Edwin S. Porter Filmes

  • 1905
    The Kleptomaniac

    The Kleptomaniac

    The Kleptomaniac

    51905HD

    A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught...

    The Kleptomaniac
  • 1907
    College Chums

    College Chums

    College Chums

    5.31907HD

    While in a park, a young woman sees her fiancé being quite affectionate with another woman. When she calls him on the telephone to demand an...

    College Chums
  • 1903
    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    5.981903HD

    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
  • 1903
    Electrocuting an Elephant

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    2.61903HD

    This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.

    Electrocuting an Elephant
  • 1915
    Sold

    Sold

    Sold

    01915HD

    A successful artist and a struggling one both love the same woman; she chooses the poor one but as the years roll on and other choices she makes and...

    Sold
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    4.51910HD

    This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to...

    His Mother's Thanksgiving
  • 1902
    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

    5.51902HD

    Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.

    Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
  • 1907
    A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

    A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

    A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

    6.51907HD

    A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.

    A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
  • 1913
    His Neighbor's Wife

    His Neighbor's Wife

    His Neighbor's Wife

    01913HD

    Mr. Norton discovers his wife in the arms of his neighbor, Captain Roberts, a married man. His first maddened impulse is to kill his faithless wife,...

    His Neighbor's Wife
  • 1909
    The House of Cards

    The House of Cards

    The House of Cards

    4.11909HD

    The rancher whom Tom works for has entrusted Tom with a bag of gold to take to the bank. But on arriving at the bank, Tom finds that it is closed for...

    The House of Cards
  • 1900
    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.41900HD

    "Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is...

    The Kiss
  • 1904
    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

    01904HD

    Shows a band of mischievous cowboys being chased by Indians. A number of shots are fired at the pursuing Indians by the cow punchers, and the...

    A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians
  • 1915
    When We Were Twenty-One

    When We Were Twenty-One

    When We Were Twenty-One

    01915HD

    Richard "The Imp" Audaine is a clever but dissolute orphan whose guardian and friends are trying to lead him from the path of ruin and back to his...

    When We Were Twenty-One
  • 1907
    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    4.71907HD

    Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love with each other, but when the trainer discovers them together, he makes it clear that Jack is...

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
  • 1908
    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    Miss Sherlock Holmes

    101908HD

    Nell, the boss's daughter, uses Sherlock Holmes' detective work, to choose between the two suitors at her dad's broker's office.

    Miss Sherlock Holmes
  • 1900
    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    3.81900HD

    Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to...

    Faust and Marguerite
  • 1906
    The Life of a Cowboy

    The Life of a Cowboy

    The Life of a Cowboy

    3.91906HD

    A cowboy gets involved in the kidnapping and rescue of a pretty young girl.

    The Life of a Cowboy
  • 1905
    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

    5.11905HD

    A portrait of the Dam family.

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
  • 1905
    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    51905HD

    Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to...

    How Jones Lost His Roll
  • 1902
    Interrupted Bathers

    Interrupted Bathers

    Interrupted Bathers

    3.81902HD

    Three girls are taking a bath in a quiet, shady spot along a beautiful stream. Another young lady in bathing attire reclines on the bank. The latter...

    Interrupted Bathers