Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1902
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy51902HD
A fire has swept through Durland's Riding Academy in Manhattan. The fire has mostly died down, but firefighters are still at the scene, hosing down...
- 1901
Trapeze Disrobing Act
Trapeze Disrobing Act4.91901HD
The stage of a vaudeville theatre. A lady in evening costume is performing on a trapeze. Two Rubes are seated in a box. The lady begins to disrobe,...
- 1904
Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige
Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige5.51904HD
Scene I of the Buster Brown Series. The opening scene shows Bridget asleep at the kitchen-table, and Buster enters on tip-toe. After tying her apron...
- 1901
Love by the Light of the Moon
Love by the Light of the Moon4.81901HD
It shows a garden wall in the background. Two lovers appear and lean over the garden gate where the moon throws a shadow upon the ground. The young...
- 1902
How They Do Things on the Bowery
How They Do Things on the Bowery4.81902HD
Scene Bowery. Young woman drops her handkerchief while passing a Rube. He picks it up and gives it to her. She induces him to go into a side door of...
- 1901
The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken
The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken4.4441901HD
An old maid is walking about the studio while the photographer is getting his camera ready. She first looks at a hanger, which immediately falls from...
- 1905
The Burglar's Slide for Life
The Burglar's Slide for Life4.51905HD
A burglar escapes from the apartment he's robbing by sliding down the clothesline, but in the end he's caught by the family dog.
- 1906
The Terrible Kids
The Terrible Kids51906HD
Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are...
- 1903
What Happened in the Tunnel
What Happened in the Tunnel5.11903HD
A woman riding a train must contend with the unwelcome advances of a male passenger.
- 1900
The Mystic Swing
The Mystic Swing4.71900HD
The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing. Mephisto then shows his power by making the young lady...
- 1911
The Price
The Price5.51911HD
Pretty Ann, and Joe, the hostler, one day chance to meet. Strong is Joe, and simple, and Ann is shy and sweet. As man and maid have done before, they...
- 1910
The Attack on the Mill
The Attack on the Mill41910HD
First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progress, and laughter and merriment on all sides. Suddenly the...
- 1914
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country5.51914HD
A young girl, squatting on a wealthy man's land fights for her fellow squatters' right to stay.
- 1901
The Finish of Bridget McKeen
The Finish of Bridget McKeen5.91901HD
The cook has trouble lighting the stove, so she adds kerosene, with explosive results.
- 1899
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
Strange Adventure of New York Drummer3.81899HD
This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he sees at his hotel. The hall boy shows him to his room, puts...
- 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...
- 1915
Sold
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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...
- 1903
New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates
New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates3.71903HD
The "Patrol" is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from...
- 1910
Sunshine Sue
Sunshine Sue01910HD
A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.
- 1901
The Old Maid in the Horsecar
The Old Maid in the Horsecar31901HD
A female impersonator giggles and flirts. By the following decade, many female impersonators would be shown doing their acts on the stage and in the...