Directing
Robert W. Paul
EN, XX cinema · 113 credits
Born
4 October 1869
Died
28 March 1943 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Highbury, London, England, UK
Also known as R.W. Paul · Robert William Paul · Robert Paul
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.
Known for
Filmography
Rotten Row
Rotten Row
Producer
The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin
1909
The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin
Director
Laplander Feeding His Reindeer
1907
Laplander Feeding His Reindeer
Producer, Cinematography
The Fatal Hand
Producer
The '?' Motorist
Producer
A Lively Quarter Day
Producer
Drat That Boy!
Producer
Hammerfest
Producer, Director
The Delhi Durbar
Director
Delhi Durbar
Director
His Only Pair
Director, Producer
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1901
1901
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1901
Director
His Brave Defender
Producer
The Deonzo Brothers
Producer
The Countryman and the Cinematograph
Director, Producer
The Derby 1900
Director
A Railway Collision
Producer
Army Life: Mounted Infantry
Producer, Director
Attack on a Piquet
Producer, Director
A Camp Smithy
Producer
On a Runaway Motor-Car Through Piccadilly Circus
Director, Producer
The Launch of H.M.S. Albion
Director, Director of Photography
Come Along, Do!
Director, Producer
Tetherball, or Do-Do
Director, Producer
Tommy Atkins in the Park
Director, Producer
A Favourite Domestic Scene
Director, Producer
Fun on the Clothesline
as Chasing Man, Director
Cupid at the Washtub
Producer, Director
Robbery
1897
Robbery
Director, Producer
The Vanishing Lady
Director
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
Director, Producer
The Young Rivals
Director, Producer
Fire Brigade
as Director, Producer
Waves Breaking
Director
Blackfriars Bridge
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Royal Train
Director
The Twins' Tea Party
Director
Sunderland
Producer, Cinematography
Comic Costume Race
Director
The Derby
Director
Rough Sea at Dover
Producer
Rocky Shore
Producer
London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade
Director, Cinematography
A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne
1896
A Football Match at Newcastle-on-Tyne
Director
The Derby 1895
Producer
