Edwin S. Porter Movies

  • 1901
    The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken

    The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken

    The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken

    4.4441901HD

    An old maid is walking about the studio while the photographer is getting his camera ready. She first looks at a hanger, which immediately falls from...

    The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken
  • 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
  • 1911
    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    01911HD

    Little Sherlock Holmes, Jr., reads the doughty doings of his hero-god, and at once determines to become a detective himself.

    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
  • 1915
    Bella Donna

    Bella Donna

    Bella Donna

    01915HD

    Bella Donna ( Pauline Frederick ) a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine ( Thomas Holding ) into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of...

    Bella Donna
  • 1903
    Electrocuting an Elephant

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    Electrocuting an Elephant

    2.5841903HD

    This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.

    Electrocuting an Elephant
  • 1910
    The Attack on the Mill

    The Attack on the Mill

    The Attack on the Mill

    41910HD

    First, the eye is introduced to the old mill itself, with a gay betrothal party in progress, and laughter and merriment on all sides. Suddenly the...

    The Attack on the Mill
  • 1915
    Sold

    Sold

    Sold

    01915HD

    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
  • 1904
    Western Stage Coach Hold Up

    Western Stage Coach Hold Up

    Western Stage Coach Hold Up

    01904HD

    A band of robbers are playing cards in the foreground of the picture. Suddenly one of the gang who has been on the lookout for the stage coach rides...

    Western Stage Coach Hold Up
  • 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

    5.11905HD

    A portrait of the Dam family.

    The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
  • 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
  • 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
    Scarecrow Pump

    Scarecrow Pump

    Scarecrow Pump

    4.61904HD

    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
    The Gentleman Burglar

    The Gentleman Burglar

    The Gentleman Burglar

    01908HD

    The Proposal: The gentleman burglar walking with his lady love. They admire the grandeur and beauty of nature. He proposes and she accepts. She does...

    The Gentleman Burglar
  • 1906
    Kathleen Mavourneen

    Kathleen Mavourneen

    Kathleen Mavourneen

    4.81906HD

    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
  • 1915
    When We Were Twenty-One

    When We Were Twenty-One

    When We Were Twenty-One

    01915HD

    Richard "The Imp" Audaine is a clever but dissolute orphan whose guardian and friends are trying to lead him from the path of ruin and back to his...

    When We Were Twenty-One
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1901
    The Artist's Dilemma

    The Artist's Dilemma

    The Artist's Dilemma

    5.51901HD

    The scene opens in an artist's studio, the artist asleep in his chair. A large old fashioned clock opens and a young lady comes out and awaking the...

    The Artist's Dilemma
  • 1906
    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    4.81906HD

    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...

    A Winter Straw Ride
  • 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