Thomas A Edison Inc Movies

  • 1905
    Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island

    Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island

    Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island

    01905HD

    A parade of Mystic Shriners in ritual costumes and traditional hats, carrying a banner reading "Mecca"; some walk, some are mounted on horses, a few...

    Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island
  • 1917
    The Law of the North

    The Law of the North

    The Law of the North

    61917HD

    When Edith Graham returns from school to live with her father, Lieutenant Graham, at a Northwest Mounted Police post in Hudson's Bay, she finds...

    The Law of the North
  • 1917
    Where Love Is

    Where Love Is

    Where Love Is

    01917HD

    A six-part adaptation of William J. Locke's novel "Where Love Is."

    Where Love Is
  • 1917
    The Light in Darkness

    The Light in Darkness

    The Light in Darkness

    01917HD

    Bank cashier Ramsey Latham is sentenced to prison for violation of the banking laws. On his way to the penitentiary, he encounters Hilary Kenyon, a...

    The Light in Darkness
  • 1917
    One Touch of Nature

    One Touch of Nature

    One Touch of Nature

    5.21917HD

    Bill Cosgrove, a hot new rookie for the New York Giants, hits a cold streak during the deciding game of the World's Series.

    One Touch of Nature
  • 1917
    The Tell-Tale Step

    The Tell-Tale Step

    The Tell-Tale Step

    01917HD

    Giovanni Pallazzi, a former member of the Black Hand, an Italian criminal organization, comes to America with his blind daughter Lucia and prospers....

    The Tell-Tale Step
  • 1917
    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    5.81917HD

    Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation.

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
  • 1905
    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    51905HD

    Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full...

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride
  • 1918
    The Spoiled Girl

    The Spoiled Girl

    The Spoiled Girl

    01918HD

    James Montgomery Flagg first draws his sketch of the girl, and then tearing it from its frame reveals the real girl lounging in bed with the pouting...

    The Spoiled Girl
  • 1915
    Gladiola

    Gladiola

    Gladiola

    01915HD

    Gladiola
  • 1917
    The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence

    01917HD

    George Crosby, a New York lawyer, with a passion for painting, wearied of his legal duties, sails for Brittany, where he meets Renée Kerouac,...

    The Last Sentence
  • 1897
    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    4.21897HD

    The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward...

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
  • 1897
    Fishing Smacks

    Fishing Smacks

    Fishing Smacks

    3.11897HD

    Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.

    Fishing Smacks
  • 1917
    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    01917HD

    The story takes place in a small struggling mining town located in the foothills of the California mountains at the time of the gold rush. The camp...

    The Luck of Roaring Camp
  • 1912
    The Usurer's Grip

    The Usurer's Grip

    The Usurer's Grip

    4.51912HD

    Here with the Edison Company -- most notably Charles Ogle as the usurer -- we see a 'typical' case of the victims of usury. Although offered as a...

    The Usurer's Grip
  • 1911
    The Battle of Trafalgar

    The Battle of Trafalgar

    The Battle of Trafalgar

    01911HD

    The Battle of Trafalgar is a possibly lost 1911 American silent docudrama film that portrayed the 1805 victory of Great Britain’s Royal Navy...

    The Battle of Trafalgar
  • 1897
    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    4.61897HD

    Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward...

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action
  • 1918
    The Bride

    The Bride

    The Bride

    01918HD

    A simple old story of the girl who longs to yield to her lover's appeal that they be married at once, but hesitates to break the news to "pa."

    The Bride
  • 1897
    Launch of Life Boat

    Launch of Life Boat

    Launch of Life Boat

    3.21897HD

    This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...

    Launch of Life Boat
  • 1897
    Falls of Minnehaha

    Falls of Minnehaha

    Falls of Minnehaha

    4.21897HD

    The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.

    Falls of Minnehaha