Edwin S. Porter Movies

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

Men on the streetcar offer their seats to pretty women, but not to an ugly woman.

It seems Edison made a ton of these panorama films back in '03. They probably rented a boat for a couple of days, packed sandwiches and beer and...

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...

Amusing characters board an unsteady trolley at each stop, and then abandon the streetcar in order to chase a man who brought on board a basket full...

Among the tall trees and mountains of the Far West, a father, son and daughter dwell peacefully in their mountain cabin, close to nature, seldom...

From behind a curtain three men appear on screen. The first wears a combination of tuxedo and kilt. The second wears a Scottish kilt and holds a...

A country girl leaving home for the seminary.

The cook has trouble lighting the stove, so she adds kerosene, with explosive results.

Here we have recorded a very novel scene, the camera having been placed in the basket of the captive balloon at the Pan-American Exposition...

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

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 Blackwell's Island