Edwin S. Porter Filmes

  • 1901
    Another Job for the Undertaker

    Another Job for the Undertaker

    Another Job for the Undertaker

    3.81901HD

    Shows a bedroom in a hotel. On the wall of the room is a conspicuous sign "Don't blow out the gas." A hayseed enters the room, accompanied by a...

    Another Job for the Undertaker
  • 1903
    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates

    3.71903HD

    The "Patrol" is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from...

    New York Harbor Police Boat Patrol Capturing Pirates
  • 1904
    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

    3.51904HD

    Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on...

    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards
  • 1904
    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route

    01904HD

    Casey enters a subway station nearby City Hall and walks down the tunnel. He lights a fuse to set off a blast and runs away. Thinking the fuse has...

    City Hall to Harlem in 15 Seconds, Via the Subway Route
  • 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
  • 1901
    Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    6.21901HD

    A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.

    Panorama of Esplanade by Night
  • 1905
    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    How Jones Lost His Roll

    51905HD

    Jones is on his way home, carrying a roll of money, when he meets a neighbor who is a notorious miser. The neighbor unexpectedly invites Jones to...

    How Jones Lost His Roll
  • 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
  • 1908
    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences

    01908HD

    A country girl leaving home for the seminary.

    A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
  • 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
  • 1904
    European Rest Cure

    European Rest Cure

    European Rest Cure

    5.21904HD

    An over-the-hill American tourist has a terrible time on his European "rest cure" vacation.

    European Rest Cure
  • 1901
    The Reversible Divers

    The Reversible Divers

    The Reversible Divers

    51901HD

    A very short, simple trick film with some pool divers in reverse.

    The Reversible Divers
  • 1904
    Battle of Chemulpo Bay

    Battle of Chemulpo Bay

    Battle of Chemulpo Bay

    41904HD

    A historical re-enactment of a naval battle in Chemulpo Bay off the coast of Korea during the Russo-Japanese war. Shows a Japanese ship damaging one...

    Battle of Chemulpo Bay
  • 1901
    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    4.41901HD

    The scene opens in the bedroom of Mr. Nation, husband of the famous Carrie Nation, the “Kansas Saloon Smasher”. Mr. Nation suddenly...

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce
  • 1904
    How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns

    How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns

    How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns

    51904HD

    A French aristocrat, who has recently arrived in America, has placed a personal advertisement in the newspaper...

    How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns
  • 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
  • 1899
    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer

    3.81899HD

    This commercial traveler has evidently had a wet day judging from the strange things he sees at his hotel. The hall boy shows him to his room, puts...

    Strange Adventure of New York Drummer
  • 1907
    Jack the Kisser

    Jack the Kisser

    Jack the Kisser

    01907HD

    An energetic man steals kisses from passing ladies, until bystanders give chase.

    Jack the Kisser
  • 1903
    Buster's Joke on Papa (I)

    Buster's Joke on Papa (I)

    Buster's Joke on Papa (I)

    31903HD

    Buster Brown plays a practical joke on his mother, persuading her to to put her hands into a pan of lobsters, then puts a bunch of them in his...

    Buster's Joke on Papa (I)
  • 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