Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1905
    The Watermelon Patch

    The Watermelon Patch

    The Watermelon Patch

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

    The Watermelon Patch
  • 1905
    The Miller’s Daughter

    The Miller’s Daughter

    The Miller’s Daughter

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    Hazel, the miller's daughter, is courted by a country boy and a sophisticated city boy. Her father favors the country boy, but she elopes with the...

    The Miller’s Daughter
  • 1915
    Sold

    Sold

    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...

    Sold
  • 1901
    Catching an Early Train

    Catching an Early Train

    Catching an Early Train

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

    Catching an Early Train
  • 1906
    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

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    Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of...

    A Winter Straw Ride
  • 1909
    The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

    3.51909HD

    Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are...

    The Cord of Life
  • 1902
    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

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    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...

    Burning of Durland's Riding Academy
  • 1909
    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    Hansel and Gretel

    2.81909HD

    One of the first, of not the first, film adaptation of Grimm's fairytale.

    Hansel and Gretel
  • 1908
    Cupid’s Pranks

    Cupid’s Pranks

    Cupid’s Pranks

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    After receiving a scolding for falling asleep on the job, Cupid is sent out in search of potential lovers to unite. While flying over a city, he...

    Cupid’s Pranks
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    4.51910HD

    This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to...

    His Mother's Thanksgiving
  • 1906
    Waiting at the Church

    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.

    Waiting at the Church
  • 1911
    On the Brink

    On the Brink

    On the Brink

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    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
  • 1915
    The White Pearl

    The White Pearl

    The White Pearl

    01915HD

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

    The White Pearl
  • 1907
    Laughing Gas

    Laughing Gas

    Laughing Gas

    51907HD

    A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can't stop laughing, and every other passenger...

    Laughing Gas
  • 1903
    The Unappreciated Joke

    The Unappreciated Joke

    The Unappreciated Joke

    4.51903HD

    Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the...

    The Unappreciated Joke
  • 1904
    Japanese Acrobats

    Japanese Acrobats

    Japanese Acrobats

    5.71904HD

    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
  • 1907
    College Chums

    College Chums

    College Chums

    5.31907HD

    While in a park, a young woman sees her fiancé being quite affectionate with another woman. When she calls him on the telephone to demand an...

    College Chums
  • 1904
    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter

    51904HD

    Scene III of the Buster Brown Series. Shows a bargain counter in a department store and a large gathering of women examining goods. It is a special...

    Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter
  • 1902
    Capture of the Biddle Brothers

    Capture of the Biddle Brothers

    Capture of the Biddle Brothers

    41902HD

    The public throughout the world is acquainted with the sensational capture of the Biddle Brothers and Mrs. Soffel, who, through the aid of Mrs....

    Capture of the Biddle Brothers
  • 1906
    Three American Beauties

    Three American Beauties

    Three American Beauties

    61906HD

    In this color-tinted short, we first see a close-up of a red rose, perfectly formed. Then, we see the rose held by a young woman who is wearing a...

    Three American Beauties