Edwin S. Porter Movies
- 1901

Life Rescue at Long Branch
Life Rescue at Long Branch01901HD
Two lifeguards rescue a female bather after faltering and sinking while swimming.
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- 1901

The Tramp's Unexpected Skate
The Tramp's Unexpected Skate41901HD
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...
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- 1903

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin4.8821903HD
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...
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- 1904

A Rube Couple at a County Fair
A Rube Couple at a County Fair41904HD
The title of this early US film is something of a con really. Another rube couple had appeared in an entertaining movie set at Coney Island the...
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- 1904

The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide
The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide4.61904HD
A married couple faces the demands of what Theodore Roosevelt called 'the strenuous life'.
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- 1904

Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships01904HD
A location actuality filmed in Philadelphia (May 27–28, 1904) documenting the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association’s championships:...
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- 1904

Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum
Scenes in an Infant Orphan Asylum31904HD
The subject of this documentary is an orphan asylum for infants. The beginning portion includes the dining facilities for the children. A woman...
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- 1901

Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon
Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon51901HD
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...
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- 1903

Street Car Chivalry
Street Car Chivalry41903HD
Men on the streetcar offer their seats to pretty women, but not to an ugly woman.
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- 1903

New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market
New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market51903HD
A fine panoramic view of this busy market on a Friday morning. Immense throngs of people are passing along the stands and making their purchases of...
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- 1901

Photographing a Country Couple
Photographing a Country Couple3.61901HD
The scene opens showing Reuben and his best girl looking for a quiet place to spoon. A photographer enters and suggests taking their pictures.
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- 1901

Panorama of Esplanade by Night
Panorama of Esplanade by Night6.21901HD
A most perfect picture of the Pan-American Exposition buildings, including the Electric Tower and Temple of Music, as they appear at night.
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- 1901

Catching an Early Train
Catching an Early Train4.81901HD
Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.
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- 1901

Circular Panorama of Electric Tower
Circular Panorama of Electric Tower5.31901HD
A most interesting picture at the Pan-American Exposition. The picture was taken from the north side of the Electric Tower. It presents the most...
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- 1905

The Little Train Robbery
The Little Train Robbery5.31905HD
In this parody of 1903's "Great Train Robbery", also made by Edwin S. Porter, young bandits rob the passengers of a kiddie train and are chased by...
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- 1908

A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences
A Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences01908HD
A country girl leaving home for the seminary.
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- 1904

Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)
Fire and Flames at Luna Park, Coney Island (An Attraction at Coney Island)01904HD
A fire fighting demonstration in Luna Park, Coney Island. on August 15, 1904.
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- 1905

The Life of an American Policeman
The Life of an American Policeman41905HD
A policeman has breakfast with his wife and children, and then prepares for the day's work. While on his beat, he finds and helps a lost child....
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- 1905

Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.
Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.41905HD
If ever a film was in need of some narration this was it. Screened in four parts, lasting a total of approximately twelve minutes, it shows a bunch...
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- 1900

An Animated Luncheon
An Animated Luncheon51900HD
The scene takes place in a fashionable cafe. A well dressed couple enter, and after a careful perusal of the menu, conclude on an order of boiled...
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