Movies: Thomas A Edison Inc

  • 1894
    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    6.21894HD

    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....

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film
  • 1917
    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    The Luck of Roaring Camp (1917)

    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    01917HD

    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...

    The Luck of Roaring Camp
  • 1917
    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp (1917)

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    01917HD

    A young man buys an Aladdin’s lamp at an auction and employs the genie to help him see his love....

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp
  • 1897
    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards (1897)

    Buffalo Stockyards

    3.51897HD

    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....

    Buffalo Stockyards
  • 1897
    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago (1897)

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    4.21897HD

    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....

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
  • 1917
    The Light in Darkness

    The Light in Darkness (1917)

    The Light in Darkness

    01917HD

    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...

    The Light in Darkness
  • 1912
    The Usurer's Grip

    The Usurer's Grip (1912)

    The Usurer's Grip

    4.51912HD

    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....

    The Usurer's Grip
  • 1897
    Launch of Life Boat

    Launch of Life Boat (1897)

    Launch of Life Boat

    3.21897HD

    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...

    Launch of Life Boat
  • 1917
    The Law of the North

    The Law of the North (1917)

    The Law of the North

    61917HD

    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...

    The Law of the North
  • 1897
    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action (1897)

    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 it......

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action
  • 1897
    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6 (1897)

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    3.71897HD

    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...

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6
  • 1917
    Where Love Is

    Where Love Is (1917)

    Where Love Is

    01917HD

    A six-part adaptation of William J. Locke's novel "Where Love Is."...

    Where Love Is
  • 1897
    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad (1897)

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    3.91897HD

    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......

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
  • 1915
    Gladiola

    Gladiola (1915)

    Gladiola

    01915HD

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    Gladiola
  • 1917
    The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence (1917)

    The Last Sentence

    01917HD

    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...

    The Last Sentence
  • 1917
    One Touch of Nature

    One Touch of Nature (1917)

    One Touch of Nature

    5.21917HD

    Bill Cosgrove, a hot new rookie for the New York Giants, hits a cold streak during the deciding game of the World's Series....

    One Touch of Nature
  • 1917
    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    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....

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
  • 1897
    Fisherman's Wharf

    Fisherman's Wharf (1897)

    Fisherman's Wharf

    3.71897HD

    Shows the wharf at San Francisco, Cal., with a large fleet of fishing boats at anchor....

    Fisherman's Wharf
  • 1917
    The Tell-Tale Step

    The Tell-Tale Step (1917)

    The Tell-Tale Step

    01917HD

    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...

    The Tell-Tale Step
  • 1897
    The Sea Lions' Home

    The Sea Lions' Home (1897)

    The Sea Lions' Home

    4.31897HD

    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....

    The Sea Lions' Home