Edwin S. Porter Movies

1901
Photographing a Country Couple
Photographing a Country Couple
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The scene opens showing Reuben and his best girl looking for a quiet place to spoon. A photographer enters and suggests taking their pictures.
1905
On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride
On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride
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Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full...
1904
Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”
Rounding Up of the “Yeggmen”
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A true-crime short of a bank robbery and chase and capture.
1911
A Heroine of '76
A Heroine of '76
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During the American Revolution, an innkeeper's daughter learns of a plot to assassinate George Washington while he will be staying at her father's...
1905
Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.
Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.
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If ever a film was in need of some narration this was it. Screened in four parts, lasting a total of approximately twelve minutes, it shows a bunch...
1904
Animated Painting
Animated Painting
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An artist is painting a sunrise at sea. After a few finishing touches he stands back and admires the painting. The sun immediately commences to rise....
1902
The Burlesque Suicide
The Burlesque Suicide
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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...
1903
Buster's Joke on Papa (II)
Buster's Joke on Papa (II)
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Buster Brown plays a practical joke on his mother, persuading her to to put her hands into a pan of lobsters, then puts a bunch of them in his...
1915
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
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A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
1915
Bella Donna
Bella Donna
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Bella Donna ( Pauline Frederick ) a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine ( Thomas Holding ) into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of...
1906
Waiting at the Church
Waiting at the Church
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1906 film by Edwin S. Porter, based on a popular song of the same title.
1915
When We Were Twenty-One
When We Were Twenty-One
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1905
Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police
Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police
01905HD
Film shot with the help of the New York City (Metropolitan) Police.
1904
Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls
Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls
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The severe cold of the winter of 1903-04 allowed the rapids of Niagara Falls to freeze over, allowing the brave tourists to enter the chasm and cross...
1902
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
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We here introduce for the first time, a sublime religious subject, illustrating one of the best known hymns extant. A beautiful girl is seen clinging...
1970
Dewar's Scotch Whisky
Dewar's Scotch Whisky
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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 Oppression
01910HD
1909
On the Western Frontier
On the Western Frontier
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Among the tall trees and mountains of the Far West, a father, son and daughter dwell peacefully in their mountain cabin, close to nature, seldom...
1908
A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
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A country girl leaving home for the seminary.
1905
Empire State Express, the Second, Taking Water on the Fly
Empire State Express, the Second, Taking Water on the Fly
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The second Empire State Express, behind a 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive, demonstrates how to take water on the fly by scooping it out of a pan set...