Billy Bitzer Movies
- 1903

The Boy In The Barrel
The Boy In The Barrel41903HD
A small boy is smoking his first cigarette in the door-yard of a cottage. Fearing detection, he jumps into a barrel. His parents see the smoke rising...
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- 1904

Welding the Big Ring
Welding the Big Ring5.11904HD
A group of men weld one area of a large ring in a fire. They lift the ring, which is hanging horizontally on chains, out of the fire. Four men hammer...
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- 1905

Teasing
Teasing41905HD
The cameraman photographed over the right shoulder of a young woman reclining on a couch while rebuffing the advances of a young man intent on...
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- 1904

Alone
Alone01904HD
A small child in the surf at the seashore. The child is evidently frightened at the rushing waves and stands terrified until a larger wave than usual...
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- 1905

A Ballroom Tragedy
A Ballroom Tragedy4.81905HD
A woman sneaks up behind a seated couple, stabs the woman in the back, and makes an escape.
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- 1903

The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 101903HD
First film in the series, showing a pretty girl exercising with chest weights.
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- 1896

Hard Wash
Hard Wash11896HD
This scene of an African-American woman vigorously scrubbing a black baby was immensely popular with early audiences, and was featured on...
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- 1905

Spirit of '76
Spirit of '763.51905HD
This short film, done by The American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, shows the historical legend of the three men - two drums and a fife player -...
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- 1904

Coil Winding Machines
Coil Winding Machines4.71904HD
Numerous women stand in rows at winding machines, taking material from large spools behind them. A male supervisor walks down the aisle, checking the...
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- 1904

Taping Coils
Taping Coils3.61904HD
Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils. Male supervisors walk...
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- 1901

President McKinley Inauguration
President McKinley Inauguration4.751901HD
President McKinley Inauguration
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- 1904

A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island
A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island01904HD
People doing the Cake Walk dance on the Beach at Coney Island.
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- 1908

The Music Master
The Music Master31908HD
What is more miserable than love-blighted life? For the heart that truly loves can never forget. Such is the sad fate of the hero of this Biograph...
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- 1905

The Summer Boarders
The Summer Boarders91905HD
A city family goes to the shore for a vacation, but everything goes wrong.
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- 1903

Weighing the Baby
Weighing the Baby01903HD
A pretty domestic scene showing the proud father, with the assistance of the nurse and doctor, tying the little one in a towel and weighing it with a...
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- 1905

In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida
In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida51905HD
Diving in the Swimming Pool at Palm Beach, Florida.
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- 1904

The Hero of Liao-Yang
The Hero of Liao-Yang4.71904HD
Several Japanese youths are playing various games and enjoying some refreshments outdoors when a military courier arrives. The messenger asks for one...
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- 1904

The Battle of the Yalu
The Battle of the Yalu01904HD
Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.
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- 1904

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)3.81904HD
What appear to be molds pass some men by on conveyor belts. The men take them off the belt and dump the contents onto the ground. Other men pick up...
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- 1904

Casting a Guide Box
Casting a Guide Box4.31904HD
A large bucket full of molten material is poured into a large container, possibly a mold, by a group of men using machinery. Some other men stoke the...
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