Thomas A. Edison Movies

Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there...

The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898) presents scenes from the famed Bavarian passion play, dramatizing the final days of Jesus Christ—from...

A short Edison Kinetophone film, distributed by General Film Company, representative of Edison’s early sound-film experiments. Details on plot,...

The dancer Fatima, well-known for her dancing shows at the World's Exhibition in 1893, performs for the camera. She opens her act by twirling around...

Klingsor seeks admission to the Holy Grail. Evil summons Kundry. Herzeloid appears with the child Parsifal. Crowning of Amfortas. Wounding of...

Filmed at the second inauguration of William McKinley on March 4, 1901, this short captures the president taking the oath of office at the U.S....

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...

This Edison short features famed cyclist Neidert performing a series of impressive bicycle stunts on stage, including riding backwards, balancing on...

A six-part documentary recording the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of...

Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve. Along the way, they meet Mewel, a...

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...

A documentary overview of the career of silent cinema pioneer Edwin S. Porter.

The camera shows a view of the American Falls and Goat Island.

Footage of the 1903 football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, showing uniformed players in action along with...

Two cocks fight whilst being watched by two men.

A satirical short produced to highlight the unreasonable extremes of local film censorship—a film so heavily censored that only the title cards...

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

This film records the arrival of the Governor General of Canada, the Earl of Minto, accompanied by the Countess of Minto and their household, as they...

A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at...