
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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Waves Breaking (1896)
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The Derby 1900 (1900)
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The Butterfly (1910)
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The Bout (1900)
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Delhi Durbar (1902)
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The Deserter (1900)
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Hammerfest (1903)
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Contortionist (1896)
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The Derby (1896)
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Tetherball, or Do-Do (1898)
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Robbery (1897)
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Queen's Carriage and Indian Escort Arriving at St. Paul's (1897)
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Scene on the River Thames (1896)
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Come Along, Do! (1898)
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Fun on the Clothesline (1897)
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Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall (1898)
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Cupid at the Washtub (1897)
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Phantom Ride, Chamonix (1900)
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The Young Rivals (1897)
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His Brave Defender (1900)
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The Vanishing Lady (1897)
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The Twins' Tea Party (1896)
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Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations (1906)
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Army Life: Mounted Infantry (1900)
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Tommy Atkins in the Park (1898)
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A Switchback Railway (1898)
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The Trick Cyclist (1901)
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The Deonzo Brothers (1901)
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On Westminster Bridge (1896)
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Attack on a Piquet (1899)
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Blackfriars Bridge (1896)
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The Delhi Durbar (1903)
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The Football Final (1901)
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Domesticated Elephants (1909)
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Gardener Watering Plants (1896)
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Cyclists and Pony Traps (1900)
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Our New General Servant (1896)
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Comic Costume Race (1896)
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A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne (1896)
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His Only Pair (1902)
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Head of Colonial Procession (1897)
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The Arrest of a Bookmaker (1895)
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On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus (1899)
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London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade (1896)
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Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897)
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The Launch of H.M.S. Albion (1898)
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Gordon Highlanders Leaving for the Boer War (1899)
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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1901 (1901)
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The Countryman and the Cinematograph (1901)
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Race for the Grand National (1903)
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A Favourite Domestic Scene (1898)
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Hyde Park Bicycling Scene (1896)
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Head of Procession Including Bluejackets (1897)
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Clog Dancing Contest for the Championship of England (1898)
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Dragoons Passing St Paul's (1897)
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Caped Mounted Riflemen Passing St Paul's (1897)
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Life Guards and Princes North of St Paul's (1897)
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Return of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales (1906)
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Training Cavalry Horses: The Recruit's First Ride (1900)
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Children in the Nursery (1896)
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Training at the Regimental Depot (1900)
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Royal Train (1896)
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Firing at the Ranges (1900)
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Royal Carriages Passing Westminster (1897)
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The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin (1909)
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Royal Carriage Arriving at St Paul's (1897)
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Royal Princes in St. Paul's Churchyard (1897)
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The Training of Infantry (1900)
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