Cecil M. Hepworth Movies

  • 1905
    Prehistoric Peeps

    Prehistoric Peeps

    Prehistoric Peeps

    01905HD

    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...

    Prehistoric Peeps
  • 1923
    Comin' Thro the Rye

    Comin' Thro the Rye

    Comin' Thro the Rye

    01923HD

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

    Comin' Thro the Rye
  • 1920
    Anna the Adventuress

    Anna the Adventuress

    Anna the Adventuress

    01920HD

    Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.

    Anna the Adventuress
  • 1922
    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    01922HD

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

    Little Red Riding Hood
  • 1914
    How Things Do Develop

    How Things Do Develop

    How Things Do Develop

    01914HD

    A professor takes daughter's suitor's camera by mistake.

    How Things Do Develop
  • 1903
    Firemen to the Rescue

    Firemen to the Rescue

    Firemen to the Rescue

    41903HD

    Six scenes: A child knocks clothes into fire; alarm at station; engines emerge; engines rush down street; arrival; fireman breaks through wall and...

    Firemen to the Rescue
  • 1916
    Annie Laurie

    Annie Laurie

    Annie Laurie

    01916HD

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

    Annie Laurie
  • 1900
    The Beggar's Deceit

    The Beggar's Deceit

    The Beggar's Deceit

    5.31900HD

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

    The Beggar's Deceit
  • 1900
    Clown and Police

    Clown and Police

    Clown and Police

    41900HD

    A Victorian vaudeville routine is given the big screen treatment with camera tricks galore.Three characters straight off the vaudeville stage - the...

    Clown and Police
  • 1899
    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River

    71899HD

    Filmed from the front of a steam launch in a late Victorian summer, this film offers a glimpse of our 19th century ancestors enjoying their leisure...

    Thames River Scenery - Panorama of the Crowded River
  • 1922
    Through Three Reigns

    Through Three Reigns

    Through Three Reigns

    01922HD

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

    Through Three Reigns
  • 1913
    The Book

    The Book

    The Book

    01913HD

    A cashier gambles and robs a bank, but returns the money for his mother's sake.

    The Book
  • 1900
    The Bathers

    The Bathers

    The Bathers

    71900HD

    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...

    The Bathers
  • 1915
    Sweet Lavender

    Sweet Lavender

    Sweet Lavender

    01915HD

    A housekeeper's daughter loves a toper's affianced friend.

    Sweet Lavender
  • 1900
    Panorama of the Paris Exhibition No. 3

    Panorama of the Paris Exhibition No. 3

    Panorama of the Paris Exhibition No. 3

    61900HD

    An actuality film of the 1900 Paris Exhibition, shot from a boat travelling down the Seine.

    Panorama of the Paris Exhibition No. 3
  • 1915
    Schoolgirl Rebels

    Schoolgirl Rebels

    Schoolgirl Rebels

    01915HD

    A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.

    Schoolgirl Rebels
  • 1902
    Arrival of the Shah in London

    Arrival of the Shah in London

    Arrival of the Shah in London

    01902HD

    King of Iran, travel to Europe.

    Arrival of the Shah in London
  • 1899
    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel

    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel

    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel

    01899HD

    A phantom ride.

    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel