Thomas A. Edison Movies

1902
Skiing Scene in Quebec
Skiing Scene in Quebec
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This short captures the thrill of winter sport in Canada, showing skiers racing downhill at high speed before leaping over a snow-built hurdle. Most...
1913
A Minstrel Show
A Minstrel Show
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An Edison Kinetophone short presenting an on-stage minstrel company performing musical numbers and patter; made as part of Edison’s early...
1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
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A short film in which the members of the Motion Pictures Patents Company (which had been founded only a year earlier) congratulate Thomas Edison...
1901
Pan-American Exposition by Night
Pan-American Exposition by Night
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A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at...
1914
The Old Violin
The Old Violin
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The Old Violin (1914) is a Kinetophone short produced by Edison, directed by Daniel Higham. The film features an elderly violinist reprimanding a...
1903
Electrocuting an Elephant
Electrocuting an Elephant
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This is a film taken of the execution of Topsy, an elephant employed to help build Luna Park on Coney Island.
1913
The Irish Policeman
The Irish Policeman
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A short Edison Kinetophone film, part of Edison’s early experiments in synchronizing sound and image. Distributed by General Film Company....
1894
Indian War Council
Indian War Council
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This 1894 film depicts a staged “war council” featuring a group of Sioux men in traditional dress, seated in deliberation as Buffalo Bill...
1903
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
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A group of Jewish men in Jerusalem perform a dance.
1928
Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
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The evening presentation of distinguished guests from earlier that afternoon.
1896
Cock Fight
Cock Fight
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Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.
1922
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
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A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...
1914
The Birth of the Telephone
The Birth of the Telephone
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The Birth of the Telephone (1914) is a Kinetophone short produced by Edison, featuring Thomas A. Watson, assistant to Alexander Graham Bell,...
1913
The Deaf Mute
The Deaf Mute
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Civil War drama of a Confederate spy who is captured by Union soldiers.
1913
Votes for Women
Votes for Women
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An Edison Kinetophone short featuring leading suffragists Harriet May Mills, Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw, Mrs. Raymond Brown, Mrs. John Rogers, Jr., and...
1946
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound
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This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...
1995
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
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The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...
1942
The Film That Was Lost
The Film That Was Lost
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In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.
1913
The Old Guard
The Old Guard
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A veteran of the Napoleanic Wars recounts his memories and grants his blessings upon the marriage of his granddaughter and a young soldier.