Person

Birt Acres

Directing

Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and Birtac, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector. He also directed a number of early silent films.

• The Boxing Kangaroo

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  A Corner of Barnet Fair

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  Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II

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  Persimmons Winning the Derby

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  Incident at Clovelly Cottage

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  Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs

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• Untitled Kinetoscope Comedy

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• Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest

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  Henley Royal Regatta

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• Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving Harbour

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• 1897Henley Royal RegattaDirector
• 1896Boxing Match; or, Glove ContestDirector
• 1896Landing at Low TideDirector
• 1896Yarmouth Fishing Boats Leaving HarbourDirector
• 1896A Corner of Barnet FairDirector
• 1896Rough Sea at DoverDirector
• 1896The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat RaceDirector
• 1896The Boxing KangarooDirector
• 1896Persimmons Winning the DerbyDirector
• 1895The Derby 1895Director
• 1895Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm IIDirector
• 1895Opening of the Kiel CanalDirector
• 1895The Arrest of a PickpocketDirector
• 1895Performing Animals; or, Skipping DogsDirector
• 1895Untitled Kinetoscope ComedyDirector
• 1895Incident at Clovelly CottageCinematography
• 1895The German Emperor Reviewing His TroopsDirector
• —Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art ExhibitionCinematography