Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1901
Love by the Light of the Moon
Love by the Light of the Moon4.81901HD
It shows a garden wall in the background. Two lovers appear and lean over the garden gate where the moon throws a shadow upon the ground. The young...
- 1904
Rector's to Claremont
Rector's to Claremont3.41904HD
When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.
- 1904
Parsifal
Parsifal01904HD
Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...
- 1908
The Gentleman Burglar
The Gentleman Burglar01908HD
The Proposal: The gentleman burglar walking with his lady love. They admire the grandeur and beauty of nature. He proposes and she accepts. She does...
- 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...
- 1901
Panorama of Esplanade by Night
Panorama of Esplanade by Night6.1791901HD
A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.
- 1908
Cupid’s Pranks
Cupid’s Pranks3.61908HD
After receiving a scolding for falling asleep on the job, Cupid is sent out in search of potential lovers to unite. While flying over a city, he...
- 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...
- 1905
The Watermelon Patch
The Watermelon Patch4.6671905HD
Several men take watermelons from a melon patch, and are pursued.
- 1899
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer3.81899HD
This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he sees at his hotel. The hall boy shows him to his room, puts...
- 1905
The White Caps
The White Caps51905HD
Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When the man comes home, he tears down the sign, and...
- 1901
The Tramp's Unexpected Skate
The Tramp's Unexpected Skate41901HD
Shows a tramp asleep. Two mischievous boys appear on roller skates. One removes his skates and they strap them to the feet of "Weary Willie." They...
- 1905
The Miller’s Daughter
The Miller’s Daughter3.71905HD
Hazel, the miller's daughter, is courted by a country boy and a sophisticated city boy. Her father favors the country boy, but she elopes with the...
- 1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
In the Bishop's Carriage11913HD
A lost film. A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the path of righteousness by a benefactor.
- 1903
Fireboat 'New Yorker' in Action
Fireboat 'New Yorker' in Action3.51903HD
A magnificent picture of this boat making a run and starting the water from a least a dozen nozzles at once...
- 1904
The Ex-Convict
The Ex-Convict5.21904HD
A recently-released convict attempts to do right but struggles to support his wife and ailing daughter.
- 1901
Photographing a Country Couple
Photographing a Country Couple3.61901HD
The scene opens showing Reuben and his best girl looking for a quiet place to spoon. A photographer enters and suggests taking their pictures.
- 1906
Kathleen Mavourneen
Kathleen Mavourneen3.51906HD
Captain Clearfield, a wealthy landlord, assaults Kathleen with the help of an accomplice, but Terence O'More arrives in time to break up the attack....
- 1902
Charleston Chain-Gang
Charleston Chain-Gang41902HD
This picture shows the prisoners after completing their day's work of cleaning up the grounds of the Charleston Exposition, taking their positions...
- 1906
A Winter Straw Ride
A Winter Straw Ride4.81906HD
Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of...