Edison Studios Movies

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".

From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: The background of this picture is the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, Cal. This observatory, the gift of James Lick, of...

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.

A husband and wife swear never again to sneak out on each other with their friends, and are both faced with complications when they go back on their w...

A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother whil...

A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught by...

A “madman” escapes prison and the torments of his warders.

The plot and setting is actually a bit like Keaton's The Three Ages will be in 1923. But less sophisticated: The Roman Emperor Mulius Caesar borrows m...

A French aristocrat, who has recently arrived in America, has placed a personal advertisement in the newspaper...

Ruth, a very nice young girl, is under the guardianship of her Aunt Jane, a straight-laced spinster. Ruth is in love with a young man, and every time...

An engaged couple, dressed in white, meet each other at a train station. When the train arrives, they board, and later they enjoy the sights from thei...

A brother, a sister, and a friend all battle against the deadly disease of tuberculosis.

The forerunner of all serials, What Happened to Mary was a series of twelve monthly one reel episodes, each a complete entity in itself, revolving its...

Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.

Faust, an aged philosopher and magician who has grown weary of life and has sought in vain for the secret of eternal youth, decides, after a night's l...

The title tells us where we are; the vignette is in two parts, spliced together. On a busy sidewalk, a police officer holds the left arm and a suited...

From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: A most amusing and life-like scene, in which a number of young ladies clad in their night robes, are seen engaged...

A magician steps upon the stage carrying a hoop covered with white paper. Then in quick succession the flags of Germany, Russia, Ireland, England and...

A recently-released convict attempts to do right but struggles to support his wife and ailing daughter.

A western short depicting the execution of a horse thief by a group of enraged cowboys. This film is considered to be lost.