Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1903
    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

    3.71903HD

    The "Patrol" is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from...

    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates
  • 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
    The Boarding School Girls

    The Boarding School Girls

    The Boarding School Girls

    61905HD

    The Young Ladies From Miss Knapp's Select School Have An Outing At Coney Island, N.Y.

    The Boarding School Girls
  • 1902
    How They Do Things on the Bowery

    How They Do Things on the Bowery

    How They Do Things on the Bowery

    4.81902HD

    Scene Bowery. Young woman drops her handkerchief while passing a Rube. He picks it up and gives it to her. She induces him to go into a side door of...

    How They Do Things on the Bowery
  • 1903
    Rube and Mandy at Coney Island

    Rube and Mandy at Coney Island

    Rube and Mandy at Coney Island

    4.81903HD

    The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase...

    Rube and Mandy at Coney Island
  • 1908
    A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm

    A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm

    A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm

    5.31908HD

    An office worker takes desperate measures in an attempt to get up on time in the morning.

    A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
  • 1903
    The Unappreciated Joke

    The Unappreciated Joke

    The Unappreciated Joke

    4.51903HD

    Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the...

    The Unappreciated Joke
  • 1904
    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    01904HD

    Shows a band of mischievous cowboys being chased by Indians. A number of shots are fired at the pursuing Indians by the cow punchers, and the...

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians
  • 1906
    The Life of a Cowboy

    The Life of a Cowboy

    The Life of a Cowboy

    3.91906HD

    A cowboy gets involved in the kidnapping and rescue of a pretty young girl.

    The Life of a Cowboy
  • 1901
    The Reversible Divers

    The Reversible Divers

    The Reversible Divers

    51901HD

    A few people swimming.

    The Reversible Divers
  • 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
  • 1900
    The Magician

    The Magician

    The Magician

    4.251900HD

    The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bow to the audience, removes his coat and hat and they...

    The Magician
  • 1904
    Photographing a Female Crook

    Photographing a Female Crook

    Photographing a Female Crook

    41904HD

    Directed by Edwin S. Porter and/or Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

    Photographing a Female Crook
  • 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
  • 1904
    Battle of Chemulpo Bay

    Battle of Chemulpo Bay

    Battle of Chemulpo Bay

    41904HD

    A historical re-enactment of a naval battle in Chemulpo Bay off the coast of Korea during the Russo-Japanese war. Shows a Japanese ship damaging one...

    Battle of Chemulpo Bay
  • 1904
    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    01904HD

    Casey enters a subway station nearby City Hall and walks down the tunnel. He lights a fuse to set off a blast and runs away. Thinking the fuse has...

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route
  • 1904
    Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls

    Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls

    Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls

    01904HD

    The severe cold of the winter of 1903-04 allowed the rapids of Niagara Falls to freeze over, allowing the brave tourists to enter the chasm and cross...

    Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls
  • 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
  • 1905
    Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police

    Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police

    Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police

    01905HD

    Film shot with the help of the New York City (Metropolitan) Police.

    Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police
  • 1901
    Sampson-Schley Controversy

    Sampson-Schley Controversy

    Sampson-Schley Controversy

    3.51901HD

    This subject is in three scenes, showing beautiful dissolving effects. Scene 3. The Man Behind that Teacup shows Admiral Sampson the centre of...

    Sampson-Schley Controversy