Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1900
    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

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    Uncle Josh returns in this sequel to UNCLE JOSH'S NIGHTMARE. This time he checks into a hotel, presumably to get a better nights rest than he got at...

    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel
  • 1904
    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    4.51904HD

    A brief vaudeville-style demonstration of a "Dog Transformator," a machine that instantly turns dogs into sausages, and amazingly, sausages back into...

    Dog Factory
  • 1911
    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    01911HD

    Little Sherlock Holmes, Jr., reads the doughty doings of his hero-god, and at once determines to become a detective himself.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
  • 1899
    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    3.81899HD

    This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he sees at his hotel. The hall boy shows him to his room, puts...

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
  • 1901
    Catching an Early Train

    Catching an Early Train

    Catching an Early Train

    4.81901HD

    Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.

    Catching an Early Train
  • 1907
    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    4.71907HD

    Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love with each other, but when the trainer discovers them together, he makes it clear that Jack is...

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
  • 1905
    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    51905HD

    Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full...

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride
  • 1911
    A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

    01911HD

    During the American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter learns of a plot to assassinate George Washington while he will be staying at her father's...

    A Heroine of '76
  • 1902
    Interrupted Bathers

    Interrupted Bathers

    Interrupted Bathers

    3.7861902HD

    Three girls are taking a bath in a quiet, shady spot along a beautiful stream. Another young lady in bathing attire reclines on the bank. The latter...

    Interrupted Bathers
  • 1907
    Jack the Kisser

    Jack the Kisser

    Jack the Kisser

    01907HD

    An energetic man steals kisses from passing ladies, until bystanders give chase.

    Jack the Kisser
  • 1904
    Railroad Smashup

    Railroad Smashup

    Railroad Smashup

    31904HD

    A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.

    Railroad Smashup
  • 1902
    Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages

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    We here introduce for the first time, a sublime religious subject, illustrating one of the best known hymns extant. A beautiful girl is seen clinging...

    Rock of Ages
  • 1902
    Capture of the Biddle Brothers

    Capture of the Biddle Brothers

    Capture of the Biddle Brothers

    41902HD

    The public throughout the world is acquainted with the sensational capture of the Biddle Brothers and Mrs. Soffel, who, through the aid of Mrs....

    Capture of the Biddle Brothers
  • 1902
    Charleston Chain-Gang

    Charleston Chain-Gang

    Charleston Chain-Gang

    41902HD

    This picture shows the prisoners after completing their day's work of cleaning up the grounds of the Charleston Exposition, taking their positions...

    Charleston Chain-Gang
  • 1904
    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    31904HD

    Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Edison film studio.

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige
  • 1905
    Coney Island at Night

    Coney Island at Night

    Coney Island at Night

    61905HD

    A panorama of Coney Island, taken at night: the camera sweeps across the scene from a vantage point well above the area. It then moves in for closer...

    Coney Island at Night
  • 1902
    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    51902HD

    A fire has swept through Durland's Riding Academy in Manhattan. The fire has mostly died down, but firefighters are still at the scene, hosing down...

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy
  • 1901
    Love by the Light of the Moon

    Love by the Light of the Moon

    Love by the Light of the Moon

    4.81901HD

    It shows a garden wall in the background. Two lovers appear and lean over the garden gate where the moon throws a shadow upon the ground. The young...

    Love by the Light of the Moon
  • 1908
    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

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    A country girl leaving home for the seminary.

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
  • 1904
    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride

    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride

    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride

    3.71904HD

    A tramp gets involved in mischief on a train.

    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride