William Heise Movies

  • 1894
    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

    5.11894HD

    Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...

    Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
  • 1897
    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle

    4.41897HD

    1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.

    Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
  • 1898
    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag

    41898HD

    The stars-and-stripes and the flag of Cuba Libre flutter in the breeze, one after the other. Very dramatic. Appeals to the popular sentiment....

    Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
  • 1898
    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2

    21898HD

    The famous show makes a parade.

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
  • 1897
    Black Diamond Express, No. 1

    Black Diamond Express, No. 1

    Black Diamond Express, No. 1

    4.251897HD

    Black Diamond Express, No. 1
  • 1894
    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    Japanese Dancers

    41894HD

    Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.

    Japanese Dancers
  • 1898
    The Ball Game

    The Ball Game

    The Ball Game

    3.3891898HD

    The Reading's [Pennsylvania] pitcher has just let a Newark [New Jersey] batsman walk to first. Our camera is stationed about twenty feet from the...

    The Ball Game
  • 1896
    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener

    41896HD

    A lady watering the garden with a hose, a mischievous boy stops the flow of water until she looks for the cause, when he permits the water to flow,...

    The Bad Boy and the Gardener
  • 1897
    Fifth Avenue, New York

    Fifth Avenue, New York

    Fifth Avenue, New York

    4.6361897HD

    "The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." -...

    Fifth Avenue, New York
  • 1897
    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards

    3.61897HD

    From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

    Buffalo Stockyards
  • 1897
    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun

    3.31897HD

    This single camera position film shows an officer and six enlisted men of the army as they demonstrate the assembly drill of a gatling gun. See also:...

    Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
  • 1897
    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    Fisherman's Luck

    3.21897HD

    "Two German anglers are fishing, with odd results. One gets a bite, and pulls in a length of stovepipe. The other is so astonished that he falls...

    Fisherman's Luck
  • 1897
    Ambulance at the Accident

    Ambulance at the Accident

    Ambulance at the Accident

    3.71897HD

    The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is removed in a stretcher.

    Ambulance at the Accident
  • 1897
    The First Sleigh-Ride

    The First Sleigh-Ride

    The First Sleigh-Ride

    3.6361897HD

    “This subject taken just after the recent first fall of snow, shows two enthusiastic horsemen indulging in a "brush" with their respective...

    The First Sleigh-Ride
  • 1895
    Hypnotic Scene

    Hypnotic Scene

    Hypnotic Scene

    01895HD

    The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David...

    Hypnotic Scene
  • 1897
    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    4.61897HD

    Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward...

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action
  • 1898
    Hockey Match on the Ice

    Hockey Match on the Ice

    Hockey Match on the Ice

    41898HD

    The skaters dart to and fro, swinging their hockeys and trying to hit the disc toward the goal.

    Hockey Match on the Ice
  • 1895
    New Blacksmith Shop

    New Blacksmith Shop

    New Blacksmith Shop

    3.71895HD

    Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.

    New Blacksmith Shop
  • 1897
    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    3.81897HD

    "Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates. Their faces and shirts are clean when they start. Extra...

    Pie Eating Contest
  • 1897
    Charity Ball

    Charity Ball

    Charity Ball

    31897HD

    A Victorian couple dancing.

    Charity Ball