Movies by Cecil M. Hepworth

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.

Anna the Adventuress

Anna the Adventuress

Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.

Peace with Honour

Peace with Honour

Survey of the Boer war with reconstructions and actualities.

Helen of Four Gates

Helen of Four Gates

HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.

The Basilisk

The Basilisk

A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered with the appearance of a deadly serpent.

A Day in the Hayfields

A Day in the Hayfields

Documentary on the process of hay-making, from the cutting of the grass to the stacking of the hay.

The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a popular brand of indigestion powder.