Edwin S. Porter Movies

The first scene shows a country couple entering Steeplechase Park. They proceed to amuse themselves on the steeplechase...

A silent comedy drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter

This picture shows the prisoners after completing their day's work of cleaning up the grounds of the Charleston Exposition, taking their positions...

Mr. Norton discovers his wife in the arms of his neighbor, Captain Roberts, a married man. His first maddened impulse is to kill his faithless wife,...

"Cholly" wishes to call on his best girl and sends her a large bouquet. To find out if the girl really loves him, he sends a note with the messenger...

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...

A magnificent picture of this boat making a run and starting the water from a least a dozen nozzles at once...

Shows a tramp asleep. Two mischievous boys appear on roller skates. One removes his skates and they strap them to the feet of "Weary Willie." They...

A dissipated looking man is seated at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A large revolver is on the opposite side of the...

1906 film by Edwin S. Porter, based on a popular song of the same title.

An energetic man steals kisses from passing ladies, until bystanders give chase.

This scene opens with a view of a stage setting and private box. After Miss Dolly Lightfoot has finished a clever dance, a card is placed upon the...

The scene opens in the interior of an artist's studio. Mephisto appears mysteriously and signals the pictures to come to life. They step down from...

A businessman makes a luncheon appointment with a young lady, but finds that his wife disapproves of the arrangement.

A country girl follows a city suitor, but is left alone and must fend for herself.

A view of Riker's Island and its landfill, filmed from a passing boat on 9 May 1903. While heavy steam powered construction equipment construct a sea...

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...

When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.

Film shot with the help of the New York City (Metropolitan) Police.

With a tree-lined river bank dominating the top and back of the frame, the Charles River flows toward a stationary camera. A flotilla of canoes...