Movies: Thomas A Edison Inc
- 1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film6.21894HD
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph....
- 1917
The Luck of Roaring Camp (1917)
The Luck of Roaring Camp01917HD
The story takes place in a small struggling mining town located in the foothills of the California mountains at the time of the gold rush. The camp is suffering from a long string of bad luck. With only one woman in their midst, it seems as though th...
- 1917
Chris and His Wonderful Lamp (1917)
Chris and His Wonderful Lamp01917HD
A young man buys an Aladdin’s lamp at an auction and employs the genie to help him see his love....
- 1897
Buffalo Stockyards (1897)
Buffalo Stockyards3.51897HD
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
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago (1897)
Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago4.21897HD
The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward the Masonic Temple....
- 1917
The Light in Darkness (1917)
The Light in Darkness01917HD
Bank cashier Ramsey Latham is sentenced to prison for violation of the banking laws. On his way to the penitentiary, he encounters Hilary Kenyon, a young girl who speaks encouragingly to him. Later he is surprised to discover that Hilary is also a pr...
- 1912
The Usurer's Grip (1912)
The Usurer's Grip4.51912HD
Here with the Edison Company -- most notably Charles Ogle as the usurer -- we see a 'typical' case of the victims of usury. Although offered as a 'realistic' view of the effects of usury, it veers frequently into melodrama....
- 1897
Launch of Life Boat (1897)
Launch of Life Boat3.21897HD
This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat is put into the water and it quickly disappears out of frame on a drill helping them prepare for a re...
- 1917
The Law of the North (1917)
The Law of the North61917HD
When Edith Graham returns from school to live with her father, Lieutenant Graham, at a Northwest Mounted Police post in Hudson's Bay, she finds herself courted by two suitors, Corporal John Emerson and Reginald Annesley, the latter of whom is a wealt...
- 1897
Buffalo Fire Department in Action (1897)
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 it......
- 1897
Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6 (1897)
Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 63.71897HD
This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that attended the great Klondike exodus. Crowds of anxious gold seekers watch the loading of their outfits, cl...
- 1917
Where Love Is (1917)
Where Love Is01917HD
A six-part adaptation of William J. Locke's novel "Where Love Is."...
- 1897
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad (1897)
Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad3.91897HD
Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera......
- 1915
Gladiola (1915)
Gladiola01915HD
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- 1917
The Last Sentence (1917)
The Last Sentence01917HD
George Crosby, a New York lawyer, with a passion for painting, wearied of his legal duties, sails for Brittany, where he meets Renée Kerouac, a fisher-maiden, and sketches her as a Corregan, a fairy who destroys the men who refuse her love. Hoel Kall...
- 1917
One Touch of Nature (1917)
One Touch of Nature5.21917HD
Bill Cosgrove, a hot new rookie for the New York Giants, hits a cold streak during the deciding game of the World's Series....
- 1917
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. (1917)
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.5.81917HD
Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation....
- 1897
Fisherman's Wharf (1897)
Fisherman's Wharf3.71897HD
Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor....
- 1917
The Tell-Tale Step (1917)
The Tell-Tale Step01917HD
Giovanni Pallazzi, a former member of the Black Hand, an Italian criminal organization, comes to America with his blind daughter Lucia and prospers. Hearing of his success, his former associates demand that he aid in their support...
- 1897
The Sea Lions' Home (1897)
The Sea Lions' Home4.31897HD
The famous Seal Rocks at Golden Gate Park are here shown. Sea lions in their wild state are lying on the rocks and swimming and diving in the water....