George Albert Smith

Known for: Directing
Born: January 4, 1864, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Died: May 17, 1959
Movies: 58

Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it

Best-Known Movies

5.8

The Kiss in the Tunnel

1899

6.2

Grandma's Reading Glass

1900

5.6

The Sick Kitten

1903

5.5

The X-Ray Fiend

1897

6.2

Santa Claus

1898

5.7

Mary Jane's Mishap

1903

5.7

Let Me Dream Again

1900

5.4

As Seen Through a Telescope

1900

5.3

The Miller and the Sweep

1897

4.9

Comic Face

1897

Filmography

1899

The Kiss in the Tunnel

Husband

Directing, Writing & Producing

2023	Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909	Director
1912	Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus	Director
1910	Choice Bouquets	Director
1910	Fording the River	Director
1909	Choosing the Wallpaper	Director
1908	A Visit to the Seaside	Director, Producer
1908	Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs	Director
1906	Tartans of Scottish Clans	Director
1906	Two Clowns	Director
1904	Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines	Director
1904	Venice and the Grand Canal	Director
1904	Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace	Director
1903	The Sick Kitten	Director
1903	Dorothy's Dream	Director
1903	Mary Jane's Mishap	Director, Producer
1903	Old London Street Scenes	Director
1902	Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes	Director, Producer
1902	At Last! That Awful Tooth	Director
1902	Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School	Director
1902	Policeman and Burglar	Director
1901	Photograph Taken From An Area Window	Director
1901	The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten	Director
1901	Whiskey Versus Bullets	Director
1901	Visit to Pompeii	Director
1900	The Death of Poor Joe	Director
1900	Grandma's Reading Glass	Producer, Director
1900	The Old Maid's Valentine	Director
1900	The House That Jack Built	Director
1900	As Seen Through a Telescope	Producer, Director
1900	Spiders on a Web	Director
1900	Let Me Dream Again	Director
1900	A Quick Shave and Brush Up	Director
1900	Grandma Threading Her Needle	Director
1900	The Rival Clothiers	Director
1900	Two Old Sports	Director
1900	The Dull Razor	Director
1900	Scandal Over the Teacups	Director
1899	The Kiss in the Tunnel	Director, Producer
1899	The Inexhaustible Cab	Director
1898	Ally Sloper	Director
1898	Santa Claus	Director
1898	The Corsican Brothers	Director
1898	Cinderella	Director
1898	Early Fashions on Brighton Pier	Director
1898	Faust and Mephistopheles	Director
1898	Photographing a Ghost	Director
1897	Making Sausages	Director
1897	The Sign Writer	Director
1897	The X-Ray Fiend	Director, Writer, Producer
1897	Comic Shaving	Director
1897	Train Entering Hove Station	Director, Producer
1897	Comic Face	Director
1897	Weary Willie	Director
1897	The Maid in the Garden	Director
1897	Hanging Out the Clothes	Director, Producer
1897	The Miller and the Sweep	Director
1897	Brighton Seagoing Electric Car	Director

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