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poster In the Wake of the Bounty
In the Wake of the Bounty
66mn - Action, Drama, Documentary
A former crew member recounts the legendary mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, as this groundbreaking documentary explores Tahiti and Pitcairn Island to uncover the fate of the mutineers and their descendants, fea…
poster Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 1
1mn - Documentary
Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows a blurry figure in white standing in one place making l…
poster Mixed Babies
Mixed Babies
8mn - Comedy
poster Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls
Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls
(3.1/5)
1mn - Documentary
A short documentary registering the meeting between two aviation pioneers: the Brazilian Santos Dumont and the Briton Charles Rolls. In it, Dumont presents his ideas for a future balloon, showing to Rolls…
poster Man's Genesis
Man's Genesis
17mn - Adventure, Drama, History
An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated by Bruteforce, he bumps into Lillywhite, who has also be…
poster Awaara
Awaara
(3.9/5)
193mn - Drama, Music, Romance
A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.
poster Accordion Player
Accordion Player
1mn - Documentary
The last remaining film of Le Prince's LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera is a sequence of frames of his son, Adolphe Le Prince, playing a diatonic button accordion. It was recorded on the steps of the …
poster Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance
1mn - Documentary, Western
Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what is believed to be the Native Americans first appearanc…
poster The Mermaid
The Mermaid
11mn - Comedy
John Gary, a hotel owner, who wants to revitalize his business. After reading about a reported mermaid sighting, he has his daughter Ethel pose as a mermaid and gets a newspaper reporter to witness and ph…
poster Fencing
Fencing
1mn - Documentary
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
poster Kiri-Kis
Kiri-Kis
3mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A family troupe of acrobats, made up to appear Japanese, perform various unbelievable stunts in front of the camera, achieved through a trick of the camera.
poster Glenroy Bros., No. 2
Glenroy Bros., No. 2
1mn - Comedy
The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".
poster Among Those Present
Among Those Present
35mn - Comedy
An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.
poster Babul
Babul
(3.6/5)
142mn - Drama
Two fathers, one poor and the other rich, hope that a wealthy postmaster will wed one of their daughters.
poster Deerslayer
Deerslayer
0mn - Adventure
Chingachgook, son of the chief of the Delaware Indian tribe and faithful friend of Hawkeye the Deerslayer is raised by his tribe after being orphaned.
poster The Byzantine Cat
The Byzantine Cat
90mn -
Sent to Cyprus to find her next story, young journalist Jane Spencer is intrigued by the discovery of a cat's monastery where the cats are blessed with miraculous gifts.
poster Pastry Town Wedding
Pastry Town Wedding
(2.8/5)
7mn - Animation
A young couple meet in a land made of pastries. The two seem to fall in love at first sight, and arrange a "Pastry Town Wedding," conducted by small pastry-making people.
poster Horse Trick Riders
Horse Trick Riders
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
In the background is a house. In the foreground, a groom holds the reins of a sleek black horse that stands in profile. A tall man, dressed in a black uniform, demonstrates how to mount the horse then enc…
poster Pool Sharks
Pool Sharks
10mn - Comedy
Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love. W.C. Field's debut film.
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.
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