Edwin S. Porter Movies

A few people swimming.

A dissipated looking man is seated at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A large revolver is on the opposite side of the...

The "Patrol" is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from...

A magnificent picture of this boat making a run and starting the water from a least a dozen nozzles at once...

This subject is in three scenes, showing beautiful dissolving effects. Scene 3. The Man Behind that Teacup shows Admiral Sampson the centre of...

The magician enters upon a stage, and removing a covering from a small table, shakes it before the audience to show that there is nothing whatever...

A Japanese juggler performs some marvelous juggling feats with a boy. Lying on his back on the floor, he spins the boy with his feet and makes him...

A true-crime short of a bank robbery and chase and capture.

The Young Ladies From Miss Knapp's Select School Have An Outing At Coney Island, N.Y.

This picture shows the prisoners after completing their day's work of cleaning up the grounds of the Charleston Exposition, taking their positions...

A historical re-enactment of a naval battle in Chemulpo Bay off the coast of Korea during the Russo-Japanese war. Shows a Japanese ship damaging one...

A couple who have known each other all of their lives are shown together at different stages of life. First, as children, they play together...

Two lifeguards rescue a female bather after faltering and sinking while swimming.

Shows a suburbanite asleep in bed. He discovers he has overslept himself, and jumps out of bed.

Vesta Victoria Sings 'Poor John'.

An energetic man steals kisses from passing ladies, until bystanders give chase.

A staged crash between two outmoded locomotives given to the Edison Co. by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the express purpose of destroying them.

When a group of diners boards a carriage, one man is left behind and chases after them on foot.

An over-the-hill American tourist has a terrible time on his European "rest cure" vacation.

1906 film by Edwin S. Porter, based on a popular song of the same title.