children in the Nursery (1896)
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Life Guards and Princes North of St Paul's (1897)
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Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's (1897)
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Training at the Regimental Depot (1900)
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Royal Carriages Passing Westminster (1897)
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A Favourite Domestic Scene (1898)
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Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard (1897)
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Training Cavalry Horses: The Recruit's First Ride (1900)
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On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus (1899)
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Race for the Grand National (1903)
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Firing at the Ranges (1900)
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Blackfriars Bridge (1896)
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The Training of Infantry (1900)
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Hyde Park Bicycling Scene (1896)
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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1901 (1901)
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Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England (1898)
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Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's (1897)
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