Edison Studios Movies

  • 1903
    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

    71903HD

    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

    6.0241910HD

    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

    6.3681912HD

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

    The Land Beyond the Sunset
  • 1895
    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    6.2021895HD

    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
  • 1900
    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.3911900HD

    "Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is...

    The Kiss
  • 1890
    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    Monkeyshines, No. 1

    4.881890HD

    Experimental film made to test the original cylinder format of the Kinetoscope and believed to be the first film shot in the United States. It shows...

    Monkeyshines, No. 1
  • 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
    The Working of a Miracle

    The Working of a Miracle

    The Working of a Miracle

    01915HD

    Roy Conover has just returned to his village home from college.

    The Working of a Miracle
  • 1915
    Children of Eve

    Children of Eve

    Children of Eve

    6.21915HD

    An illegitimate child of the slums comes to faith. Later, she chooses to labor in a canning factory in order to investigate its poor conditions, not...

    Children of Eve
  • 1905
    The Kleptomaniac

    The Kleptomaniac

    The Kleptomaniac

    4.9641905HD

    A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught...

    The Kleptomaniac
  • 1894
    Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

    Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

    Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

    4.91894HD

    Eugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.

    Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope
  • 1895
    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance

    5.91895HD

    In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of...

    Annabelle Serpentine Dance
  • 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
  • 1910
    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    6.41910HD

    Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his...

    A Christmas Carol
  • 1894
    The Boxing Cats

    The Boxing Cats

    The Boxing Cats

    5.8491894HD

    "A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)

    The Boxing Cats
  • 1901
    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce

    4.41901HD

    The scene opens in the bedroom of Mr. Nation, husband of the famous Carrie Nation, the “Kansas Saloon Smasher”. Mr. Nation suddenly...

    Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce
  • 1907
    Poor John

    Poor John

    Poor John

    41907HD

    Vesta Victoria Sings 'Poor John'.

    Poor John
  • 1910
    Michael Strogoff

    Michael Strogoff

    Michael Strogoff

    61910HD

    A graphic reproduction of Jules Verne's famous story under the above title. It deals with a secret mission in Russia

    Michael Strogoff
  • 1896
    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    The Kiss

    5.2231896HD

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

    The Kiss
  • 1894
    Chinese Laundry Scene

    Chinese Laundry Scene

    Chinese Laundry Scene

    51894HD

    The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

    Chinese Laundry Scene