Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1906
    Three American Beauties

    Three American Beauties

    Three American Beauties

    61906HD

    In this color-tinted short, we first see a close-up of a red rose, perfectly formed. Then, we see the rose held by a young woman who is wearing a...

    Three American Beauties
  • 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
  • 1902
    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

    4.71902HD

    A comic picture that defies description. It depicts the Twentieth Century up-to-date tramp flying over the chimney tops of New York City in the...

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
  • 1901
    Another Job for the Undertaker

    Another Job for the Undertaker

    Another Job for the Undertaker

    3.7731901HD

    Shows a bedroom in a hotel. On the wall of the room is a conspicuous sign "Don't blow out the gas." A hayseed enters the room, accompanied by a...

    Another Job for the Undertaker
  • 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
  • 1914
    Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

    5.4621914HD

    A young girl, squatting on a wealthy man's land fights for her fellow squatters' right to stay.

    Tess of the Storm Country
  • 1905
    The Kleptomaniac

    The Kleptomaniac

    The Kleptomaniac

    51905HD

    A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught...

    The Kleptomaniac
  • 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
  • 1909
    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    2.751909HD

    One of the first, of not the first, film adaptation of Grimm's fairytale.

    Hansel and Gretel
  • 1904
    European Rest Cure

    European Rest Cure

    European Rest Cure

    5.21904HD

    An over-the-hill American tourist has a terrible time on his European "rest cure" vacation.

    European Rest Cure
  • 1905
    The Miller’s Daughter

    The Miller’s Daughter

    The Miller’s Daughter

    3.71905HD

    Hazel, the miller's daughter, is courted by a country boy and a sophisticated city boy. Her father favors the country boy, but she elopes with the...

    The Miller’s Daughter
  • 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
  • 1911
    The Price

    The Price

    The Price

    5.51911HD

    Pretty Ann, and Joe, the hostler, one day chance to meet. Strong is Joe, and simple, and Ann is shy and sweet. As man and maid have done before, they...

    The Price
  • 1904
    The Ex-Convict

    The Ex-Convict

    The Ex-Convict

    5.21904HD

    A recently-released convict attempts to do right but struggles to support his wife and ailing daughter.

    The Ex-Convict
  • 1906
    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    4.81906HD

    Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of...

    A Winter Straw Ride
  • 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
  • 1904
    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    4.51904HD

    A brief vaudeville-style demonstration of a "Dog Transformator," a machine that instantly turns dogs into sausages, and amazingly, sausages back into...

    Dog Factory
  • 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
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    41910HD

    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
    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