Cecil M. Hepworth Movies

  • 1900
    Explosion of a Motor Car

    Explosion of a Motor Car

    Explosion of a Motor Car

    6.11900HD

    An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.

    Explosion of a Motor Car
  • 1915
    Schoolgirl Rebels

    Schoolgirl Rebels

    Schoolgirl Rebels

    01915HD

    A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.

    Schoolgirl Rebels
  • 1921
    The Narrow Valley

    The Narrow Valley

    The Narrow Valley

    01921HD

    The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.

    The Narrow Valley
  • 1922
    A Day with the Gipsies

    A Day with the Gipsies

    A Day with the Gipsies

    01922HD

    A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.

    A Day with the Gipsies
  • 1903
    Firemen to the Rescue

    Firemen to the Rescue

    Firemen to the Rescue

    41903HD

    Six scenes: A child knocks clothes into fire; alarm at station; engines emerge; engines rush down street; arrival; fireman breaks through wall and...

    Firemen to the Rescue
  • 1922
    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding Hood

    01922HD

    Anson Dyer's animation of the age-old fable, made for Hepworth.

    Little Red Riding Hood
  • 1905
    Baby's Toilet

    Baby's Toilet

    Baby's Toilet

    51905HD

    Nothing to do with potties... Baby gets a good wash. In this charming Hepworth actuality film a crisply uniformed, no-nonsense nurse bounces a baby...

    Baby's Toilet
  • 1911
    Coronation of George V

    Coronation of George V

    Coronation of George V

    01911HD

    Scenes from the coronation of George V. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

    Coronation of George V
  • 1899
    Ladies on Bicycles

    Ladies on Bicycles

    Ladies on Bicycles

    41899HD

    This is a ladies cycling display by the Catford Cycling Club in the summer of 1899 in London, England.

    Ladies on Bicycles
  • 1913
    The Book

    The Book

    The Book

    01913HD

    A cashier gambles and robs a bank, but returns the money for his mother's sake.

    The Book
  • 1900
    The Beggar's Deceit

    The Beggar's Deceit

    The Beggar's Deceit

    51900HD

    A legless beggar with a sign around his neck saying "cripple" pushes himself slowly and laboriously on a trolley along the pavement, soliciting alms...

    The Beggar's Deceit
  • 1916
    Comin' Thro' the Rye

    Comin' Thro' the Rye

    Comin' Thro' the Rye

    01916HD

    A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement.

    Comin' Thro' the Rye
  • 1914
    Heart of Midlothian

    Heart of Midlothian

    Heart of Midlothian

    01914HD

    A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.

    Heart of Midlothian
  • 1899
    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel

    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel

    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel

    01899HD

    A phantom ride.

    View from an Engine Front: Shilla Mill Tunnel
  • 1909
    Invisibility

    Invisibility

    Invisibility

    01909HD

    A man buys a magic powder that makes him invisible.

    Invisibility
  • 1919
    Wisp o' the Woods

    Wisp o' the Woods

    Wisp o' the Woods

    01919HD

    A rich man's son loves a nature girl loved by a gypsy who is really her half brother.

    Wisp o' the Woods
  • 1908
    Lace Making

    Lace Making

    Lace Making

    01908HD

    The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.

    Lace Making
  • 1902
    Arrival of the Shah in London

    Arrival of the Shah in London

    Arrival of the Shah in London

    01902HD

    King of Iran, travel to Europe.

    Arrival of the Shah in London
  • 1902
    Peace with Honour

    Peace with Honour

    Peace with Honour

    01902HD

    Survey of the Boer war with reconstructions and actualities.

    Peace with Honour
  • 1903
    The Unclean World

    The Unclean World

    The Unclean World

    41903HD

    A professor eating his lunch at his work table becomes suspicious of the taste of his cheese. He puts a slice under the nearby microscope. But the...

    The Unclean World