The Hand of the Artist

The Hand of the Artist is a 1906 British short silent trick film, directed by Walter R. Booth, featuring the director's hand bringing to life photographic images of a young man and woman only for each sequence to end in them being crumpled up. The film features stop-action substitution to achieve its effect and has erroneously been described as the first British animated film.^[1][2]

The Hand of the Artist
Screenshot from the film
Directed by	Walter R. Booth
Production company	Charles Urban Trading Company
Release date	April 1906 (1906-04)
Running time	8 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent

The film survives as part of the Corrick Collection of the Corrick family entertainers who toured Australia and the world between 1901 and 1914.^[3][4]