Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1900
    Dewar's Scotch Whisky

    Dewar's Scotch Whisky

    Dewar's Scotch Whisky

    01900HD

    From behind a curtain three men appear on screen. The first wears a combination of tuxedo and kilt. The second wears a Scottish kilt and holds a...

    Dewar's Scotch Whisky
  • 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
  • 1901
    Aunt Sallie's Wonderful Bustle

    Aunt Sallie's Wonderful Bustle

    Aunt Sallie's Wonderful Bustle

    4.51901HD

    A sudden gust of wind sweeps Auntie's bonnet from her head, and she, in attempting to regain it, becomes overbalanced and falls over the stone-wall,...

    Aunt Sallie's Wonderful Bustle
  • 1901
    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    4.51901HD

    This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal. He has been trained to perform all sorts of...

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog
  • 1902
    Appointment by Telephone

    Appointment by Telephone

    Appointment by Telephone

    4.51902HD

    A businessman makes a luncheon appointment with a young lady, but finds that his wife disapproves of the arrangement.

    Appointment by Telephone
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 1901
    Kansas Saloon Smashers

    Kansas Saloon Smashers

    Kansas Saloon Smashers

    3.91901HD

    A gilded saloon, with a fancy bar, forms the background. A nobby bartender with white coat and apron is dispensing drinks to customers. Behind him...

    Kansas Saloon Smashers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1901
    A Trip Around the Pan-American Exposition

    A Trip Around the Pan-American Exposition

    A Trip Around the Pan-American Exposition

    41901HD

    The Pan-American Exposition is encircled by an especially constructed canal, which was put in for the purpose of allowing the tourist to view the...

    A Trip Around the Pan-American Exposition
  • 1903
    New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market

    New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market

    New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market

    51903HD

    A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are passing along the stands and making their purchases of...

    New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market
  • 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
  • 1900
    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    4.31900HD

    The magician enters upon a stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever...

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone
  • 1903
    New York City Dumping Wharf

    New York City Dumping Wharf

    New York City Dumping Wharf

    31903HD

    It seems as if there was no subject so mundane or seedy that it was considered unworthy of filming by Edison and his contemporaries at the turn of...

    New York City Dumping Wharf
  • 1904
    Fighting the Flames, Dreamland

    Fighting the Flames, Dreamland

    Fighting the Flames, Dreamland

    51904HD

    Dreamland was a theme park at Coney Island, Brooklyn that opened in 1904. One of its major attractions was the stunt spectacular "Fighting the...

    Fighting the Flames, Dreamland
  • 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
    Nero and the Burning of Rome

    Nero and the Burning of Rome

    Nero and the Burning of Rome

    01908HD

    Arrival of the Christian Slaves: The captives are brought before Nero. He chooses one fair maiden to serve in his palace. The others are condemned to...

    Nero and the Burning of Rome
  • 1901
    The Esquimaux Village

    The Esquimaux Village

    The Esquimaux Village

    51901HD

    One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit...

    The Esquimaux Village