William Heise Movies

  • 1897
    Dancing Darkey Boy

    Dancing Darkey Boy

    Dancing Darkey Boy

    3.61897HD

    A young boy dances on a table top.

    Dancing Darkey Boy
  • 1895
    Death Scene

    Death Scene

    Death Scene

    01895HD

    The sinister mesmerist Svengali hypnotizes two characters, then dies abruptly in a Trilby segment from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

    Death Scene
  • 1897
    Ambulance Call

    Ambulance Call

    Ambulance Call

    01897HD

    "Stable door opens and ambulance dashes out into the street. Policeman holds back a furniture van till ambulance passes by."

    Ambulance Call
  • 1895
    Silver Dance

    Silver Dance

    Silver Dance

    11895HD

    The participants are natives of Ceylon. Their dance is very interesting being so different from Western ideas of harmonies of motion.

    Silver Dance
  • 1895
    Trilby Dance

    Trilby Dance

    Trilby Dance

    01895HD

    The Leigh Sisters perform a risqué Trilby-inspired dance with an umbrella. Scene from David Henderson's Aladdin, Jr. burlesque. Lost.

    Trilby Dance
  • 1898
    A Bucking Broncho

    A Bucking Broncho

    A Bucking Broncho

    31898HD

    Views of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.

    A Bucking Broncho
  • 1898
    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

    21898HD

    The famous show makes a parade.

    Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1
  • 1897
    Falls of Minnehaha

    Falls of Minnehaha

    Falls of Minnehaha

    4.21897HD

    The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.

    Falls of Minnehaha
  • 1895
    Paddle Dance

    Paddle Dance

    Paddle Dance

    11895HD

    By Fiji Islanders. A peculiar dance by genuine savages, dressed or rather undressed, in their native garb. The revel takes its name from the paddles...

    Paddle Dance
  • 1895
    Dance of Rejoicing

    Dance of Rejoicing

    Dance of Rejoicing

    11895HD

    Samoan Islanders from Barnum & Bailey's Circus perform a dance.

    Dance of Rejoicing
  • 1897
    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park

    3.41897HD

    Great horse racing on the famous Hartford track, showing start and finish of a 2.04 3/4 heat run by the fastest harness horse in the world, John R....

    Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park
  • 1896
    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    A Morning Alarm

    71896HD

    "This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the...

    A Morning Alarm
  • 1897
    Single harness horses

    Single harness horses

    Single harness horses

    11897HD

    Shows ten horses hitched to fashionable carts driven past the judges and grandstand to show their style, action and high-stepping movements. Among...

    Single harness horses
  • 1898
    Snowballing the Coasters

    Snowballing the Coasters

    Snowballing the Coasters

    21898HD

    The children come sliding down the hill on their sleds, and run the gauntlet of volleys of snowballs thrown by boys on both sides of the street.

    Snowballing the Coasters
  • 1898
    An Unwelcome Visitor

    An Unwelcome Visitor

    An Unwelcome Visitor

    21898HD

    Director: William Heise Production Company: Edison Manufacturing Company Country: USA

    An Unwelcome Visitor
  • 1897
    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    The Dolorita Passion Dance

    01897HD

    "Musicians are seated, playing, while the graceful Dolorita dances. It is the Danse-du-Ventre, the famous Oriental muscle dance."

    The Dolorita Passion Dance