George Albert Smith
Known for: Directing
Born: January 4, 1864
Died: May 17, 1959
Place of birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it
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Filmography
58 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
2023
7.0
Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
1912NR
Choice Bouquets
1910NR
Fording the River
1910NR
Choosing the Wallpaper
19096.5
A Visit to the Seaside
19083.7
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
1908
4.3
Tartans of Scottish Clans
1906
4.7
Two Clowns
1906
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Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
1904
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Venice and the Grand Canal
19046.7
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
1904
5.6
The Sick Kitten
19034.0
Dorothy's Dream
1903
5.7
Mary Jane's Mishap
1903
6.0
Old London Street Scenes
1903
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Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
1902
4.6
The Coronation of Edward VII
1902NR
At Last! That Awful Tooth
1902NR
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
1902
5.0
Policeman and Burglar
1902
3.7
The Death of Poor Joe
1901
6.5
Photograph Taken From An Area Window
19019.0
The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten
19016.0
Visit to Pompeii
1901
6.2
Grandma's Reading Glass
1900
4.3
The Old Maid's Valentine
1900
4.7
The House That Jack Built
1900
5.4
As Seen Through a Telescope
19004.0
Spiders on a Web
1900
5.7
Let Me Dream Again
19004.2
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
1900
8.0
Grandma Threading Her Needle
1900
9.0
The Rival Clothiers
19005.3
The Dull Razor
1900
6.5
Two Old Sports
19004.0
Scandal Over the Teacups
1900
5.8
The Kiss in the Tunnel
1899
4.2
The Inexhaustible Cab
18998.0
Ally Sloper
1898
6.2
Santa Claus
18981.8
The Corsican Brothers
1898
5.6
Cinderella
18985.0
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
1898
4.2
Faust and Mephistopheles
18983.0
Photographing a Ghost
18985.1
Making Sausages
18974.0
The Sign Writer
1897
5.5
The X-Ray Fiend
18974.3
Comic Shaving
1897
5.0
Train Entering Hove Station
1897
4.9
Comic Face
1897
4.7
Weary Willie
18977.0
The Maid in the Garden
1897
5.0
Hanging Out the Clothes
1897
5.3
The Miller and the Sweep
1897
5.5
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car
1897NR
Down Exeter Incline
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