Edison Studios Movies
- 1903
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery7.0141903HD
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...
- 1910
Frankenstein
Frankenstein6.0241910HD
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done,...
- 1894
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze4.8591894HD
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...
- 1915
The Portrait in the Attic
The Portrait in the Attic01915HD
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...
- 1898
Ella Lola, a la Trilby
Ella Lola, a la Trilby4.11898HD
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...
- 1897
The Hanging of William Carr
The Hanging of William Carr01897HD
The hanging of child murderer, William Carr
- 1912
What Happened to Mary
What Happened to Mary01912HD
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...
- 1895
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots6.2411895HD
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...
- 1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Film6.0861894HD
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.
- 1893
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene5.5521893HD
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.
- 1909
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel2.81909HD
One of the first, of not the first, film adaptation of Grimm's fairytale.
- 1915
The Working of a Miracle
The Working of a Miracle01915HD
Roy Conover has just returned to his village home from college.
- 1915
Children of Eve
Children of Eve6.21915HD
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...
- 1904
Maniac Chase
Maniac Chase5.9171904HD
A “madman” escapes prison and the torments of his warders.
- 1902
Fun in a Bakery Shop
Fun in a Bakery Shop5.21902HD
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...
- 1902
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk5.9111902HD
Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk....
- 1912
The Crime of Carelessness
The Crime of Carelessness5.21912HD
Edison short about a happy couple about to be married, but the guy's carelessness at their workplace leads to tragedy.
- 1903
Life of an American Fireman
Life of an American Fireman5.9961903HD
Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with...
- 1903
What Happened in the Tunnel
What Happened in the Tunnel5.11903HD
A woman riding a train must contend with the unwelcome advances of a male passenger.
- 1912
Tim
Tim01912HD
Tim spends his days running with a railroad gang which frustrates his struggling parents. When his father falls ill Tim reluctantly gets a job...