Walter R. Booth
Directing
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Walter R. Booth
Filmography
Acting (7)
2018
Secrets of British Animationas Self (archive Footage)
6.0
1907
Comedy Cartoonsas The artist
8.3
4.5
1906
A Lively Quarter Dayas The conjurer
5.4
1901
Artistic Creationas The cartoonist
6.2
5.3
1899
Upside Down; or, The Human Fliesas Professor of spiritualism
5.6
Production & Directing (41)
1912
Paper CuttingsDirector
5.5
1912
The Jester's JokeDirector
7.0
1911
The Aerial AnarchistsDirector
7.0
1911
The Automatic MotoristDirector
6.2
1911
Animated PuttyDirector
5.7
1910
The Aerial SubmarineDirector
6.3
1910
The Electrical VitalizerDirector
1909
The Airship DestroyerDirector
5.8
1909
Animated CottonDirector
5.5
1907
Diabolo NightmareDirector
6.3
1907
When the Devil DrivesDirector
8.0
1907
The Sorceror's ScissorsDirector
7.7
1907
A Juvenile ScientistDirector
7.0
1907
Willie's Magic WandDirector
6.5
1907
The Baffled BurglarDirector
8.0
1907
The Magical PressDirector
8.0
1907
Comedy CartoonsDirector
8.3
1907
The Waif and the StatueDirector
7.0
1906
The '?' MotoristDirector
6.4
1906
The Hand of the ArtistDirector
4.5
1903
An Extraordinary Cab AccidentDirector
5.8
1903
Pocket BoxersDirector
6.4
1903
6.5
1903
6.5
1902
The Extraordinary WaiterDirector
4.8
1901
The Magic SwordWriter
6.4
1901
Scrooge; or Marley's GhostDirector
5.6
1901
The Magic SwordDirector
6.4
1901
Artistic CreationDirector
6.2
1901
The Waif and the WizardDirector
7.0
4.6
1901
An Over-Incubated BabyDirector
5.3
1901
Undressing ExtraordinaryDirector
5.3
1901
The Haunted Curiosity ShopDirector
5.4
1901
The Devil in the StudioDirector
8.0
1900
Plucked From The BurningDirector
7.0
1900
Chinese MagicDirector
4.5
1900
The Last Days of PompeiiDirector
3.5
1900
A Railway CollisionDirector
4.5
1899
Upside Down; or, The Human FliesDirector
5.6
1899
The Miser's DoomDirector
4.0