Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.
The SS 'St. Louis' departs from Southampton Docks
Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Single panning shot of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.
A beautiful view of one of the most celebrated spots in the French capital. A magnificent fountain is playing in the background of the picture, and elegant equipages drive by.
Sailors disembarking on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands. Shot on 68 mm Mutoscope-Biograph.
A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.
The pope taking a twilight walk.
Naval Exercise, United Kingdom
Queen Vilhelmina greeting the crowds after the coronation.
"In his characterization of Capt. Dreyfus and Emile Zola."
A camera sits on top of a moving train, providing a panoramic view of Ealing (western London) as the train moves.
[DUPLICATE of the other 'Panoramic View of Frere Camp']
Signalling from a British trench during the Boer war.
Queen Vilhelminas coronation.
Part of the 'Giant Postcards' series, a filmed entr'acte screened during the play 'De Nieuwe Prikkel' by August Reyding. Camilla and Roland take the pont across the IJ to go to the Tolhuis amusement park.
Naval ratings pulling along naval guns during the Boer War.
A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of soldiers, or possibly more performers, march past. W K L Dickson who is directing the action can apparently be seen on far right of picture.
Backward tracking shot of a train going from Bushey, England, near the end of its journey to Euston.
