Edison Studios Movies

From his mysterious headquarters, in the heart of Chinatown, a nefarious crime lord plots the overthrow of the republic.

A husband and wife swear never again to sneak out on each other with their friends, and are both faced with complications when they go back on their...

Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels. The Cossacks...

There is a burglar on the rooftop of a Manhattan office building, and he is trying to break in. Two women spot him, and one of them begins beating...

A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

Perilous Valley is a 1920 silent film

Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are...

The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving...

Chinese passengers make their way down the wharf. Two chair bearers are soliciting fares, but without any success.

Bob and Dick both secretly love Dorothy but are too timid to propose. Bob rehearses his proposal to Dorothy, accidentally proposing to the maid, who...

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

In this color-tinted short, we first see a close-up of a red rose, perfectly formed. Then, we see the rose held by a young woman who is wearing a...

Justus Morrow, a young Englishman of family and some wealth, went to Alaska to make his fortune ...

An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is...

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...

A jealous husband arrives in the office of Hawkshaw, a private detective. The husband is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and he wants the...

Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.

The Life of an American Cowboy is a Western short film.

A pretty and natural picture in which the principal actors are two tiny tots who are evidently not a bit afraid of the briny deep as they splash...

The old lighthouse keeper lives peacefully with his two daughters, who are both engaged to fisherman. One night he receives a message announcing the...