Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Popular Movie

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.

genus: Music

cast: William K.L. Dickson

Bank cashier Ramsey Latham is sentenced to prison for violation of the banking laws. On his way to the penitentiary, he encounters Hilary Kenyon, a...

genus: Crime

cast: Shirley Mason

A young man buys an Aladdin’s lamp at an auction and employs the genie to help him see his love.

genus: Fantasy

cast: Joseph Burke

A six-part adaptation of William J. Locke's novel "Where Love Is."

genus: Drama

cast: Anna Murdock

The story takes place in a small struggling mining town located in the foothills of the California mountains at the time of the gold rush. The camp...

genus: Western

cast: Ivan Christy

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

genus: Documentary

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The 'Laughing Waters' of Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.' A beautiful view of this picturesque and celebrated waterfall.

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Here with the Edison Company -- most notably Charles Ogle as the usurer -- we see a 'typical' case of the victims of usury. Although offered as a...

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cast: Walter Edwin

The busiest corner in Chicago. Cable cars and street traffic of all descriptions. Hundreds of shoppers. Fine perspective view looking north toward...

genus: Documentary

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Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.

genus: Documentary

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Ten horse-drawn pieces of equipment of the Buffalo Fire Department pass by a stationary camera that looks down a broad avenue as they come toward...

genus: Documentary

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When Edith Graham returns from school to live with her father, Lieutenant Graham, at a Northwest Mounted Police post in Hudson's Bay, she finds...

genus: Drama

cast: Shirley Mason

George Crosby, a New York lawyer, with a passion for painting, wearied of his legal duties, sails for Brittany, where he meets Renée Kerouac,...

genus: Drama

cast: Marc McDermott

genus: Drama

cast: Viola Dana

The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and...

genus: Documentary

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This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that...

genus: Documentary

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Giovanni Pallazzi, a former member of the Black Hand, an Italian criminal organization, comes to America with his blind daughter Lucia and prospers....

genus: Crime

cast: Pat O'Malley

Here is a twelve car train dashing along at a high rate of speed. It is seen first in the distance and approaches and then passes by the camera...

genus: Documentary

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Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation.

genus: Animation

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This Edison short takes us to San Jose, CA where we visit the Hotel Vendome (just as the title suggests).

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