Walter R. Booth
Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
Known For
Cast Credits
Comedy Cartoons
as The artist
A Lively Quarter Day
as The conjurer
Artistic Creation
as The cartoonist
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
as Professor of spiritualism
Crew Credits
Paper Cuttings
Director
The Jester's Joke
Director
The Aerial Anarchists
Director
The Automatic Motorist
Director
Animated Putty
Director
The Aerial Submarine
Director
The Electrical Vitalizer
Director
Animated Cotton
Director
The Airship Destroyer
Director
Diabolo Nightmare
Director
When the Devil Drives
Director
The Sorceror's Scissors
Director
A Juvenile Scientist
Director
Willie's Magic Wand
Director
The Baffled Burglar
Director
The Magical Press
Director
Comedy Cartoons
Director
The Waif and the Statue
Director
The '?' Motorist
Director
The Hand of the Artist
Director
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
Director
Pocket Boxers
Director
The Extraordinary Waiter
Director
The Magic Sword
Director
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Director
Artistic Creation
Director
The Waif and the Wizard
Director
Undressing Extraordinary
Director
An Over-Incubated Baby
Director