Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1908
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...
- 1902
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship4.71902HD
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...
- 1908
A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences01908HD
A country girl leaving home for the seminary.
- 1903
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...
- 1904
Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum
Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum31904HD
The subject of this documentary is an orphan asylum for infants. The beginning portion includes the dining facilities for the children. A woman...
- 1900
Ching Ling Foo Outdone
Ching Ling Foo Outdone4.31900HD
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...
- 1900
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...
- 1904
Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter
Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter51904HD
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...
- 1902
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages01902HD
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...
- 1901
The Reversible Divers
The Reversible Divers51901HD
A few people swimming.
- 1904
A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians
A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians01904HD
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...
- 1901
Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip
Esquimaux Game of Snap-the-Whip51901HD
“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...
- 1901
Sampson-Schley Controversy
Sampson-Schley Controversy3.51901HD
This subject is in three scenes, showing beautiful dissolving effects. Scene 3. The Man Behind that Teacup shows Admiral Sampson the centre of...
- 1904
European Rest Cure
European Rest Cure5.21904HD
An over-the-hill American tourist has a terrible time on his European "rest cure" vacation.
- 1910
Russia, the Land of Oppression
Russia, the Land of Oppression01910HD
- 1901
Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon
Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon51901HD
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...
- 1903
New York City Dumping Wharf
New York City Dumping Wharf31903HD
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...
- 1904
Railroad Smashup
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A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.
- 1903
Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City
Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City3.51903HD
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...
- 1902
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy51902HD
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...