Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1907
    The 'Teddy' Bears

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    5.61907HD

    A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother...

    The 'Teddy' Bears
  • 1903
    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    7.0031903HD

    After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit...

    The Great Train Robbery
  • 1909
    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    2.81909HD

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

    Hansel and Gretel
  • 1908
    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    5.4761908HD

    A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies...

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
  • 1900
    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    3.8131900HD

    Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to...

    Faust and Marguerite
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    4.51910HD

    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
    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    5.31901HD

    A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City
  • 1914
    A Good Little Devil

    A Good Little Devil

    A Good Little Devil

    01914HD

    A partially lost film, with only one surviving reel. A movie released in 1914 directed by Edwin S. Porter.

    A Good Little Devil
  • 1904
    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    31904HD

    Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Edison film studio.

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige
  • 1905
    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    6.11905HD

    On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.

    The Night Before Christmas
  • 1904
    Maniac Chase

    Maniac Chase

    Maniac Chase

    5.9171904HD

    A “madman” escapes prison and the torments of his warders.

    Maniac Chase
  • 1906
    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    51906HD

    An office boy plays hooky from work so he can watch a ballgame perched high atop a telephone pole. Includes footage of an actual baseball game as if...

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game
  • 1909
    Faust

    Faust

    Faust

    01909HD

    Faust, an aged philosopher and magician who has grown weary of life and has sought in vain for the secret of eternal youth, decides, after a night's...

    Faust
  • 1904
    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

    01904HD

    A fire fighting demonstration in Luna Park, Coney Island. on August 15, 1904.

    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)
  • 1905
    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    51905HD

    Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to...

    How Jones Lost His Roll
  • 1910
    Sunshine Sue

    Sunshine Sue

    Sunshine Sue

    01910HD

    A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.

    Sunshine Sue
  • 1908
    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    101908HD

    Nell, the boss's daughter, uses Sherlock Holmes' detective work, to choose between the two suitors at her dad's broker's office.

    Miss Sherlock Holmes
  • 1901
    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison

    4.21901HD

    This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

    Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
  • 1902
    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    5.6021902HD

    Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
  • 1902
    Interrupted Bathers

    Interrupted Bathers

    Interrupted Bathers

    3.7861902HD

    Three girls are taking a bath in a quiet, shady spot along a beautiful stream. Another young lady in bathing attire reclines on the bank. The latter...

    Interrupted Bathers