Edison Studios Movies

  • 1903
    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    7.0031903HD

    After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit...

    The Great Train Robbery
  • 1910
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    6.0381910HD

    Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done,...

    Frankenstein
  • 1912
    The Land Beyond the Sunset

    The Land Beyond the Sunset

    The Land Beyond the Sunset

    6.3511912HD

    A poor young boy goes on a field trip and dreams of escaping to a land beyond the sunset.

    The Land Beyond the Sunset
  • 1908
    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    5.4761908HD

    A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies...

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
  • 1896
    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.221896HD

    They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

    The Kiss
  • 1910
    A Japanese Peach Boy

    A Japanese Peach Boy

    A Japanese Peach Boy

    01910HD

    The story begins with the finding of a wonderful peach which comes floating down a small stream and is brought to shore by a little Japanese woman,...

    A Japanese Peach Boy
  • 1907
    The 'Teddy' Bears

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    The 'Teddy' Bears

    5.61907HD

    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...

    The 'Teddy' Bears
  • 1901
    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City

    5.31901HD

    A street level view from the sidewalk, looking along the length of 23rd Street. Following actuality footage of pedestrians and street traffic, the...

    What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City
  • 1894
    The Barber Shop

    The Barber Shop

    The Barber Shop

    4.9231894HD

    “Interior of Barber Shop. Man comes in, takes off his coat; sits down, smokes; is handed a paper by attendant, who points out a joke; both...

    The Barber Shop
  • 1900
    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    Faust and Marguerite

    3.8131900HD

    Marguerite is seated in front of the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to...

    Faust and Marguerite
  • 1910
    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    His Mother's Thanksgiving

    4.51910HD

    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...

    His Mother's Thanksgiving
  • 1904
    Maniac Chase

    Maniac Chase

    Maniac Chase

    5.9171904HD

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

    Maniac Chase
  • 1895
    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    6.11895HD

    A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over...

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 1905
    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    6.11905HD

    On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.

    The Night Before Christmas
  • 1909
    Faust

    Faust

    Faust

    01909HD

    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...

    Faust
  • 1904
    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige

    31904HD

    Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Edison film studio.

    R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige
  • 1891
    Men Boxing

    Men Boxing

    Men Boxing

    4.11891HD

    Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

    Men Boxing
  • 1912
    What Happened to Mary

    What Happened to Mary

    What Happened to Mary

    01912HD

    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...

    What Happened to Mary
  • 1915
    Santa Claus vs. Cupid

    Santa Claus vs. Cupid

    Santa Claus vs. Cupid

    5.41915HD

    A desperate man and two romantic rivals encounter one another at a Christmas party.

    Santa Claus vs. Cupid
  • 1894
    Annabelle Butterfly Dance

    Annabelle Butterfly Dance

    Annabelle Butterfly Dance

    5.41894HD

    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...

    Annabelle Butterfly Dance