Edwin S. Porter Filmes

  • 1903
    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

    Life of an American Fireman

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    Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with...

    Life of an American Fireman
  • 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
    The White Pearl

    The White Pearl

    The White Pearl

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

    The White Pearl
  • 1914
    Such a Little Queen

    Such a Little Queen

    Such a Little Queen

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    A lost film. Queen Anna Victoria of Herzegovina is exiled from her tiny country and forced to live in poverty in America. Meanwhile, King Stephen of...

    Such a Little Queen
  • 1910
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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    Made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter, the film starred Gladys Hulette as Alice. Being a silent film, naturally...

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • 1906
    The Terrible Kids

    The Terrible Kids

    The Terrible Kids

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    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 Terrible Kids
  • 1906
    Three American Beauties

    Three American Beauties

    Three American Beauties

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    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
  • 1905
    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog

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    A portrait of the Dam family.

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
  • 1900
    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel

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    Uncle Josh returns in this sequel to UNCLE JOSH'S NIGHTMARE. This time he checks into a hotel, presumably to get a better nights rest than he got at...

    Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel
  • 1982
    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

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    A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

    Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
  • 1901
    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

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    Our presidential hunter runs across the landscape and falls down in the snow, gets up with his rifle, and gazes upward at a treed animal which isn't...

    Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King
  • 1900
    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    The Kiss

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    "Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is...

    The Kiss
  • 1903
    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    4.91903HD

    Based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe: Eliza, a slave who has a young child, pleads with Tom, another slave, to escape with her. Tom does not...

    Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • 1906
    The Life of an American Cowboy

    The Life of an American Cowboy

    The Life of an American Cowboy

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    The Life of an American Cowboy is a Western short film.

    The Life of an American Cowboy
  • 1913
    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

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    A French sailor, imprisoned for years on false charges of conpiring against the king, escapes and exacts revenge on his accusers.

    The Count of Monte Cristo
  • 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
  • 1903
    A Romance of the Rail

    A Romance of the Rail

    A Romance of the Rail

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    An engaged couple, dressed in white, meet each other at a train station. When the train arrives, they board, and later they enjoy the sights from...

    A Romance of the Rail
  • 1906
    The Life of a Cowboy

    The Life of a Cowboy

    The Life of a Cowboy

    3.91906HD

    A cowboy gets involved in the kidnapping and rescue of a pretty young girl.

    The Life of a Cowboy
  • 1907
    The 'Teddy' Bears

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    5.61907HD

    A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother...

    The 'Teddy' Bears
  • 1902
    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

    4.71902HD

    A comic picture that defies description. It depicts the Twentieth Century up-to-date tramp flying over the chimney tops of New York City in the...

    The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship