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The following is a list of films by Edwin S. Porter, head producer at the Edison Manufacturing Company, owned by
Thomas A. Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These invention ...
, between 1901 and 1909. Other films were produced at Rex and Famous Players Film Company.


1901

*'' The Artist's Dilemma'' - (2 minutes) an artist asleep in his studio and his dream of a clock opening and a beautiful woman coming out of it *''Panorama of Esplanade by Night'' *'' Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison'' - (3:24 minutes) reenactment of the execution of Leon Czolgosz by electric chair *''Trapeze Disrobing Act'' *''
The Martyred Presidents ''The Martyred Presidents'' is a 1901 American film directed by Edwin S. Porter. Plot summary The film, just over a minute long, is composed of two shots. In the first, a girl sits at the base of an altar or tomb, her face hidden from the cam ...
'' - (1 minute) on the assassination U.S. Presidents—Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley *''Rubes in the Theatre'' *''Sampson-Schley Controversy'' *''Circular Panorama of Electric Tower'' *''Soubrette's Troubles on a Fifth Avenue Stage Coach'' *''The Farmer and the Bad Boys'' *''The Reversible Divers'' *Weary Willie' and the Gardener'' *''
What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City ''What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City'' is a 1901 American short film. Plot The 77 second film depicts a woman, escorted by a man, walking over a grate. The hot air lifts her skirt, she laughs and they walk on. Comparisons ...
'' - (77 seconds) film depicting a woman walking over a grate, the hot air lifting her skirt *''How the Dutch Beat the Irish'' *''The Tramp's Strategy That Failed'' *''
Another Job for the Undertaker ''Another Job for the Undertaker'' is a 1901 silent comic trick film made at Edison's recently opened studio at 41 East 21st Street in Manhattan. It was photographed by Edwin S. Porter and co-directed by Porter and George S. Fleming. The two-shot ...
'' - (2 minutes) fantasy-comedy film *''Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog'' *''Pie, Tramp and the Bulldog'' *''Happy Hooligan April-Fooled'' *''Happy Hooligan Surprised'' *''The Automatic Weather Prophet'' *''
Love by the Light of the Moon ''Love by the Light of the Moon'' is a 1901 film by Edwin S. Porter, produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It mixes animation and live action and predates the man in the Moon theme of the 1902 French science fiction film ''A Trip to the ...
'' - (1 minute) the moon smiles down on two lovers *''The Donkey Party'' *''
Kansas Saloon Smashers ''Kansas Saloon Smashers'' is a 1901 comedy short film produced and distributed by Edison Studios. Directed by Edwin S. Porter, it is a satire of American activist Carrie Nation. The film portrays Nation and her followers entering and destroyi ...
'' - (1 minute) a satire of American activist Carrie Nation *''The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken'' *''Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce'' *''The Finish of Bridget McKeen'' *'' Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King'' (61 seconds) political satire on vice-president Theodore Roosevelt *'' Day at the Circus'' - (50 seconds) depicts a parade of the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Combined Circus followed by a horse race in the tent *''The Old Maid in the Horsecar'' *''The Tramp's Unexpected Skate''


1902

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Fun in a Bakery Shop ''Fun in a Bakery Shop'' is a 1902 American short film by Edwin S. Porter. Porter used stop-motion animation to depict clay loaves being sculpted into faces.Dobson (2010), p. xxiv The film was released on April 3, 1902, by the Edison Manufactur ...
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Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show ''Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show'' is a 1902 American short silent comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter, featuring a naive spectator trying to interact with films projected onto a screen. It is an almost identical remake of a British ...
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1903

*'' The Great Train Robbery'' *'' What Happened in the Tunnel'' *'' A Romance of the Rail'' *'' The Extra Turn'' *'' The Heavenly Twins at Lunch'' *'' The Heavenly Twins at Odds'' *'' The Messenger Boy's Mistake'' *'' Rube and Fender'' *''
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903 film) ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' is a 1903 American silent short drama directed by Edwin S. Porter and produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. The film was adapted by the 1852 novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The plot streamline ...
'' *'' Little Lillian, Toe Danseuse'' *''
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'' *'' Subub Surprises the Burglar'' *'' The Gay Shoe Clerk'' *'' New York City Dumping Wharf'' *'' New York City 'Ghetto' Fish Market'' *''
Life of an American Fireman ''Life of an American Fireman'' is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a wom ...
'' *'' The Unappreciated Joke'' *'' Electrocuting an Elephant'' (possibly with or by Jacob Blair Smith) - film of the execution of Topsy the elephant by the owners of Luna Park on Coney island.


1904

*'' The Ex-Convict'' *'' The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide'' *'' Scarecrow Pump'' *'' A Rube Couple at a County Fair'' *'' Love Will Find a Way'' *'' Parsifal'' *'' Capture of the 'Yegg' Bank Burglars'' *'' The European Rest Cure'' *'' How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns'' *''
Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride ''Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride'' is a surviving 1904 silent film short comedy produced by Thomas Edison and directed by Edwin S. Porter and preserved from a paper print in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research li ...
'' *'' 'Weary Willie' Kidnaps a Child'' *'' Dog Factory'' *'' Western Stage Coach Hold Up'' *'' Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige'' *'' Animated Painting'' *'' Casey's Frightful Dream'' *''
Midnight Intruder ''Midnight Intruder'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Louis Hayward, Eric Linden, J.C. Nugent and Barbara Read. Plot After losing all his money gambling on horses, former newspaper reporter Barry Gilbert and "Doc ...
'' *'' Maniac Chase'' *'' Rector's to Claremont''


1905

*'' The Night Before Christmas'' *'' Police Chasing Scorching Auto'' *''
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The Train Wreckers ''The Train Wreckers'' is a 1905 American silent drama film, directed by Edwin S. Porter. In the film, the daughter of a railway switchman and lover of a locomotive engineer defeats outlaws trying to derail a train.Review and link to watch the f ...
'' *'' Phoebe Snow'' *''
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'' *'' Down on the Farm'' *'' The Miller's Daughter'' *'' The Watermelon Patch'' *'' Poor Algy'' *''
The White Caps ''The White Caps'' is a 1905 American silent drama film, directed by Wallace McCutcheon and Edwin S. Porter showing how a man abusing his wife is punished by a group of white-hooded men. It is one of the first American films exposing conjugal vi ...
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The Little Train Robbery ''The Little Train Robbery'' is a 1905 American silent Western film. It is a parodic sequel to the 1903 film '' The Great Train Robbery'' with an all-child cast, released on September 1, 1905. Both were directed by Edwin S. Porter. Plot The o ...
'' *'' The Electric Mule'' *'' Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H.'' *'' Mystic Shriner's Day'' *'' Stolen by Gypsies'' *'' June's Birthday Party'' *'' Coney Island at Night'' *'' Hippodrome Races, Dreamland, Coney Island'' *''
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog ''The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog'' is a 1905 silent short comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. The five-and-a-half minute film was an adaptation of a popular picture postcard featuring a humorously n ...
'' *'' Start of Ocean Race for Cup' *'' A Five Cent Trolley Ride'' *'' Opening of Belmont Park Race Course'' *'' The Burglar's Slide for Life *'' How Jones Lost His Roll'' *'' President Roosevelt's Inauguration'' *''The Kleptomaniac'' *''The Seven Ages (film), The Seven Ages''


1906

*''The Honeymoon at Niagara Falls'' *''Getting Evidence'' *''How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game'' *''Kathleen Mavourneen (1906 film), Kathleen Mavourneen'' *''Waiting at the Church (1906 film), Waiting at the Church *''Life of a Cowboy (1906 film), Life of a Cowboy'' *''Three American Beauties'' *''The Terrible Kids'' *''A Winter Straw Ride'' *''Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906 film), Dream of a Rarebit Fiend''


1907

*''A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus'' *''Laughing Gas (film), Laughing Gas'' *''College Chums'' *''The Trainer's Daughter or A Race for Love'' *''Midnight Ride of Paul Revere'' *''Three American Beauties, No. 2'' *''Jack the Kisser'' *''A Race for Millions'' *''The Rivals'' *''Stage Struck (1907 film), Stage Struck'' *''The Nine Lives of a Cat'' *''Cohen's Fire Sale'' *''Lost in the Alps'' *''The 'Teddy' Bears (1907 film), The 'Teddy' Bears'', with Wallace McCutcheon Sr., Wallace McCutcheon *''Vesta Victoria Singing "Poor John"'' *''Vesta Victoria Singing "Waiting at the Church"'' *''Daniel Boone (1907 film), Daniel Boone''


1908

*''Under Northern Skies'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''A Persistent Suitor'' *''The Lost New Year's Dinner'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Turning Over a New Leaf'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''An Unexpected Santa Claus'' *''A Street Waif's Christmas'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The Angel Child'' *''The Tale the Ticker Told'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Miss Sherlock Holmes'' *''Old Maid's Temperance Club'' *''Lord Feathertop'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The King's Pardon'' *''The Lady or the Tiger (film), The Lady or the Tiger'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Colonial Virginia, Historical Scenes and Incidents Connected with the Founding of Jamestown, VA'' *''The New Stenographer'' *''She (1908 film), She'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The Lovers' Telegraphic Code'' *''The Jester (1908 film), The Jester'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Saved by Love (film), Saved by Love'' *''A Football Warrior'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The Army of Two (An Incident During the American Revolution)'' *''A Fool for Luck; or, Nearly a Policeman'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Minstrel Mishaps'' *''Ex-Convict No. 900'' *''The Bridge of Sighs'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''A Voice from the Dead'' *''The Lover's Guide'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The Pickanimmies'' *''Sandy MCherson's Quiet Fishing Trip'' *''Pocahontas: A Child of the Forest'' *''The Leprechaun: An Irish Fairy Story'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Ingomar (1908 film), Ingomar'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Buying a Title'' *''Wifey's Strategy'' *''The Devil (1908 film), The Devil'' *''Heard Over the Phone'' *''A Comedy in Black and White'' *''Life's a Game of Cards'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''Tales the Searchlight Told'' *''Romance of a War Nurse'' *''When Ruben Comes to Town'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''A Dumb Hero'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The Face on the Bar Room Floor (1908 film), The Face on the Bar-Room Floor'' *''Fly Paper'' *''The Boston Tea Party (film), The Boston Tea Party'', directed by J. Searle Dawley under Porter's supervision *''The Little Conswain of the Varsity 8'' *''Pioneers Crossing the Pains in '49'' *''Love Will Find a Way (1908 film), Love Will Find a Way'' *''Honesty Is the Best Policy'' *''The Blue and the Gray; or, The Days of '61'' *''Skiny's Finish'' *''The Painter's Revenge'' *''Curious Mr. Curio'' *''The Gentleman Burglar'' *''Bridal Couple Dodging Cameras'' *''The Merry Widow Waltz Craze'' *''Nero and the Burning of Rome (1908 film), Nero and the Burning of Rome'' *''Tale the Autumn Leaves Told'' *''The Cowboy and the Schoolmarm'' *''A Country Girl's Life and Experiences'' *''Stage Memories of an Old Theatrical Trunk'' *''Animated Snowballs'' *''Nellie, the Pretty Typewriter'' *''Playmates (1908 film), Playmates'' *''Cupid's Pranks'' *''A Sculptor's Welsh Rarebit'' *''A Yankee Man-o-Warsman's Fight for Love'' *''Fireside Reminiscences'' *''Rescued from an Eagle's Nest'' *''A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm''


1909

*''Faust (1909 film), Faust'' *''A Gift from Santa Claus'' *''The House of Cards'' *''The Heart of a Clown'' *''The Three Kisses'' *''A Great Game (film), A Great Game'' *''The Temptation'' *''A Child of the Forest'' *''The Price of a Soul'' *''A Coward'' *''Love's Sacrifice (1909 film), Love's Sacrifice'' *''A Child's Prayer (film), A Child's Prayer'' *''See a Pin and Pick It Up, All That Day You'll Have Good Luck'' *''The Pony Express (1909 film), The Pony Express'' *''Fuss and Feathers (1909 film), Fuss and Feathers'' *''The Doctored Dinner Pail'' *''An Unsuccessful Substitution'' *''Uncle Tom Wins'' *''A Cup of Tea and She'' *''Father's First Half-Holiday'' *''Unappreciated Genius'' *''On the Western Frontier'' *''Hard to Beat (film), Hard to Beat'' *''Oh! Rats!'' *''A Cry from the Wilderness; or, A Tale of the Esquimaux and Midnight Sun'' *''A Midnight Supper'' *''Love Is Blind (1909 film), Love Is Blind'' *''Mary Jane's Lovers'' *''The Colored Stenographer'' *''A Bird in a Gilded Cage (film), A Bird in a Gilded Cage'' *''A Daughter of the Sun'' *''The Adventures of an Old Flirt'' *''A Modest Young Man'' *''A Burglar Cupid'' *''Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?''


1910

*''The Winning of Miss Langdon'' *''The Cowpuncher's Glove'' *''The Greater Love'' *''His Mother's Thanksgiving'' *''The Toymaker, the Doll and the Devil'' *''The Stolen Claim'' *''Riders of the Plains (1910 film), Riders of the Plains'' *''The Farmer's Daughter (1910 film), The Farmer's Daughter'' *''Ononko's Vow'' *''Almost a Hero'' *''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1910 film), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' *''Love and the Law'' *''The Attack on the Mill'' *''Peg Woffington (1910 film), Peg Woffington'' *''The Old Loves and the New'' *''Out of the Night (film), Out of the Night'' *''Russia, the Land of Oppression'' *''All on Account of a Laundry Mark'' *''Her First Appearance'' *''For Her Sister's Sake'' *''The Heart of a Rose (1910 film), The Heart of a Rose'' *''Bradford's Claim'' *''A Western Romance'' *''Ranson's Folly (1910 film), Ranson's Folly'' *''The Livingston Case'' *''Luck of Roaring Camp'' *''The Engineer's Romance'' *''Pardners (1910 film), Pardners'' *''Too Many Girls (1910 film), Too Many Girls''


1911

*''Leaves of a Romance'' *''Lost Illusions (1911 film), Lost Illusions'' *''A Cure for Crime'' *''The Rose and the Dagger'' *''The Lighthouse by the Sea (1911 film), The Lighthouse by the Sea'' *''The White Red Man'' *''Money to Burn (1911 film), Money to Burn'' *''Sherlock Holmes, Jr.'' *''A Famous Duel'' *''On the Brink (1911 film), On the Brink'' *''Madeline's Rebellion'' *''Captain Nell'' *''A Buried Past'' *''Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911 film), Silver Threads Among the Gold'' *''The Strike at the Mines'' *''The Test of Love (1911 film), The Test of Love'' *''A Night of Terror (1911 film), A Night of Terror'' *''By the Light of the Moon (film), By the Light of the Moon'' *''The Iron Master'' *''The Price of Victory'' *''A Heroine of '76'' *''The Lover and the Count''


1912

*''The Convict's Parole''


1913

*''The Count of Monte Cristo (1913 film), The Count of Monte Cristo'' *''His Neighbor's Wife'' *''In the Bishop's Carriage'' *''The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film), The Prisoner of Zenda''


1914

*''The Crucible (1914 film), The Crucible'' *''Such a Little Queen (1914 film), Such a Little Queen'' *''The Spitfire (1914 film), The Spitfire'' *''Tess of the Storm Country (1914 film), Tess of the Storm Country'' *''A Good Little Devil'' *''Hearts Adrift''


1915

*''Lydia Gilmore'' *''The Prince and the Pauper (1915 film), The Prince and the Pauper'' *''Bella Donna (1915 film), Bella Donna'' *''Zaza (1915 film), Zaza'' *''The White Pearl (1915 film), The White Pearl'' *''Sold (1915 film), Sold'' *''Jim the Penman (1915 film), Jim the Penman'' *''The Eternal City (1915 film), The Eternal City'' *''When We Were Twenty-One'' *''Niobe (1915 film), Niobe'' *''The Morals of Marcus (1915 film), The Morals of Marcus''


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*{{IMDb name, nm0692105, Edwin S. Porter Films directed by Edwin S. Porter Director filmographies, Porter, Edwin S