Edison Studios Movies

  • 1903
    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

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    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
  • 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
  • 1896
    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.2361896HD

    They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

    The Kiss
  • 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
    The Land Beyond the Sunset

    The Land Beyond the Sunset

    The Land Beyond the Sunset

    6.3591912HD

    A poor young boy goes on a field trip and dreams of escaping to a land beyond the sunset.

    The Land Beyond the Sunset
  • 1895
    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    6.2351895HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1913
    The Man He Might Have Been

    The Man He Might Have Been

    The Man He Might Have Been

    01913HD

    A young boy aspires to knowledge and higher education but his father, a plain man with narrow goals, is content with an ordinary school education for...

    The Man He Might Have Been
  • 1903
    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    5.9881903HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1904
    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    4.51904HD

    A brief vaudeville-style demonstration of a "Dog Transformator," a machine that instantly turns dogs into sausages, and amazingly, sausages back into...

    Dog Factory
  • 1916
    The Cossack Whip

    The Cossack Whip

    The Cossack Whip

    81916HD

    Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels. The Cossacks...

    The Cossack Whip
  • 1913
    A Letter to Uncle Sam

    A Letter to Uncle Sam

    A Letter to Uncle Sam

    01913HD

    Uncle Sam is mistaken for Marion's uncle Sam.

    A Letter to Uncle Sam
  • 1910
    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    6.41910HD

    Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his...

    A Christmas Carol
  • 1915
    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    01915HD

    "Vanity Fair" is a historical drama, based on the classic English novel written by William Thackeray, featuring Shirley Mason. Shirley Mason was 15...

    Vanity Fair
  • 1914
    The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

    The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

    The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

    51914HD

    An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is...

    The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
  • 1913
    With the Eyes of the Blind

    With the Eyes of the Blind

    With the Eyes of the Blind

    01913HD

    Ruthless stockbroker John McLane has ruined James Horton through reckless money management. McLane is extremely hard in business matters. When...

    With the Eyes of the Blind
  • 1917
    The Awakening of Ruth

    The Awakening of Ruth

    The Awakening of Ruth

    01917HD

    Ruth Hoagland grows up on the Florida Keys with no companion other than her father, a half-witted fisherman who spends most of his time hunting for...

    The Awakening of Ruth