Edwin S. Porter Movies

Edison summary: An up-to-date young lady, dressed in a neat white flannel bloomer suit, goes through her morning exercises of punching the bag,...

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...

Third part in Edison’s “Martinique” trilogy. It shows the shower of ashes and cinders falling upon the stricken city, the boiling...

An energetic man steals kisses from passing ladies, until bystanders give chase.

The Young Ladies From Miss Knapp's Select School Have An Outing At Coney Island, N.Y.

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...

It seems Edison made a ton of these panorama films back in '03. They probably rented a boat for a couple of days, packed sandwiches and beer and...

This picture shows the prisoners after completing their day's work of cleaning up the grounds of the Charleston Exposition, taking their positions...

A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.

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.

"Cholly" wishes to call on his best girl and sends her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger...

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...

Panorama of Blackwell's Island