The Life of Charles Peace (1905) William Haggar and Sons

[@johnthomss5962]

Towards the end where Charlie is struggling to get out of the train it shows Llanion Halt, a mere 0.25 miles from Pembroke Dock railway station. Llanion Halt had a short life, opening in 1905 and closing in 1908! It was transferre to Golden Hill between The Dock and Pembroke station opening in 1909, a fantastic scene! Many thanks!

[@danielcarroll7918]

Thanks for this, I have been searching for this movie for a while now, it was actually filmed in my home town and is the first movie to show a death scene.

[@aprilmollymartin4874]

It’s crazy because I’m related to him on my dads side

[@danielcarroll7918]

@@aprilmollymartin4874 If you are interested, a local history society published a book titled "From Mummer’s Booth to Silver Screen: the Life and Times of the Haggar Family." The last Haggar cinema was in my home town, but closed in 1984. It only ran for 1,000 copies, so it may be hard to find, but here is a link. www.waterstones.com/book/from-mummers-booth-to-silver-screen-the-life-and-times-of-the-haggar-family/vicki-haggar/9780995631106

[@aprilmollymartin4874]

@@danielcarroll7918 thank you so so much

[@normalee3009]

Interesting. Thank you for uploading this.

[@dawnbirbeck1505]

A great little film which shows up Peace for the violent ruffian he really was. Apparently when he was faced with the condemned man's hearty breakfast all he could say was: "This is bloody rotten bacon!" Very glad to have seen this.

[@RealPreCinema]

1889 PIONEER OF WELSH CINEMA ARTHUR WILLIAM HAGGAR (1851-1925) Born in Dedham, Essex in Wales, Haggar was a theater musician and carpenter, before forming a troupe (composed of his wife Sarah and eight of his eleven children), in which he acted as an actor-singer. In 1889, he purchased an Alfred Wrench projector and presented travelling cinema in amusement parks in West England and South Wales (venue below). Haggar made his own films around 1902, most of which were distributed by Gaumont, Charles Urban or The Warwick Trading Company. William Haggar was inspired by his rural origins and his experience in poverty. One film, ‘Desperate Poaching Affray’ (1903) [one frame below], sold more copies than any other film made by Gaumont in Great Britain. It is thought that Haggar made at least 50 films. Haggar’s melodramas were truncated versions of plays (derived from the performances of his own family-seen below) such as ‘Two Orphans’ (1902), ‘The Sign of the Cross’ (1904), and ‘The Dumb Man of Manchester’ (1908). Haggar's films also included cinema tricks, ala Méliès. William Haggars ‘A Desperate Poaching Affray’ (1903) is now considered to be one of two or three British films that influenced the first narrative dramas in the United States, particularly the development of the chase film. Haggar later opened a cinema chain in Wales. No other Welsh-based film director has matched the impact on the British film industry of William Haggar, a larger-than-life fairground showman who made most of his short movies in the 1st decade of the arrival of cinema. Below, Haggar’s travellling 'Bioscope' theatre from 1902. Here is one of the few surviving films made by Arthur William Haggar called ‘The Life of Charles Peace’ (1905), running 14.32 minutes in its originality. Source People's Collection Wales @ Casgliad y Werin Cymru www.peoplescollection.wales/sites/default/files/item_videos/original/2016/March/The%20Lifeof%20Charles%20Peace-Hazel.mp4 THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY An Illustrated Chronological History of the Development of Motion Pictures Leading to the Discovery of Cinematography in the 19th Century precinemahistory.net @RealPreCinema

[@dreamchildrulesfando]

First movie in Britain to show murder?Seriously?They drop like flies.It's like 1983 Scarface. LOL.

[@carlosgomes2783]

Film-makers soon realised what attracted audiences: sex and violence.

[@agenteviscera]

the film says it is from 1903 but you put in the title that is from 1905...

[@FilmsbytheYear]

that is the mistake of whoever added the introductory title card and notes. References: Denis Gifford's The British Film Catalogue: www.google.com/books/edition/The_British_Film_Catalogue/gHt0DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=life%20of%20charles%20peace and the British Film Institute: collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150399039