James Williamson
Known for: Directing
Born: November 8, 1855
Died: August 18, 1933
Place of birth: Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
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.
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Filmography
30 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
20237.5
The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life
19105.0
The Boy and the Convict
1909
5.3
£100 Reward
1908
5.7
The Village Fire Brigade
1907
5.6
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
1906NR
The Miner's Daughter
19066.0
The Polite Lunatic
1905
5.6
Our New Errand Boy
1905
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An Affair of Honour
1904NR
Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton
1904NR
The Old Chorister
1904
6.0
An Interesting Story
1904
6.3
The Little Match Seller
1902NR
A Reservist Before and After the War
1902
6.0
Magic Extinguisher
1901
5.8
Fire!
1901
6.1
Are You There?
1901
6.5
The Big Swallow
1901
5.2
Stop Thief!
1901
7.0
The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes
1901
5.1
Attack on a China Mission
19004.9
Lady Cyclists
1899
4.0
Gymnasts on Parallel Bars
18981.5
The Clown Barber
189810.0
Sloper's Visit to Brighton
18986.0
Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler
18985.0
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
1898
6.3
Washing the Sweep
1898
2.0
Devil's Dyke Fun Fair
1896