Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1908
    Nero and the Burning of Rome

    Nero and the Burning of Rome

    Nero and the Burning of Rome

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    Arrival of the Christian Slaves: The captives are brought before Nero. He chooses one fair maiden to serve in his palace. The others are condemned to...

    Nero and the Burning of Rome
  • 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
  • 1908
    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

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    A country girl leaving home for the seminary.

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
  • 1903
    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

    4.51903HD

    A view of Riker's Island and its landfill, filmed from a passing boat on 9 May 1903. While heavy steam powered construction equipment construct a sea...

    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.
  • 1904
    Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum

    Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum

    Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum

    31904HD

    The subject of this documentary is an orphan asylum for infants. The beginning portion includes the dining facilities for the children. A woman...

    Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum
  • 1900
    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    4.31900HD

    The magician enters upon a stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever...

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone
  • 1900
    Uncle Josh's Nightmare

    Uncle Josh's Nightmare

    Uncle Josh's Nightmare

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    Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing...

    Uncle Josh's Nightmare
  • 1904
    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    51904HD

    Scene III of the Buster Brown Series. Shows a bargain counter in a department store and a large gathering of women examining goods. It is a special...

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter
  • 1902
    Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages

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    We here introduce for the first time, a sublime religious subject, illustrating one of the best known hymns extant. A beautiful girl is seen clinging...

    Rock of Ages
  • 1901
    The Reversible Divers

    The Reversible Divers

    The Reversible Divers

    51901HD

    A few people swimming.

    The Reversible Divers
  • 1904
    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

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    Shows a band of mischievous cowboys being chased by Indians. A number of shots are fired at the pursuing Indians by the cow punchers, and the...

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians
  • 1901
    Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip

    Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip

    Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip

    51901HD

    “The picture [shows] a number of Esquimaux picking nickels from cracks in a board with their dog whips, in which sport they are very expert. In...

    Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1910
    Russia, the Land of Oppression

    Russia, the Land of Oppression

    Russia, the Land of Oppression

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    Russia, the Land of Oppression
  • 1901
    Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon

    Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon

    Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon

    51901HD

    Here we have recorded a very novel scene, the camera having been placed in the basket of the captive balloon at the Pan-American Exposition...

    Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon
  • 1903
    New York City Dumping Wharf

    New York City Dumping Wharf

    New York City Dumping Wharf

    31903HD

    It seems as if there was no subject so mundane or seedy that it was considered unworthy of filming by Edison and his contemporaries at the turn of...

    New York City Dumping Wharf
  • 1904
    Railroad Smashup

    Railroad Smashup

    Railroad Smashup

    31904HD

    A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.

    Railroad Smashup
  • 1903
    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

    3.51903HD

    There must have been millions of subjects for Edison's filmmakers to point there cameras at back in 1903 so why on earth they thought that the...

    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City
  • 1902
    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    51902HD

    A fire has swept through Durland's Riding Academy in Manhattan. The fire has mostly died down, but firefighters are still at the scene, hosing down...

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy