George Albert Smith — Director (6)

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Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs (1908) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs is a 1908 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith as a showcase his new Kinemacolor system, which features a woman displaying assorted tartan cloths, both draped on her body and waved semaphore-style. The patterned handkerchiefs are, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, “presumably the same cloths featured in Tartans of Scottish Clans (1906), this time shown from various angles.”

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Comic Face (1897) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Comic Face
director: George Albert Smith actor: Tom Green
other title: Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer
An old man gets progressively livelier - and drunker - as he downs his bottle of beer. Finally, he cocks a snook - and doesn't bother to uncock it as he continues to drink.

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Spiders on a Web (1900) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Spiders on a Web
Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the pioneers of the British film industry, G.A. Smith, this short film details spiders trapped in an enclosure, and despite the title, does not actually feature a web.