Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1904
    Rector's to Claremont

    Rector's to Claremont

    Rector's to Claremont

    3.41904HD

    When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.

    Rector's to Claremont
  • 1903
    Panorama of Blackwell's Island

    Panorama of Blackwell's Island

    Panorama of Blackwell's Island

    61903HD

    Panorama of Blackwell's Island

    Panorama of Blackwell's Island
  • 1901
    Day at the Circus

    Day at the Circus

    Day at the Circus

    51901HD

    We present here a series of interesting pictures and show a number of scenes just as witnessed by a visitor to the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros....

    Day at the Circus
  • 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
  • 1901
    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

    41901HD

    Shows a tramp asleep. Two mischievous boys appear on roller skates. One removes his skates and they strap them to the feet of "Weary Willie." They...

    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate
  • 1906
    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    51906HD

    An office boy plays hooky from work so he can watch a ballgame perched high atop a telephone pole. Includes footage of an actual baseball game as if...

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game
  • 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
  • 1901
    Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    6.21901HD

    A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.

    Panorama of Esplanade by Night
  • 1908
    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    101908HD

    Nell, the boss's daughter, uses Sherlock Holmes' detective work, to choose between the two suitors at her dad's broker's office.

    Miss Sherlock Holmes
  • 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
  • 1908
    Fireside Reminiscences

    Fireside Reminiscences

    Fireside Reminiscences

    3.51908HD

    A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.

    Fireside Reminiscences
  • 1904
    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    61904HD

    Opens with a woman posing on a pedestal, dressed in a white body leotard with a sash tied at her hips. Marshall continues with various feminine...

    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden
  • 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
  • 1909
    The Colored Stenographer

    The Colored Stenographer

    The Colored Stenographer

    01909HD

    It is Mr. Bunk's unlucky day. Before leaving for business, he is despoiled of all his ready cash by Mrs. Bunk for a bargain sale. At the office his...

    The Colored Stenographer
  • 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
  • 1902
    The Burlesque Suicide

    The Burlesque Suicide

    The Burlesque Suicide

    31902HD

    A dissipated looking man is seated at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A large revolver is on the opposite side of the...

    The Burlesque Suicide
  • 1904
    Buster's Dog to the Rescue

    Buster's Dog to the Rescue

    Buster's Dog to the Rescue

    4.21904HD

    Scene IV of the Buster Brown Series. Shows a kitchen and Bridget busy making crullers. Buster enters and begs Bridget to give him one. Bridget...

    Buster's Dog to the Rescue
  • 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
  • 1903
    Buster's Joke on Papa (II)

    Buster's Joke on Papa (II)

    Buster's Joke on Papa (II)

    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 (II)
  • 1905
    The Burglar's Slide for Life

    The Burglar's Slide for Life

    The Burglar's Slide for Life

    4.51905HD

    A burglar escapes from the apartment he's robbing by sliding down the clothesline, but in the end he's caught by the family dog.

    The Burglar's Slide for Life