Thomas Edison Films
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101. The Miller's Daughter (1905)
Not Rated | 13 min | Drama, Short
Hazel, the miller's daughter, is courted by a country boy and a sophisticated city boy. Her father favors the country boy, but she elopes with the city boy. Before they can marry, his wife ... See full summary »
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 162
102. Train Wreckers (1905)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Action, Drama
A romance between a railroad engineer and the switchman's daughter is nearly ruined by train wreckers who knock out the girl and leave her on the tracks to be run over. The engineer perches on the engine's cow catcher and rescues the girl.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Margaret Illington
Votes: 168
103. Life of an American Policeman (1905)
Not Rated | 14 min | Drama, Short
A policeman has breakfast with his wife and children, and then prepares for the day's work. While on his beat, he finds and helps a lost child. Later, several officers try to save a woman ... See full summary »
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Jennie Bartlett, Bert Conneally
Votes: 150
104. Police Chasing Scorching Auto (1906)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Crime
Police officers pursue a speeding automobile that almost hit a small child.
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 129
105. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
The fiend faces the spectacular mind-bending consequences of his free-wheeling rarebit binge.
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Star: Jack Brawn
Votes: 1,993
106. Three American Beauties (1906)
Unrated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Images of a rose, a young woman, and the American flag.
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Star: Deyo
Votes: 419
107. San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake (1906)
1 min | Documentary, Short, History
Footage shot not long after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is edited together so that more than one scene and more than one vantage are included. We see fire raging. We see burned-out... See full summary »
Director: Robert K. Bonine
Votes: 597
108. The Terrible Kids (1906)
Not Rated | 7 min | Comedy, Short
Two boys and their dog cause chaos with their practical jokes.
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Star: Mannie
Votes: 134
109. Kathleen Mavourneen (1906)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Captain Clearfield, a wealthy landlord, assaults Kathleen with the help of an accomplice, but Terence O'More arrives in time to break up the attack. Clearfield then tries to get his way by ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Kitty O'Neil, Walter Griswoll, H.L. Bascomb, W.R. Floyd
Votes: 142
110. Getting Evidence (1906)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy
A jealous husband arrives in the office of Hawkshaw, a private detective. The husband is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and he wants the detective to produce photographic ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Paul Panzer, Viola Allen, Fay Templeton
Votes: 143
111. The 'Teddy' Bears (1907)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Seven toy teddy bears of varying sizes suddenly come to life, getting in all sorts of merry misadventures.
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 669
112. Cohen's Fire Sale (1907)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Comedy
A shopkeeper suffers the loss of some valuable merchandise, and thinks of a way to regain his losses.
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 158
113. The Rivals (1907)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Comedy
Chollie and George compete for a young woman's affection, using trickery and sabotage.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Jinnie Frazer, Mrs. George Gebhardt, Mr. Shelley, Richard Thompson
Votes: 161
114. College Chums (1907)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy
While in a park, a young woman sees her fiancé being quite affectionate with another woman. When she calls him on the telephone to demand an explanation, he tells her that it was his sister... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Miss Acton, Miss Antoinette, Edward Boulden, Katherine Griffith
Votes: 154
115. The Trainer's Daughter; or, A Race for Love (1907)
Not Rated | 14 min | Drama, Short
Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love, but her father disapproves. preferring another suitor. They arrange a race to win her hand. But Jack's rival proves to be unscrupulous and will stop at nothing to be successful.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Edward Boulden, Miss DeVarney, William Sorelle, Mr. Sullivan
Votes: 109
116. Laughing Gas (I) (1907)
Not Rated | 9 min | Comedy, Short
A woman goes to the dentist for a toothache and is given gas. On her way home on the subway she can't stop laughing, and every other passenger catches the laughter from her.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Bertha Regustus, Edward Boulden, Mr. La Montte, Mr. Sullivan
Votes: 241
117. A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus (1907)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama, Family
A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gitchner Hartman, Mr. Lehapman, Bessie Schrednecky, William Sorelle
Votes: 209
118. A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm (1908)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Comedy
An office worker takes desperate measures in an attempt to get up on time in the morning.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 116
119. Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
Not Rated | 8 min | Action, Short
A family is terrified when an eagle carries off its young child.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Miss Earle, Jinnie Frazer, D.W. Griffith, Henry B. Walthall
Votes: 860
120. Fireside Reminiscences (1908)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Miss Abbott, Miss Acton, Edward Boulden, Mr. Sullivan
Votes: 128
121. Cupid's Pranks (1908)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Cupid visits a ballroom dance and tries to bring a couple together.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Violette Hill, Mr. Barry, Marie Murray, Phineas Nairs
Votes: 166
122. Tale the Autumn Leaves Told (1908)
Not Rated | 2 min | Short, Drama
A story of ye olden tyme in merrie England. Gathering Autumn Leaves: Mistress Dorothy, of Elmhurst Manor, meets perchance young Squire Douglass. He picks some desired leaves beyond her ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Mr. Barry, Phineas Nairs, Laura Sawyer, William Sorelle
Votes: 106
123. The House of Cards (1909)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Western
The story revolves itself around a Western cowboy who has been sent to the town of Cedar Gulch to deposit gold in the bank for his boss. Arriving too late in the night to dispose of the ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Mary Fuller, Marc McDermott, Herbert Prior
Votes: 120
124. New York of Today (1910)
Not Rated | 7 min | Documentary, Short
A New York travelogue made for the European market.
Votes: 120
125. How Bumptious Papered the Parlor (1910)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Comedy
Mr. Bumptious insists on wallpapering the parlor himself, in order to save money.
Director: Ashley Miller | Star: John R. Cumpson
Votes: 123
126. Thirty Days at Hard Labor (1912)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy
Jack must prove himself before Beatrice's father will allow him to continue seeing his daughter.
Director: Oscar Apfel | Stars: Robert Brower, Mary Fuller, Harold M. Shaw, William Wadsworth
Votes: 107
127. The Passer-by (1912)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama
A stranger is invited to a bachelor dinner, where he tells the story of his life.
Director: Oscar Apfel | Stars: George Lessey, Miriam Nesbitt, Marc McDermott, Guy Hedlund
Votes: 124
128. The Totville Eye (1912)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy
A printer and his young assistant take over a local newspaper while the editor is away.
Director: C.J. Williams | Stars: Walter Edwin, Yale Boss, Robert Brower, Edward O'Connor
Votes: 92
129. The Public and Private Care of Infants (1912)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama
A young widow with two babies faces some very difficult decisions in caring for them.
Director: Charles M. Seay | Star: Bliss Milford
Votes: 87
130. An Unsullied Shield (1913)
Not Rated | 17 min | Drama, Short
While their degenerate descendant sleeps, ancestral portraits come alive and admonish him.
Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Wadsworth Harris, Marc McDermott, Margery Bonney Erskine, Mabel Trunnelle
Votes: 104
131. At Bear Track Gulch (1913)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Western
The mining community of Bear Track Gulch must adapt its ways when it receives its first female visitor.
Director: Harold M. Shaw | Stars: William West, Herbert Prior, George Lessey, Bigelow Cooper
Votes: 100
132. The Ambassador's Daughter (1913)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama
The theft of an important document from the ambassador's residence leads his daughter to investigate the crime.
Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Miriam Nesbitt, George Lessey, Robert Brower, Marc McDermott
Votes: 91
133. A Serenade by Proxy (1913)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A farmer's daughter helps a farmhand win the heart of a cook by convincing him to serenade her, with unexpected results.
Director: C.J. Williams | Stars: Frank A. Lyons, Margery Bonney Erskine, Gertrude McCoy, Augustus Phillips
Votes: 94
134. All on Account of a Transfer (1913)
Not Rated | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Herr Müller needs to travel across town, but he runs into difficulties because he cannot understand English.
Director: C.J. Williams | Stars: Frank A. Lyons, Ida Williams, William Bechtel, Edward O'Connor
Votes: 95
135. One Touch of Nature (1914)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy
An irritable man meets a boy in the woods, and gets a change of attitude.
Director: Ashley Miller | Stars: John Sturgeon, Elizabeth Miller, T. Tamamoto, Alan Crolius
Votes: 83
136. The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement (1914)
Not Rated | 15 min | Mystery, Short, Comedy
An amateur detective's automobile is stolen by a young woman who is determined to elope, leading to a complicated chase involving several vehicles.
Director: Charles M. Seay | Stars: Barry O'Moore, Julian Reed, Viola Dana, Yale Benner
Votes: 94
137. The Wonders of Magnetism (1915)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short
A series of demonstrations that illustrate some of the scientific principles involved in magnetism.
Votes: 85
138. Black Eyes (1915)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Comedy
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 word.
Director: Will Louis | Stars: Raymond McKee, Jean Dumar, Guido Colucci, Yale Benner
Votes: 91
139. The Lone Game (II) (1915)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama
A brother, a sister, and a friend all battle against the deadly disease of tuberculosis.
Director: Edward C. Taylor | Stars: Bessie Learn, Robert Walker, Wilfred Young
Votes: 110
140. The Unbeliever (1918)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, War
A wealthy young American, bred to class distinction and racial intolerance, enters the Marines during the First World War. In the course of his training and his experiences in the trenches ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Marguerite Courtot, Raymond McKee, Erich von Stroheim, Kate Lester
Votes: 145
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