Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1905
The Watermelon Patch
The Watermelon Patch4.71905HD
Several men take watermelons from a melon patch, and are pursued.
- 1905
The Miller’s Daughter
The Miller’s Daughter3.71905HD
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...
- 1915
Sold
Sold01915HD
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...
- 1901
Catching an Early Train
Catching an Early Train4.81901HD
Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.
- 1906
A Winter Straw Ride
A Winter Straw Ride4.81906HD
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...
- 1909
The Cord of Life
The Cord of Life3.51909HD
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are...
- 1902
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy
Burning of Durland's Riding Academy51902HD
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...
- 1909
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel2.81909HD
One of the first, of not the first, film adaptation of Grimm's fairytale.
- 1908
Cupid’s Pranks
Cupid’s Pranks3.61908HD
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...
- 1910
His Mother's Thanksgiving
His Mother's Thanksgiving4.51910HD
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...
- 1906
Waiting at the Church
Waiting at the Church41906HD
1906 film by Edwin S. Porter, based on a popular song of the same title.
- 1911
On the Brink
On the Brink101911HD
A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, and Charles De Forrest.
- 1915
The White Pearl
The White Pearl01915HD
A silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter
- 1907
Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas51907HD
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...
- 1903
The Unappreciated Joke
The Unappreciated Joke4.51903HD
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...
- 1904
Japanese Acrobats
Japanese Acrobats5.71904HD
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...
- 1907
College Chums
College Chums5.31907HD
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...
- 1904
Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter
Buster Makes Room for His Mama at the Bargain Counter51904HD
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...
- 1902
Capture of the Biddle Brothers
Capture of the Biddle Brothers41902HD
The public throughout the world is acquainted with the sensational capture of the Biddle Brothers and Mrs. Soffel, who, through the aid of Mrs....
- 1906
Three American Beauties
Three American Beauties61906HD
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...