Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1901
Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King
Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King3.91901HD
Our presidential hunter runs across the landscape and falls down in the snow, gets up with his rifle, and gazes upward at a treed animal which isn't...
- 1905
The White Caps
The White Caps51905HD
Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When the man comes home, he tears down the sign, and...
- 1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage11913HD
A lost film. A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the path of righteousness by a benefactor.
- 1902
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show5.5441902HD
Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.
- 1905
Police Chasing Scorching Auto
Police Chasing Scorching Auto4.21905HD
Police officers pursue a speeding automobile that almost hit a small child. This short is an outtake from Life of an American Policeman (1905). Once...
- 1904
Animated Painting
Animated Painting01904HD
An artist is painting a sunrise at sea. After a few finishing touches he stands back and admires the painting. The sun immediately commences to rise....
- 1910
His Mother's Thanksgiving
His Mother's Thanksgiving4.51910HD
This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to...
- 1905
How Jones Lost His Roll
How Jones Lost His Roll51905HD
Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to...
- 1914
Such a Little Queen
Such a Little Queen01914HD
A lost film. Queen Anna Victoria of Herzegovina is exiled from her tiny country and forced to live in poverty in America. Meanwhile, King Stephen of...
- 1915
Zaza
Zaza01915HD
Zaza is a music hall star in Paris. She meets Bernard Dufrene and a flirtation develops into an intense love on her part. She is in despair when she...
- 1902
The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
The Burlesque Suicide, No. 24.9091902HD
A dissipated man sits at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A revolver is on the opposite side of the table. He pours a glass...
- 1901
The Martyred Presidents
The Martyred Presidents2.91901HD
This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly...
- 1901
What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City
What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City5.31901HD
A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...
- 1906
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend6.3511906HD
A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. This silent short film follows the...
- 1904
Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”
Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”41904HD
A true-crime short of a bank robbery and chase and capture.
- 1911
The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea41911HD
The old lighthouse keeper lives peacefully with his two daughters, who are both engaged to fisherman. One night he receives a message announcing the...
- 1903
Buster's Joke on Papa (I)
Buster's Joke on Papa (I)31903HD
Buster Brown plays a practical joke on his mother, persuading her to to put her hands into a pan of lobsters, then puts a bunch of them in his...
- 1913
His Neighbor's Wife
His Neighbor's Wife01913HD
Mr. Norton discovers his wife in the arms of his neighbor, Captain Roberts, a married man. His first maddened impulse is to kill his faithless wife,...
- 1900
Faust and Marguerite
Faust and Marguerite3.8131900HD
Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to...
- 1915
Niobe
Niobe01915HD
The statue of Niobe comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.