James Williamson

Known for: Directing
Born: November 8, 1855, Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
Died: August 18, 1933
Movies: 30

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.5

The Big Swallow

1901

5.9

Fire!

1901

5.2

Stop Thief!

1901

6.3

The Little Match Seller

1902

6.0

An Interesting Story

1904

5.1

Attack on a China Mission

1900

5.6

Our New Errand Boy

1905

5.6

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

1906

6.1

Are You There?

1901

5.5

£100 Reward

1908

Filmography

1905

Our New Errand Boy

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Directing, Writing & Producing

2023	Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909	Director
1910	The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life	Director
1908	£100 Reward	Director
1907	The Village Fire Brigade	Director
1906	Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving	Director
1906	The Miner's Daughter	Director
1905	The Polite Lunatic	Director
1905	Our New Errand Boy	Director
1904	An Affair of Honour	Director
1904	Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton	Director
1904	The Old Chorister	Director
1904	An Interesting Story	Director
1902	The Little Match Seller	Director
1902	A Reservist Before and After the War	Director
1901	Fire!	Director
1901	Are You There?	Director
1901	The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes	Director
1901	Stop Thief!	Director
1901	The Big Swallow	Director
1901	The Magic Extinguisher	Director
1900	Attack on a China Mission	Director, Producer, Writer
1899	Lady Cyclists	Director
1898	Gymnasts on Parallel Bars	Director
1898	The Clown Barber	Director, Producer
1898	Sloper's Visit to Brighton	Director, Writer
1898	Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler	Director
1898	Early Fashions on Brighton Pier	Director
1898	Washing the Sweep	Director, Writer
1896	Devil's Dyke Fun Fair	Director, Producer

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