Edison

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poster Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
A man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the second motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.
poster The Home Electrical
The Home Electrical
11mn -
A man is shown several of the latest electrical household appliances.
poster Fencing
Fencing
1mn - Documentary
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
poster The Electric Hotel
The Electric Hotel
(3.3/5)
9mn - Fantasy, Animation
An enthusiastic young couple is astounded with modern technology's giant leaps in the fascinating field of electricity.
poster Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
1mn - Documentary
Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.
poster Newark Athlete
Newark Athlete
1mn - Documentary
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
poster R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
(2.9/5)
13mn - Animation
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.
poster Carmencita
Carmencita
1mn - Documentary
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through…
poster New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2
New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2
2mn - Documentary
“This is a new negative showing the entire trip from Brooklyn to New York, in which the immense towers stand out clear and distinct against the sky. Positively the best picture of the Brooklyn Bridge yet …
poster It's a Gift
It's a Gift
12mn - Comedy
A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests that they contact the inventor Pollard, who has devised a new gasoline substitute. Pollard himself lives i…
poster Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
18mn - Comedy
An eccentric inventor has thought of a way that automobiles can run on radio waves, without gasoline. His plans put him in conflict with the owner of an oil company, who is also pursuing the inventor's da…
poster Pan-American Exposition by Night
Pan-American Exposition by Night
1mn - Documentary
A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at night. After a great deal of experimenting and patience,…
poster Dickson Greeting
Dickson Greeting
(2.7/5)
1mn - Documentary
William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the first film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company to …
poster An Over-Incubated Baby
An Over-Incubated Baby
1mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
An up to date idea and a great picture. The professor sits in his laboratory with his newly invented baby incubator. A mother who is anxious for the growth of her child enters, places her baby in care of …
poster Electric Current
Electric Current
2mn - Crime, Comedy
A couple steals food from a grocery store. To stop them from repeating their crime, the cunning salesman electrifies his shop.
poster The American Side
The American Side
103mn - Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
poster The Finish of Bridget McKeen
The Finish of Bridget McKeen
(2.7/5)
1mn - Comedy
The cook has trouble lighting the stove, so she adds kerosene, with explosive results.
poster Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
10mn - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter, the film starred Gladys Hulette as Alice. Being a silent film, naturally all of Lewis Carroll's nonsensical prose could not be use…
poster Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.
poster Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure
Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure
7mn - Animation, Comedy
Eveready Horton and his behemoth penis venture through the country in search of the penetrable.
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