Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1907
Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas51907HD
A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can't stop laughing, and every other passenger...
- 1903
The Unappreciated Joke
The Unappreciated Joke4.51903HD
Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the...
- 1903
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...
- 1901
The Old Maid in the Horsecar
The Old Maid in the Horsecar31901HD
A female impersonator giggles and flirts. By the following decade, many female impersonators would be shown doing their acts on the stage and in the...
- 1905
The Train Wreckers
The Train Wreckers51905HD
A romance between a railroad engineer and the switchman's daughter is nearly ruined by train wreckers who knock out the girl and leave her on the...
- 1905
The Burglar's Slide for Life
The Burglar's Slide for Life4.51905HD
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.
- 1904
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards3.51904HD
Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on...
- 1908
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm5.31908HD
An office worker takes desperate measures in an attempt to get up on time in the morning.
- 1908
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told51908HD
A handful of short tales of love, framed by leaf masks.
- 1905
Police Chasing Scorching Auto
Police Chasing Scorching Auto4.21905HD
Police officers pursue a speeding automobile that almost hit a small child. This short is an outtake from Life of an American Policeman (1905). Once...
- 1911
Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions01911HD
A marital romance in which a married artist woos the wife of another man.
- 1904
Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls
Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls01904HD
The severe cold of the winter of 1903-04 allowed the rapids of Niagara Falls to freeze over, allowing the brave tourists to enter the chasm and cross...
- 1911
The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea41911HD
The old lighthouse keeper lives peacefully with his two daughters, who are both engaged to fisherman. One night he receives a message announcing the...
- 1914
Hearts Adrift
Hearts Adrift01914HD
A lost film. A man and a woman are shipwrecked on a desert island. It doesn't take long before they fall in love and, figuring that they would never...
- 1904
Western Stage Coach Hold Up
Western Stage Coach Hold Up01904HD
A band of robbers are playing cards in the foreground of the picture. Suddenly one of the gang who has been on the lookout for the stage coach rides...
- 1901
Day at the Circus
Day at the Circus51901HD
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....
- 1903
New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates
New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates3.71903HD
The "Patrol" is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from...
- 1903
The Messenger Boy's Mistake
The Messenger Boy's Mistake4.21903HD
"Cholly" wishes to call on his best girl and sends her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger...
- 1915
The White Pearl
The White Pearl01915HD
A silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter
- 1903
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market51903HD
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...