Edison Studios Movies

  • 1894
    Cock Fight, No. 2

    Cock Fight, No. 2

    Cock Fight, No. 2

    3.51894HD

    Two gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of...

    Cock Fight, No. 2
  • 1914
    Making a Convert

    Making a Convert

    Making a Convert

    01914HD

    A short public service film warning people in New Jersey to stay out of the way of oncoming streetcars. The message is framed in a cute romantic come...

    Making a Convert
  • 1896
    Watermelon Contest

    Watermelon Contest

    Watermelon Contest

    31896HD

    Two men have a contest to see which one can be the first to eat a large slice of watermelon.

    Watermelon Contest
  • 1897
    Crissie Sheridan

    Crissie Sheridan

    Crissie Sheridan

    4.5771897HD

    A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and fee...

    Crissie Sheridan
  • 1897
    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8

    3.1671897HD

    From Edison films catalog: Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains, trolley...

    First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8
  • 1904
    The Ex-Convict

    The Ex-Convict

    The Ex-Convict

    5.21904HD

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

    The Ex-Convict
  • 1906
    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    A Winter Straw Ride

    4.81906HD

    Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts, and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of chil...

    A Winter Straw Ride
  • 1901
    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    4.51901HD

    This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal. He has been trained to perform all sorts of...

    Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog
  • 1896
    Black Diamond Express

    Black Diamond Express

    Black Diamond Express

    4.5561896HD

    This picture was taken at one of the curves on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, along the beautiful Susquehanna River. The train is seen rapidly approachin...

    Black Diamond Express
  • 1904
    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    Dog Factory

    4.51904HD

    A brief vaudeville-style demonstration of a "Dog Transformator," a machine that instantly turns dogs into sausages, and amazingly, sausages back into...

    Dog Factory
  • 1894
    Hadj Cheriff

    Hadj Cheriff

    Hadj Cheriff

    4.2891894HD

    Hadji Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Thomas Edison studio. He has a large knife in...

    Hadj Cheriff
  • 1898
    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby

    4.11898HD

    A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora Du...

    Ella Lola, a la Trilby
  • 1907
    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love

    4.71907HD

    Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love with each other, but when the trainer discovers them together, he makes it clear that Jack is unw...

    The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    41910HD

    This holiday-themed melodrama released by Edison Studios in 1910 concerns Robert, a young man who leaves his mother’s home in New England to forge a c...

    His Mother's Thanksgiving
  • 1904
    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    61904HD

    Opens with a woman posing on a pedestal, dressed in a white body leotard with a sash tied at her hips. Marshall continues with various feminine poses,...

    Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden
  • 1913
    An Unsullied Shield

    An Unsullied Shield

    An Unsullied Shield

    51913HD

    While their degenerate descendant sleeps, ancestral portraits come alive and admonish him.

    An Unsullied Shield
  • 1898
    Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations

    Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations

    Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations

    2.31898HD

    A group of escaped reconcentrados, saved from the fate of starvation imposed by the Butcher, Weyler.

    Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations
  • 1913
    A Serenade by Proxy

    A Serenade by Proxy

    A Serenade by Proxy

    51913HD

    A farmer’s daughter helps a farmhand win the heart of a cook by convincing him to serenade her, with unexpected results.

    A Serenade by Proxy
  • 1900
    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition

    3.31900HD

    The picture opens with a crowd of Swiss boys and girls dressed in native costumes, marching down the street in this very unique and picturesque villag...

    Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition
  • 1897
    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    Pie Eating Contest

    3.81897HD

    "Two men, with hands tied, are eating huckleberry pies for a wager, direct from the plates. Their faces and shirts are clean when they start. Extra lu...

    Pie Eating Contest