Robert W. Paul
Highbury, London, England, UK

Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker.

He made narrative films as early as April 1895. Those films were shown first in Edison Kinescope knockoffs. In 1896 he showed them projected. That was about the time the Lumière brothers were pioneering projected films in France.

His first notably successful scientic device was his Unipivot galvanometer.

In 1999 the British film industry erected a commemorative plaque on his building at 44 Hatton Garden, London.

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The Butterfly (1910)
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Domesticated Elephants (1909)
Director
The King and Queen's Visit to Berlin (1909)
Director
The '?' Motorist (1906)
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Aberdeen University Quarter Centenary Celebrations (1906)
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The Hand of the Artist (1906)
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A Lively Quarter-Day (1906)
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A Victim of Misfortune (1905)
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Goaded to Anarchy (1905)
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Short-Sighted Sammy (1905)
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Mr. Pecksniff Fetches the Doctor (1904)
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Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
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Drat That Boy! (1904)
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An Extraordinary Cab Accident (1903)
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A Chess Dispute (1903)
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Bloodhounds Tracking a Convict (1903)
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The Extraordinary Waiter (1902)
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His Only Pair (1902)
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Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901)
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The Countryman and the Cinematograph (1901)
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The Waif and the Wizard (1901)
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The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901)
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Chinese Magic (1900)
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A Railway Collision (1900)
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The Bout (1900)
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The Training of Infantry (1900)
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Training at the Regimental Depot (1900)
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Training Cavalry Horses: The Recruit's First Ride (1900)
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The Derby 1900 (1900)
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Phantom Ride, Chamonix (1900)
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The Deserter (1900)
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Cyclists and Pony Traps (1900)
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Firing at the Ranges (1900)
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His Brave Defender (1900)
Producer | Director
Cronje's Surrender to Lord Roberts (1900)
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Upside Down; or, The Human Flies (1899)
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Attack on a Piquet (1899)
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A Camp Smithy (1899)
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Tommy Atkins in the Park (1898)
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A Favourite Domestic Scene (1898)
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Sirdar's Reception at Guildhall (1898)
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Come Along, Do! (1898)
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The Vanishing Lady (1897)
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Fun on the Clothesline (1897)
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Cupid at the Washtub (1897)
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The Young Rivals (1897)
Director | Producer
Robbery (1897)
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Children in the Nursery (1896)
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The Twins' Tea Party (1896)
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Two AM; or, The Husband's Return (1896)
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Scene on the River Thames (1896)
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Landing at Low Tide (1896)
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Chirgwin in His Humorous Business (1896)
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The Soldier's Courtship (1896)
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Our New General Servant (1896)
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Gardener Watering Plants (1896)
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Contortionist (1896)
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Royal Train (1896)
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Rocky Shore (1896)
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Trilby Burlesque (1896)
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Footpads (1896)
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The Arrest of a Bookmaker (1895)
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Incident at Clovelly Cottage (1895)
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