Thomas A Edison Inc Movies

  • 1894
    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film

    6.271894HD

    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.

    Dickson Experimental Sound Film
  • 1917
    The Light in Darkness

    The Light in Darkness

    The Light in Darkness

    01917HD

    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...

    The Light in Darkness
  • 1917
    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp

    01917HD

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

    Chris and His Wonderful Lamp
  • 1917
    The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence

    The Last Sentence

    01917HD

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

    The Last Sentence
  • 1917
    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    The Luck of Roaring Camp

    01917HD

    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...

    The Luck of Roaring Camp
  • 1917
    The Law of the North

    The Law of the North

    The Law of the North

    61917HD

    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...

    The Law of the North
  • 1915
    Gladiola

    Gladiola

    Gladiola

    01915HD

    Gladiola
  • 1904
    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards

    3.51904HD

    Renactment of a skirmish that was likely to have occurred in the Russo-Japanese War. Opens with an establishing scene entitled "A Japanese outpost on...

    Skirmish Between Russian and Japanese Advance Guards
  • 1917
    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.

    5.81917HD

    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.

    R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
  • 1897
    Fishing Smacks

    Fishing Smacks

    Fishing Smacks

    3.251897HD

    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.

    Fishing Smacks
  • 1896
    McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

    McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

    McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.

    11896HD

    This is just at the title suggests. it's the McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton

    McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O.
  • 1917
    Where Love Is

    Where Love Is

    Where Love Is

    01917HD

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

    Where Love Is
  • 1897
    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago

    4.41897HD

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

    Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago
  • 1897
    The Sea Lions' Home

    The Sea Lions' Home

    The Sea Lions' Home

    4.31897HD

    The famous Seal Rocks at Golden Gate Park are here shown. Sea lions in their wild state are lying on the rocks and swimming and diving in the water.

    The Sea Lions' Home
  • 1897
    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6

    3.9171897HD

    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...

    Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6
  • 1897
    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards

    Buffalo Stockyards

    3.61897HD

    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.

    Buffalo Stockyards
  • 1897
    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad

    4.11897HD

    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...

    Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad
  • 1897
    Launch of Life Boat

    Launch of Life Boat

    Launch of Life Boat

    3.21897HD

    This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...

    Launch of Life Boat
  • 1897
    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9

    3.61897HD

    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...

    Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9
  • 1897
    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action

    4.61897HD

    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...

    Buffalo Fire Department in Action