Edwin S. Porter Movies

An office worker takes desperate measures in an attempt to get up on time in the morning.

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

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,...

Several men take watermelons from a melon patch, and are pursued.

A true-crime short of a bank robbery and chase and capture.

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...

Chollie and George compete for a young woman's affection, using trickery and sabotage.

A businessman makes a luncheon appointment with a young lady, but finds that his wife disapproves of the arrangement.

"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...

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...

A married couple faces the demands of what Theodore Roosevelt called 'the strenuous life'.

Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.

This picture shows an old gentleman seated at his shaving table. The razor is evidently giving him a great deal of trouble...

There must have been millions of subjects for Edison's filmmakers to point there cameras at back in 1903 so why on earth they thought that the...

Two lifeguards rescue a female bather after faltering and sinking while swimming.

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

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...

The Proposal: The gentleman burglar walking with his lady love. They admire the grandeur and beauty of nature. He proposes and she accepts. She does...

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...

This scene opens with a view of a stage setting and private box. After Miss Dolly Lightfoot has finished a clever dance, a card is placed upon the...