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Walter R. Booth

Walter R. Booth

ActorDirectorWriter Worcester, England, UK 1899–2018 (119 year career)
5.3 avg rating

Biography

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

The '?' Motorist
Film

The '?' Motorist

Director
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Film

Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

Director
The Airship Destroyer
Film

The Airship Destroyer

Director
An Extraordinary Cab Accident
Film

An Extraordinary Cab Accident

Director
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
Film

The Haunted Curiosity Shop

Director
Artistic Creation
Film

Artistic Creation

The cartoonist
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Film

Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

Professor of spiritualism
The Magic Sword
Film

The Magic Sword

Writer

Filmography

Crew (40)

Movies (40)

The Jester's Joke

The Jester's Joke

1912

Director

6.5
Paper Cuttings

Paper Cuttings

1912

Director

4.0
The Automatic Motorist

The Automatic Motorist

1911

Director

5.9
Animated Putty

Animated Putty

1911

Director

5.5
The Aerial Anarchists

The Aerial Anarchists

1911

Director

The Electrical Vitalizer

The Electrical Vitalizer

1910

Director

The Aerial Submarine

The Aerial Submarine

1910

Director

4.5
The Airship Destroyer

The Airship Destroyer

1909

Director

5.8
Animated Cotton

Animated Cotton

1909

Director

4.0
The Sorceror's Scissors

The Sorceror's Scissors

1907

Director

7.0
When the Devil Drives

When the Devil Drives

1907

Director

Willie's Magic Wand

Willie's Magic Wand

1907

Director

5.3
Comedy Cartoons

Comedy Cartoons

1907

Director

7.5
Diabolo Nightmare

Diabolo Nightmare

1907

Director

4.5
The Baffled Burglar

The Baffled Burglar

1907

Director

The Waif and the Statue

The Waif and the Statue

1907

Director

A Juvenile Scientist

A Juvenile Scientist

1907

Director

The Magical Press

The Magical Press

1907

Director

The '?' Motorist

The '?' Motorist

1906

Director

6.5
The Hand of the Artist

The Hand of the Artist

1906

Director

4.5
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent

Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent

1903

Director

5.0
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent

Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent

1903

Director

5.0
Pocket Boxers

Pocket Boxers

1903

Director

6.0
An Extraordinary Cab Accident

An Extraordinary Cab Accident

1903

Director

5.8
The Extraordinary Waiter

The Extraordinary Waiter

1902

Director

3.5
The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword

1901

Writer

6.4
The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

The Cheese Mites, or Lilliputians in a London Restaurant

1901

Director

4.6
The Devil in the Studio

The Devil in the Studio

1901

Director

Artistic Creation

Artistic Creation

1901

Director

6.0
Undressing Extraordinary

Undressing Extraordinary

1901

Director

5.3
An Over-Incubated Baby

An Over-Incubated Baby

1901

Director

4.9
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

1901

Director

5.7
The Haunted Curiosity Shop

The Haunted Curiosity Shop

1901

Director

5.3
The Waif and the Wizard

The Waif and the Wizard

1901

Director

6.5
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1900

Director

3.5
Chinese Magic

Chinese Magic

1900

Director

4.5
A Railway Collision

A Railway Collision

1900

Director

4.3
Plucked From The Burning

Plucked From The Burning

1900

Director

The Miser's Doom

The Miser's Doom

1899

Director

4.0
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

Upside Down; or, The Human Flies

1899

Director

5.3