Billy Bitzer Movies

  • 1904
    Taping Coils

    Taping Coils

    Taping Coils

    3.61904HD

    Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils. Male supervisors walk...

    Taping Coils
  • 1904
    Coil Winding Section E

    Coil Winding Section E

    Coil Winding Section E

    4.31904HD

    Rows of women are shown at tables with winding machines. They wind using material from spools behind them, apparently putting the finished products...

    Coil Winding Section E
  • 1904
    Testing a Rotary

    Testing a Rotary

    Testing a Rotary

    4.21904HD

    A small group of men turn on what appears to be a generator. As the rotary spins, the men make adjustments to the machine and check its operations.

    Testing a Rotary
  • 1905
    A Ballroom Tragedy

    A Ballroom Tragedy

    A Ballroom Tragedy

    4.81905HD

    A woman sneaks up behind a seated couple, stabs the woman in the back, and makes an escape.

    A Ballroom Tragedy
  • 1911
    The Indian Brothers

    The Indian Brothers

    The Indian Brothers

    41911HD

    A renegade Indian kills a chief who has insulted him. The chief's brother swears vengeance and pursues the renegade, overtaking him just in time to...

    The Indian Brothers
  • 1904
    Westinghouse Works

    Westinghouse Works

    Westinghouse Works

    5.51904HD

    Billy Bitzer filmed 21 short actualities inside the Pittsburgh Westinghouse Works in April and May of 1904. Audiences of the day would have been...

    Westinghouse Works
  • 1904
    Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

    Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

    Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

    5.41904HD

    Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

    Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
  • 1905
    Teasing

    Teasing

    Teasing

    41905HD

    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...

    Teasing
  • 1908
    The Music Master

    The Music Master

    The Music Master

    31908HD

    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...

    The Music Master
  • 1905
    In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida

    In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida

    In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida

    51905HD

    Diving in the Swimming Pool at Palm Beach, Florida.

    In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida
  • 1904
    Coil Winding Machines

    Coil Winding Machines

    Coil Winding Machines

    4.71904HD

    Numerous women stand in rows at winding machines, taking material from large spools behind them. A male supervisor walks down the aisle, checking the...

    Coil Winding Machines
  • 1901
    President McKinley Inauguration

    President McKinley Inauguration

    President McKinley Inauguration

    4.751901HD

    President McKinley Inauguration

    President McKinley Inauguration
  • 1904
    The Battle of the Yalu

    The Battle of the Yalu

    The Battle of the Yalu

    01904HD

    Reenactment of a battle in the Russo-Japanese War.

    The Battle of the Yalu
  • 1903
    Weighing the Baby

    Weighing the Baby

    Weighing the Baby

    01903HD

    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...

    Weighing the Baby
  • 1905
    Spirit of '76

    Spirit of '76

    Spirit of '76

    3.51905HD

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

    Spirit of '76
  • 1904
    Casting a Guide Box

    Casting a Guide Box

    Casting a Guide Box

    4.31904HD

    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...

    Casting a Guide Box
  • 1905
    The Summer Boarders

    The Summer Boarders

    The Summer Boarders

    91905HD

    A city family goes to the shore for a vacation, but everything goes wrong.

    The Summer Boarders
  • 1904
    Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)

    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...

    Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)
  • 1904
    Westinghouse Air Brake Co.

    Westinghouse Air Brake Co.

    Westinghouse Air Brake Co.

    3.61904HD

    A large group of men are shown performing various tasks in one room at the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. On one side, men are shown pouring a hot liquid...

    Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
  • 1904
    The Baby and the Puppies

    The Baby and the Puppies

    The Baby and the Puppies

    01904HD

    A large size view of a pretty baby playing with half-dozen little puppies on the sand at the seashore. The action is very cunning and the...

    The Baby and the Puppies