Edwin S. Porter Movies

1905
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
5.21905HD
A portrait of the Dam family.
1915
When We Were Twenty-One
When We Were Twenty-One
01915HD
Richard "The Imp" Audaine is a clever but dissolute orphan whose guardian and friends are trying to lead him from the path of ruin and back to his...
1913
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
41913HD
A French sailor, imprisoned for years on false charges of conpiring against the king, escapes and exacts revenge on his accusers.
1913
His Neighbor's Wife
His Neighbor's Wife
71913HD
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,...
1915
The Morals of Marcus
The Morals of Marcus
01915HD
A silent comedy drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter
1904
Parsifal
Parsifal
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Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
6.11982HD
A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.
1902
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
5.11902HD
A comic picture that defies description. It depicts the Twentieth Century up-to-date tramp flying over the chimney tops of New York City in the...
1906
The Life of an American Cowboy
The Life of an American Cowboy
31906HD
The Life of an American Cowboy is a Western short film.
1901
The Old Maid in the Horsecar
The Old Maid in the Horsecar
31901HD
Gilbert Saroni impersonates an exceedingly ugly woman who coyly flirts with her fan.
1914
Such a Little Queen
Such a Little Queen
01914HD
A lost film. Queen Anna Victoria of Herzegovina is exiled from her tiny country and forced to live in poverty in America. Meanwhile, King Stephen of...
1903
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
4.91903HD
Based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe: Eliza, a slave who has a young child, pleads with Tom, another slave, to escape with her. Tom does not...
1913
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
3.51913HD
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king...
1908
Fireside Reminiscences
Fireside Reminiscences
4.61908HD
A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.
1914
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country
5.41914HD
A young girl, squatting on a wealthy man's land fights for her fellow squatters' right to stay.
1905
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas
6.11905HD
On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.
1903
Electrocuting an Elephant
Electrocuting an Elephant
2.71903HD
Film depicting the killing of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.
1906
A Winter Straw Ride
A Winter Straw Ride
5.21906HD
Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of...
1908
Cupid’s Pranks
Cupid’s Pranks
3.61908HD
After receiving a scolding for falling asleep on the job, Cupid is sent out in search of potential lovers to unite. While flying over a city, he...
1904
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
6.11904HD
A remake of Edwin S. Porter's film of the same title.