Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1904
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards
Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards3.51904HD
Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on...
- 1903
The Extra Turn
The Extra Turn3.51903HD
This scene opens with a view of a stage setting and private box. After Miss Dolly Lightfoot has finished a clever dance, a card is placed upon the...
- 1908
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm5.31908HD
An office worker takes desperate measures in an attempt to get up on time in the morning.
- 1903
Subub Surprises the Burglar
Subub Surprises the Burglar4.21903HD
Shows a bedroom and a man asleep in bed. A burglar cautiously raises the window, climbs in, and proceeds to go through the man's clothes...
- 1904
Railroad Smashup
Railroad Smashup31904HD
A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.
- 1905
The Boarding School Girls
The Boarding School Girls61905HD
The Young Ladies From Miss Knapp's Select School Have An Outing At Coney Island, N.Y.
- 1904
Fighting the Flames, Dreamland
Fighting the Flames, Dreamland51904HD
Dreamland was a theme park at Coney Island, Brooklyn that opened in 1904. One of its major attractions was the stunt spectacular "Fighting the...
- 1907
The Rivals
The Rivals5.31907HD
Chollie and George compete for a young woman's affection, using trickery and sabotage.
- 1901
Life Rescue at Long Branch
Life Rescue at Long Branch01901HD
Two lifeguards rescue a female bather after faltering and sinking while swimming.
- 1904
European Rest Cure
European Rest Cure5.21904HD
An over-the-hill American tourist has a terrible time on his European "rest cure" vacation.
- 1906
The Life of a Cowboy
The Life of a Cowboy3.91906HD
A cowboy gets involved in the kidnapping and rescue of a pretty young girl.
- 1904
Photographing a Female Crook
Photographing a Female Crook4.31904HD
Directed by Edwin S. Porter and/or Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
- 1909
The Colored Stenographer
The Colored Stenographer01909HD
Directed by Edwin S. Porter.
- 1906
Kathleen Mavourneen
Kathleen Mavourneen4.81906HD
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....
- 1901
Sampson-Schley Controversy
Sampson-Schley Controversy3.51901HD
This subject is in three scenes, showing beautiful dissolving effects. Scene 3. The Man Behind that Teacup shows Admiral Sampson the centre of...
- 1902
The Burlesque Suicide
The Burlesque Suicide31902HD
A dissipated looking man is seated at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A large revolver is on the opposite side of the...
- 1905
The Seven Ages
The Seven Ages4.51905HD
A couple who have known each other all of their lives are shown together at different stages of life. First, as children, they play together...
- 1903
Street Car Chivalry
Street Car Chivalry41903HD
Men on the streetcar offer their seats to pretty women, but not to an ugly woman.
- 1900
Dewar's Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Scotch Whisky01900HD
From behind a curtain three men appear on screen. The first wears a combination of tuxedo and kilt. The second wears a Scottish kilt and holds a...
- 1910
Russia, the Land of Oppression
Russia, the Land of Oppression01910HD