Edwin S. Porter Filmes

  • 1911
    A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

    A Heroine of '76

    01911HD

    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...

    A Heroine of '76
  • 1904
    Buster and Tige Put a Balloon Vendor Out of Business

    Buster and Tige Put a Balloon Vendor Out of Business

    Buster and Tige Put a Balloon Vendor Out of Business

    51904HD

    Scene V of the Buster Brown Series. Shows an Italian balloon vendor near the "Flat-iron" Building, New York City. Mrs. Brown and Buster appear on the...

    Buster and Tige Put a Balloon Vendor Out of Business
  • 1901
    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    4.51901HD

    This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal. He has been trained to perform all sorts of...

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog
  • 1905
    The Life of an American Policeman

    The Life of an American Policeman

    The Life of an American Policeman

    41905HD

    A policeman has breakfast with his wife and children, and then prepares for the day's work. While on his beat, he finds and helps a lost child....

    The Life of an American Policeman
  • 1904
    Buster's Dog to the Rescue

    Buster's Dog to the Rescue

    Buster's Dog to the Rescue

    4.21904HD

    Scene IV of the Buster Brown Series. Shows a kitchen and Bridget busy making crullers. Buster enters and begs Bridget to give him one. Bridget...

    Buster's Dog to the Rescue
  • 1903
    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City

    3.51903HD

    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...

    Sorting Refuse at Incinerating Plant, New York City
  • 1900
    An Animated Luncheon

    An Animated Luncheon

    An Animated Luncheon

    51900HD

    The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...

    An Animated Luncheon
  • 1903
    The Messenger Boy's Mistake

    The Messenger Boy's Mistake

    The Messenger Boy's Mistake

    4.21903HD

    "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 Messenger Boy's Mistake
  • 1905
    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride

    51905HD

    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...

    On a Good Old 5¢ Trolley Ride
  • 1915
    The Morals of Marcus

    The Morals of Marcus

    The Morals of Marcus

    01915HD

    A silent comedy drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter

    The Morals of Marcus
  • 1904
    Japanese Acrobats

    Japanese Acrobats

    Japanese Acrobats

    5.6671904HD

    A Japanese juggler performs some marvelous juggling feats with a boy. Lying on his back on the floor, he spins the boy with his feet and makes him...

    Japanese Acrobats
  • 1904
    Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige

    Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige

    Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige

    5.51904HD

    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...

    Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige
  • 1904
    Scarecrow Pump

    Scarecrow Pump

    Scarecrow Pump

    51904HD

    A pump stands outside a farmhouse, just inside a picket fence. A boy comes out of the house and dresses up the pump handle and its post as a...

    Scarecrow Pump
  • 1908
    Fireside Reminiscences

    Fireside Reminiscences

    Fireside Reminiscences

    3.51908HD

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

    Fireside Reminiscences
  • 1903
    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.

    4.51903HD

    A view of Riker's Island and its landfill, filmed from a passing boat on 9 May 1903. While heavy steam powered construction equipment construct a sea...

    Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.
  • 1904
    A Rube Couple at a County Fair

    A Rube Couple at a County Fair

    A Rube Couple at a County Fair

    41904HD

    The title of this early US film is something of a con really. Another rube couple had appeared in an entertaining movie set at Coney Island the...

    A Rube Couple at a County Fair
  • 1904
    Buster's Revenge on the Tramp

    Buster's Revenge on the Tramp

    Buster's Revenge on the Tramp

    3.71904HD

    Buster Brown series, scene I. Buster Brown wants a snack, but he can't reach it so he invites a tramp in to get it for him. The boy then tells his...

    Buster's Revenge on the Tramp
  • 1906
    Kathleen Mavourneen

    Kathleen Mavourneen

    Kathleen Mavourneen

    3.51906HD

    Captain Clearfield, a wealthy landlord, assaults Kathleen with the help of an accomplice, but Terence O'More arrives in time to break up the attack....

    Kathleen Mavourneen
  • 1906
    Waiting at the Church

    Waiting at the Church

    Waiting at the Church

    41906HD

    1906 film by Edwin S. Porter, based on a popular song of the same title.

    Waiting at the Church
  • 1911
    On the Brink

    On the Brink

    On the Brink

    101911HD

    A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, and Charles De Forrest.

    On the Brink