William Heise Movies
- 1894
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist5.11894HD
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films...
- 1897
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle4.41897HD
1897 version of Annabelle Moore performing a serpentine dance.
- 1898
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag
Old Glory and the Cuban Flag41898HD
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....
- 1898
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 221898HD
The famous show makes a parade.
- 1897
Black Diamond Express, No. 1
Black Diamond Express, No. 14.251897HD
- 1894
Japanese Dancers
Japanese Dancers41894HD
Three sisters dance the Mikado in this very early film from the Edison company.
- 1898
The Ball Game
The Ball Game3.3891898HD
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...
- 1896
The Bad Boy and the Gardener
The Bad Boy and the Gardener41896HD
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,...
- 1897
Fifth Avenue, New York
Fifth Avenue, New York4.6361897HD
"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." -...
- 1897
Buffalo Stockyards
Buffalo Stockyards3.61897HD
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.
- 1897
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun
Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun3.31897HD
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:...
- 1897
Fisherman's Luck
Fisherman's Luck3.21897HD
"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...
- 1897
Ambulance at the Accident
Ambulance at the Accident3.71897HD
The victim is lying on a trolley car fender. Ambulance drives up and the injured man is removed in a stretcher.
- 1897
The First Sleigh-Ride
The First Sleigh-Ride3.6361897HD
“This subject taken just after the recent first fall of snow, shows two enthusiastic horsemen indulging in a "brush" with their respective...
- 1895
Hypnotic Scene
Hypnotic Scene01895HD
The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes a group of people and compels them to perform various humorous acts in a Trilby segment from David...
- 1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action
Buffalo Fire Department in Action4.61897HD
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...
- 1898
Hockey Match on the Ice
Hockey Match on the Ice41898HD
The skaters dart to and fro, swinging their hockeys and trying to hit the disc toward the goal.
- 1895
New Blacksmith Shop
New Blacksmith Shop3.71895HD
Four men at work in a forge. The uses hammers and and anvil to beat metal.
- 1897
Pie Eating Contest
Pie Eating Contest3.81897HD
"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...
- 1897
Charity Ball
Charity Ball31897HD
A Victorian couple dancing.