Charles Urban Trading Company Movies

  • 1904
    Venice and the Grand Canal

    Venice and the Grand Canal

    Venice and the Grand Canal

    01904HD

    View of the Grand Canal in Venice from a boat believed to have been made in either 1901 or 1904 and as part of the series "Through Italy with the...

    Venice and the Grand Canal
  • 1906
    Automobile Fête Before King Alfonso and Princess Ena

    Automobile Fête Before King Alfonso and Princess Ena

    Automobile Fête Before King Alfonso and Princess Ena

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    Automobile rally mounted as part of the wedding festivities of the Spanish King Alfonso and Princess Eva.

    Automobile Fête Before King Alfonso and Princess Ena
  • 1904
    Edge's Motor Boat. The Napier Minor

    Edge's Motor Boat. The Napier Minor

    Edge's Motor Boat. The Napier Minor

    01904HD

    Powerboat racing was a brand-new sport in 1904. Selwyn Edge initially won the race off Cowes (Isle of Wight) in the British-made Napier Minor as a...

    Edge's Motor Boat. The Napier Minor
  • 1912
    Drill of the Reedham Orphans

    Drill of the Reedham Orphans

    Drill of the Reedham Orphans

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    Purely, Surrey orphanage fundraising event with children performing choreographed military-style drills, believed to be filmed somewhere between 1904...

    Drill of the Reedham Orphans
  • 1904
    Elephants Bathing in Ceylon River

    Elephants Bathing in Ceylon River

    Elephants Bathing in Ceylon River

    01904HD

    Lomas, a talented photographer specializing in wildlife and hunting subjects, turned his hand to filming for Charles Urban, making several trips to...

    Elephants Bathing in Ceylon River
  • 1904
    Perzina's Troupe of Educated Monkeys

    Perzina's Troupe of Educated Monkeys

    Perzina's Troupe of Educated Monkeys

    01904HD

    Austrian animal trainer Ernst Perzina puts his educated rhesus monkeys through their paces.

    Perzina's Troupe of Educated Monkeys
  • 1903
    The Wintry Alps

    The Wintry Alps

    The Wintry Alps

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    Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

    The Wintry Alps
  • 1908
    Franco-British Exhibition

    Franco-British Exhibition

    Franco-British Exhibition

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    Originally it was called White City because when it opened, all the buildings were painted white. It was a fairgrounds, intended to celebrate the...

    Franco-British Exhibition
  • 1907
    Moir-Burns Boxing Match

    Moir-Burns Boxing Match

    Moir-Burns Boxing Match

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    The Tommy Burns vs James 'Gunner' Moir boxing match.

    Moir-Burns Boxing Match
  • 1905
    Building a British Railway Arrival of the Scotch Express at Rugby

    Building a British Railway Arrival of the Scotch Express at Rugby

    Building a British Railway Arrival of the Scotch Express at Rugby

    01905HD

    It's the view out of a railroad car near the engine as it navigates among a choice of tracks and takes off through the countryside.

    Building a British Railway Arrival of the Scotch Express at Rugby
  • 1911
    Fishing with Cormorants. Isle of Yeso, Japan

    Fishing with Cormorants. Isle of Yeso, Japan

    Fishing with Cormorants. Isle of Yeso, Japan

    01911HD

    Early 20th century film footage of Japan.

    Fishing with Cormorants. Isle of Yeso, Japan
  • 1906
    The Warwick Pageant

    The Warwick Pageant

    The Warwick Pageant

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    t's one of those pageants from history, in which Roman centurions fight caveman with halberds, Queen Elizabeth arrives in a carriage, and another...

    The Warwick Pageant
  • 1904
    Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines

    Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines

    Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines

    01904HD

    It's one on those thingies you see at amusement parks. You get into a small gondola, the machine starts whirling about, and centrifugal force lifts...

    Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
  • 1913
    A Trip Around the Kentish Coast

    A Trip Around the Kentish Coast

    A Trip Around the Kentish Coast

    01913HD

    After leaving the town of Margate, we are taken upon a trip along the coast, visiting Ramsgate Harbor and its splendid beach crowded with pleasure...

    A Trip Around the Kentish Coast
  • 1912
    Scenes on the Cornish Riviera

    Scenes on the Cornish Riviera

    Scenes on the Cornish Riviera

    01912HD

    The Great Western Railway-sponsored tour of Cornwall, visiting Saltash, Looe, Polperro, Newquay, Truro, Falmouth, The Lizard, Penzance and St Ives,...

    Scenes on the Cornish Riviera
  • 1908
    In and Through China: China of the Present Day

    In and Through China: China of the Present Day

    In and Through China: China of the Present Day

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    These extraordinary views of life and landscape in Beijing were filmed during the last years of China's Qing dynasty, before the 1911 Xinhai...

    In and Through China: China of the Present Day
  • 1907
    A Trip Through British North Borneo

    A Trip Through British North Borneo

    A Trip Through British North Borneo

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    Showing the progress of the natives from barbarism to industrial development. This unique and beautiful series contains the best photographic results...

    A Trip Through British North Borneo
  • 1906
    King Edward VII Launches HMS Dreadnought from Portsmouth Dockyard

    King Edward VII Launches HMS Dreadnought from Portsmouth Dockyard

    King Edward VII Launches HMS Dreadnought from Portsmouth Dockyard

    01906HD

    Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

    King Edward VII Launches HMS Dreadnought from Portsmouth Dockyard