George Albert Smith

George Albert Smith

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

  • Title: George Albert Smith
  • Popularity: 1.268
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1864-01-04
  • Place of Birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: G.A. Smith, GA Smith
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George Albert Smith Movies

  • 1899
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    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    5.813 1899 HD

    Produced and directed by George Albert Smith, the film shows a couple sharing a brief kiss as their train passes through a tunnel. The Kiss in the...

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  • 1897
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    The X-Ray Fiend

    The X-Ray Fiend

    5.441 1897 HD

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  • 1897
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    The X-Ray Fiend

    The X-Ray Fiend

    5.441 1897 HD

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  • 1897
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    The X-Ray Fiend

    The X-Ray Fiend

    5.441 1897 HD

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  • 1897
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    The X-Ray Fiend

    The X-Ray Fiend

    5.441 1897 HD

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  • 1897
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    The Sign Writer

    The Sign Writer

    1 1897 HD

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  • 1898
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    The Corsican Brothers

    The Corsican Brothers

    1.75 1898 HD

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  • 1900
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    The Old Maid's Valentine

    The Old Maid's Valentine

    3.8 1900 HD

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    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    5.813 1899 HD

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    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    5.813 1899 HD

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    The Death of Poor Joe

    The Death of Poor Joe

    3.7 1901 HD

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  • 1903
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    Mary Jane's Mishap

    Mary Jane's Mishap

    5.917 1903 HD

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  • 1897
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    Comic Face

    Comic Face

    4.9 1897 HD

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  • 1906
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    Tartans of Scottish Clans

    Tartans of Scottish Clans

    4.3 1906 HD

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    The Miller and the Sweep

    The Miller and the Sweep

    5.333 1897 HD

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    Let Me Dream Again

    Let Me Dream Again

    5.8 1900 HD

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    Spiders on a Web

    Spiders on a Web

    4 1900 HD

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  • 1908
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    Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

    Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

    3.667 1908 HD

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  • 1897
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    The Haunted Castle

    The Haunted Castle

    4.591 1897 HD

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    A Quick Shave and Brush Up

    A Quick Shave and Brush Up

    4.2 1900 HD

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    At Last! That Awful Tooth

    At Last! That Awful Tooth

    1 1902 HD

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  • 1904
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    Venice and the Grand Canal

    Venice and the Grand Canal

    1 1904 HD

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    As Seen Through a Telescope

    As Seen Through a Telescope

    5.5 1900 HD

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    As Seen Through a Telescope

    As Seen Through a Telescope

    5.5 1900 HD

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    Grandma's Reading Glass

    Grandma's Reading Glass

    6.4 1900 HD

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    The House That Jack Built

    The House That Jack Built

    4.708 1900 HD

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    Santa Claus

    Santa Claus

    6.2 1898 HD

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    As Seen Through a Telescope

    As Seen Through a Telescope

    5.5 1900 HD

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    Grandma's Reading Glass

    Grandma's Reading Glass

    6.4 1900 HD

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  • 1903
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    The Sick Kitten

    The Sick Kitten

    5.617 1903 HD

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  • 1910
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    Fording the River

    Fording the River

    1 1910 HD

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  • 1897
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    Making Sausages

    Making Sausages

    4.6 1897 HD

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  • 1912
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    Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus

    Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus

    7 1912 HD

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  • 1904
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    Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace

    Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace

    6.556 1904 HD

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  • 1897
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    Brighton Seagoing Electric Car

    Brighton Seagoing Electric Car

    5.5 1897 HD

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  • 1908
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    A Visit to the Seaside

    A Visit to the Seaside

    6.5 1908 HD

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    A Visit to the Seaside

    A Visit to the Seaside

    6.5 1908 HD

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  • 1898
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    Cinderella

    Cinderella

    5.625 1898 HD

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  • 1902
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    Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School

    Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School

    1 1902 HD

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    Weary Willie

    Weary Willie

    3 1897 HD

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    Faust and Mephistopheles

    Faust and Mephistopheles

    4.25 1898 HD

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  • 1903
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    Old London Street Scenes

    Old London Street Scenes

    6 1903 HD

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  • 1897
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    The Haunted Castle

    The Haunted Castle

    4.591 1897 HD

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    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    1 1902 HD

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    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

    1 1902 HD

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    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    Grandma Threading Her Needle

    1 1900 HD

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    Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria

    Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria

    1 1902 HD

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    The Rival Clothiers

    The Rival Clothiers

    1 1900 HD

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  • 1910
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    Choice Bouquets

    Choice Bouquets

    1 1910 HD

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    Choosing the Wallpaper

    Choosing the Wallpaper

    1 1909 HD

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  • 1906
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    Two Clowns

    Two Clowns

    4.7 1906 HD

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    Visit to Pompeii

    Visit to Pompeii

    6 1901 HD

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  • 1897
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    Hanging Out the Clothes

    Hanging Out the Clothes

    3 1897 HD

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    Hanging Out the Clothes

    Hanging Out the Clothes

    3 1897 HD

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    The Maid in the Garden

    The Maid in the Garden

    1 1897 HD

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  • 1900
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    Scandal Over the Teacups

    Scandal Over the Teacups

    4 1900 HD

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    Two Old Sports

    Two Old Sports

    5 1900 HD

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    The Dull Razor

    The Dull Razor

    5 1900 HD

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    Photograph Taken From An Area Window

    Photograph Taken From An Area Window

    4 1901 HD

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    Policeman and Burglar

    Policeman and Burglar

    5 1902 HD

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  • 1898
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    Photographing a Ghost

    Photographing a Ghost

    3 1898 HD

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    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    The Kiss in the Tunnel

    5.813 1899 HD

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    Comic Shaving

    Comic Shaving

    3.3 1897 HD

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    Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

    Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

    5 1898 HD

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  • 1899
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    The Inexhaustible Cab

    The Inexhaustible Cab

    3.3 1899 HD

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    The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten

    The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten

    1 1901 HD

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    Dorothy's Dream

    Dorothy's Dream

    4 1903 HD

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    The Coronation of Edward VII

    The Coronation of Edward VII

    4.6 1902 HD

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  • 1898
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    Ally Sloper

    Ally Sloper

    1 1898 HD

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