Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1901
    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    3.91901HD

    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...

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King
  • 1905
    The White Caps

    The White Caps

    The White Caps

    51905HD

    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...

    The White Caps
  • 1913
    In the Bishop's Carriage

    In the Bishop's Carriage

    In the Bishop's Carriage

    11913HD

    A lost film. A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the path of righteousness by a benefactor.

    In the Bishop's Carriage
  • 1902
    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    5.5441902HD

    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.

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
  • 1905
    Police Chasing Scorching Auto

    Police Chasing Scorching Auto

    Police Chasing Scorching Auto

    4.21905HD

    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...

    Police Chasing Scorching Auto
  • 1904
    Animated Painting

    Animated Painting

    Animated Painting

    01904HD

    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....

    Animated Painting
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    4.51910HD

    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...

    His Mother's Thanksgiving
  • 1905
    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    51905HD

    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...

    How Jones Lost His Roll
  • 1914
    Such a Little Queen

    Such a Little Queen

    Such a Little Queen

    01914HD

    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...

    Such a Little Queen
  • 1915
    Zaza

    Zaza

    Zaza

    01915HD

    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...

    Zaza
  • 1902
    The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2

    The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2

    The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2

    4.9091902HD

    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...

    The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
  • 1901
    The Martyred Presidents

    The Martyred Presidents

    The Martyred Presidents

    2.91901HD

    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...

    The Martyred Presidents
  • 1901
    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    5.31901HD

    A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City
  • 1906
    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

    6.3511906HD

    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...

    Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
  • 1904
    Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”

    Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”

    Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”

    41904HD

    A true-crime short of a bank robbery and chase and capture.

    Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”
  • 1911
    The Lighthouse by the Sea

    The Lighthouse by the Sea

    The Lighthouse by the Sea

    41911HD

    The old lighthouse keeper lives peacefully with his two daughters, who are both engaged to fisherman. One night he receives a message announcing the...

    The Lighthouse by the Sea
  • 1903
    Buster's Joke on Papa (I)

    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...

    Buster's Joke on Papa (I)
  • 1913
    His Neighbor's Wife

    His Neighbor's Wife

    His Neighbor's Wife

    01913HD

    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,...

    His Neighbor's Wife
  • 1900
    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    3.8131900HD

    Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to...

    Faust and Marguerite
  • 1915
    Niobe

    Niobe

    Niobe

    01915HD

    The statue of Niobe comes to life through the dream of a hen-pecked old man.

    Niobe