Robert W. Paul
An image from Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost, one of the productions that also features Robert W. Paul.
Robert W. Paul

Robert W. Paul

October 4, 1869 — 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.

The '?' Motorist

The '?' Motorist

1906

A Chess Dispute

A Chess Dispute

1903

The Countryman and the Cinematograph

The Countryman and the Cinematograph

1901

Rough Sea at Dover

Rough Sea at Dover

1896

Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

1901

An Extraordinary Cab Accident

An Extraordinary Cab Accident

1903

The Haunted Curiosity Shop

The Haunted Curiosity Shop

1901

Come Along, Do!

Come Along, Do!

1898