James Williamson

Explore James Williamson's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

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James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots.

Filmography

• Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909 (2023)
• The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life (1910)
• The Boy and the Convict (1909)
• £100 Reward (1908)
• The Village Fire Brigade (1907)
• Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)
• The Miner's Daughter (1906)
• The Polite Lunatic (1905)
• Our New Errand Boy (1905)
• An Affair of Honour (1904)
• Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton (1904)
• The Old Chorister (1904)
• An Interesting Story (1904)
• The Little Match Seller (1902)
• A Reservist Before and After the War (1902)
• Magic Extinguisher (1901)
• Fire! (1901)
• Are You There? (1901)
• The Big Swallow (1901)
• Stop Thief! (1901)
• The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes (1901)
• Attack on a China Mission (1900)
• Lady Cyclists (1899)
• Gymnasts on Parallel Bars (1898)
• The Clown Barber (1898)
• Sloper's Visit to Brighton (1898)
• Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler (1898)
• Early Fashions on Brighton Pier (1898)
• Washing the Sweep (1898)
• Devil's Dyke Fun Fair (1896)