Edison Studios Movies

  • 1903
    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    7.0141903HD

    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
  • 1910
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    6.0241910HD

    Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done,...

    Frankenstein
  • 1894
    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

    4.8591894HD

    A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion...

    Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
  • 1915
    The Portrait in the Attic

    The Portrait in the Attic

    The Portrait in the Attic

    01915HD

    Viola Dana stars as the child of a widower who marries again, much to her dismay. Despite all attempts by the adults, the child refuses to accept her...

    The Portrait in the Attic
  • 1898
    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    4.11898HD

    A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora...

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby
  • 1897
    The Hanging of William Carr

    The Hanging of William Carr

    The Hanging of William Carr

    01897HD

    The hanging of child murderer, William Carr

    The Hanging of William Carr
  • 1912
    What Happened to Mary

    What Happened to Mary

    What Happened to Mary

    01912HD

    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...

    What Happened to Mary
  • 1895
    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    6.2411895HD

    A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over...

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 1894
    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    6.0861894HD

    William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film
  • 1893
    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene

    Blacksmithing Scene

    5.5521893HD

    Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.

    Blacksmithing Scene
  • 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
  • 1915
    The Working of a Miracle

    The Working of a Miracle

    The Working of a Miracle

    01915HD

    Roy Conover has just returned to his village home from college.

    The Working of a Miracle
  • 1915
    Children of Eve

    Children of Eve

    Children of Eve

    6.21915HD

    An illegitimate child of the slums comes to faith. Later, she chooses to labor in a canning factory in order to investigate its poor conditions, not...

    Children of Eve
  • 1904
    Maniac Chase

    Maniac Chase

    Maniac Chase

    5.9171904HD

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

    Maniac Chase
  • 1902
    Fun in a Bakery Shop

    Fun in a Bakery Shop

    Fun in a Bakery Shop

    5.21902HD

    A baker's assistant throws a handful of dough at a rat. The dough sticks to the side of a barrel and the assistant proceeds to sculpt the dough into...

    Fun in a Bakery Shop
  • 1902
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    5.9111902HD

    Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk....

    Jack and the Beanstalk
  • 1912
    The Crime of Carelessness

    The Crime of Carelessness

    The Crime of Carelessness

    5.21912HD

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

    The Crime of Carelessness
  • 1903
    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    5.9961903HD

    Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with...

    Life of an American Fireman
  • 1903
    What Happened in the Tunnel

    What Happened in the Tunnel

    What Happened in the Tunnel

    5.11903HD

    A woman riding a train must contend with the unwelcome advances of a male passenger.

    What Happened in the Tunnel
  • 1912
    Tim

    Tim

    Tim

    01912HD

    Tim spends his days running with a railroad gang which frustrates his struggling parents. When his father falls ill Tim reluctantly gets a job...

    Tim