Movies
- 1895
Annabelle Serpentine Dance
Annabelle Serpentine Dance5.91895HD
In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...
- 1893
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene5.51893HD
Three men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around. Notable for being the first film in which a scene is being acted out.
- 1894
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Dickson Experimental Sound Film6.1721894HD
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 1
Monkeyshines, No. 14.8881890HD
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...
- 1896
Sandow
Sandow5.11896HD
Strong-man Eugene Sandow flexes his muscles and strikes a few poses in front of a black background. This was a short film shot by William K.L....
- 1894
The Boxing Cats
The Boxing Cats5.8581894HD
"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)
- 1894
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze4.8881894HD
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...
- 1894
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dance5.41894HD
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest...
- 1890
Monkeyshines, No. 2
Monkeyshines, No. 24.4291890HD
Experimental film that follows up on the results of "Monkeyshines, No. 1". Once again, an Edison company worker moves around in front of the motion...
- 1894
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley5.9021894HD
Annie Oakley was probably the most famous marksman/woman in the world when this short clip was produced in Edison's Black Maria studio in West...
- 1891
Newark Athlete
Newark Athlete4.411891HD
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.
- 1892
Fencing
Fencing3.41892HD
Early Edison short showing two men fencing.
- 1894
Carmencita
Carmencita5.2071894HD
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...
- 1894
Fire Rescue Scene
Fire Rescue Scene5.1361894HD
"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison...
- 1894
Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance4.6071894HD
Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what...
- 1896
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf4.1671896HD
A series of short black and white films from director William K.L. Dickson which chronicle the adventures of Rip Van Winkle.
- 1896
Rip Passing Over the Mountain
Rip Passing Over the Mountain4.251896HD
- 1894
Chinese Laundry Scene
Chinese Laundry Scene51894HD
The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.
- 1891
Dickson Greeting
Dickson Greeting4.8651891HD
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...
- 1891
Men Boxing
Men Boxing4.081891HD
Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.