Thomas A. Edison Movies
- 1946
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound51946HD
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...
- 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists01998HD
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and...
- 1950
The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties01950HD
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
- 1990
The Crash of 1929
The Crash of 192901990HD
Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there...
- 1942
The Film That Was Lost
The Film That Was Lost81942HD
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.
- 1913
Jack's Joke
Jack's Joke51913HD
A comic sketch that features two players who think each one is deaf, causing them to shout. Part of the Edison Kinetophone Collection. The...
- 1904
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.61904HD
With a tree-lined river bank dominating the top and back of the frame, the Charles River flows toward a stationary camera. A flotilla of canoes...
- 1902
Cutting and Canaling Ice
Cutting and Canaling Ice61902HD
Shows ice plows in operation, drawn by horses and guided by men on skates. The plows are first operated in one direction and then crosswise, cutting...
- 2022
Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress
Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress02022HD
A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...
- 1898
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'
Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'01898HD
Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade
- 1904
Parsifal
Parsifal01904HD
Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...
- 1913
The Edison Kinetophone
The Edison Kinetophone01913HD
On February 17, 1913, after many years of R+D, Thomas Alva Edison introduced the Edison Kinetophone to an enthusiastic New York audience. The...
- 1909
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)01909HD
Documentary footage of the author and his two daughters at home.
- 1913
The Musical Blacksmiths
The Musical Blacksmiths01913HD
The Edison Quartet perform songs as blacksmiths. This was one of 200 projects produced using the Edison Kinetophone system. The Kinetophone was a...
- 1903
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem01903HD
A group of Jewish men in Jerusalem perform a dance.
- 1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company01909HD
A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison...
- 1922
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
A Day with Thomas A. Edison01922HD
A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...