Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1905
    The Life of an American Policeman

    The Life of an American Policeman

    The Life of an American Policeman

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    A policeman has breakfast with his wife and children, and then prepares for the day's work. While on his beat, he finds and helps a lost child....

    The Life of an American Policeman
  • 1905
    The Boarding School Girls

    The Boarding School Girls

    The Boarding School Girls

    61905HD

    The Young Ladies From Miss Knapp's Select School Have An Outing At Coney Island, N.Y.

    The Boarding School Girls
  • 1904
    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride

    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride

    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride

    3.71904HD

    A tramp gets involved in mischief on a train.

    Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
  • 1904
    Rector's to Claremont

    Rector's to Claremont

    Rector's to Claremont

    3.41904HD

    When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.

    Rector's to Claremont
  • 1904
    Photographing a Female Crook

    Photographing a Female Crook

    Photographing a Female Crook

    41904HD

    Directed by Edwin S. Porter and/or Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

    Photographing a Female Crook
  • 1903
    The Unappreciated Joke

    The Unappreciated Joke

    The Unappreciated Joke

    4.51903HD

    Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the...

    The Unappreciated Joke
  • 1908
    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

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    A country girl leaving home for the seminary.

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
  • 1901
    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate

    41901HD

    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...

    The Tramp's Unexpected Skate
  • 1900
    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone

    4.31900HD

    The magician enters upon a stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever...

    Ching Ling Foo Outdone
  • 1904
    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    51904HD

    Scene III of the Buster Brown Series. Shows a bargain counter in a department store and a large gathering of women examining goods. It is a special...

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter
  • 1900
    The Magician

    The Magician

    The Magician

    4.251900HD

    The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bow to the audience, removes his coat and hat and they...

    The Magician
  • 1903
    New York City Dumping Wharf

    New York City Dumping Wharf

    New York City Dumping Wharf

    31903HD

    It seems as if there was no subject so mundane or seedy that it was considered unworthy of filming by Edison and his contemporaries at the turn of...

    New York City Dumping Wharf
  • 1904
    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)

    01904HD

    A fire fighting demonstration in Luna Park, Coney Island. on August 15, 1904.

    Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)
  • 1904
    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    01904HD

    Casey enters a subway station nearby City Hall and walks down the tunnel. He lights a fuse to set off a blast and runs away. Thinking the fuse has...

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route
  • 1901
    Photographing a Country Couple

    Photographing a Country Couple

    Photographing a Country Couple

    3.61901HD

    The scene opens showing Reuben and his best girl looking for a quiet place to spoon. A photographer enters and suggests taking their pictures.

    Photographing a Country Couple
  • 1906
    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game

    51906HD

    An office boy plays hooky from work so he can watch a ballgame perched high atop a telephone pole. Includes footage of an actual baseball game as if...

    How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game
  • 1910
    Russia, the Land of Oppression

    Russia, the Land of Oppression

    Russia, the Land of Oppression

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    Russia, the Land of Oppression
  • 1904
    Railroad Smashup

    Railroad Smashup

    Railroad Smashup

    31904HD

    A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.

    Railroad Smashup
  • 1904
    Japanese Acrobats

    Japanese Acrobats

    Japanese Acrobats

    5.71904HD

    A Japanese juggler performs some marvelous juggling feats with a boy. Lying on his back on the floor, he spins the boy with his feet and makes him...

    Japanese Acrobats
  • 1900
    A Dull Razor

    A Dull Razor

    A Dull Razor

    3.21900HD

    This picture shows an old gentleman seated at his shaving table. The razor is evidently giving him a great deal of trouble...

    A Dull Razor